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Top health expert in Spain suggests no need for EU COVID-19 certificate for indoor venues due to big vaccination rate and tough mask rules

Top health expert in Spain says COVID-19 certificate is not needed for hospitality businesses

SPAIN’S top infections expert, Fernando Simon, says there’s no logic in using the EU COVID-19 certificate to enter hospitality premises, as 90% of the target

19 Nov, 2021 @ 13:33

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

COVID-19 boosters and flu vaccine shots will be offered at the same time in some parts of Spain

Half of anti-vaxxers in Spain’s Balearic Islands are expat residents

HEALTH authorities in the Balearics are concerned after it emerged half of those who have yet to vaccinated are among the foreign resident population across

18 Nov, 2021 @ 12:35

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

Pedro Sanchez announces COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for everybody aged over 60 years in Spain

Pedro Sanchez announces COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for everybody aged over 60 in Spain

COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be offered to everybody aged over 60 and health workers in Spain. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, announced the decision on

18 Nov, 2021 @ 11:50

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Health and care workers who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 are called ‘irresponsible’ by top politician in Spain’s Murcia region

MURCIA president Fernando Lopez Miras has branded health and care workers as ‘irresponsible’ if they’ve not had a COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking to Telecinco, Lopez Miras

17 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Health·Lead·Murcia

Unvaccinated patients are two-thirds of intensive care COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Unvaccinated patients make up two-thirds of intensive care COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

TWO out of three recent ICU hospital admissions for COVID-19 in the Valencian Community have involved unvaccinated patients. Official health figures for the period between

17 Nov, 2021 @ 13:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

COVID-19 incidence rate on the rise in five of the six health districts in Spain’s Malaga

FIVE of the six health districts in Malaga province have recorded an increase in their infection rate. The rise is particularly marked in the Serrania

17 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

Terrace tax suspended until 2023 in city with huge expat population on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES City Council, which incorporates the popular expat town of Ciudad Quesada, has extended the suspension of the taxes due for outside seating and dining.

16 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

No plans for new COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas as infections rise in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW COVID-19 health restrictions in the Valencian Community have been ruled out by regional president, Ximo Puig, at least for the time being. Speaking this

15 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Experts optimistic Spain will avoid sixth coronavirus wave

EXPERTS say they are optimistic that Spain will avoid a sixth coronavirus wave despite a surge in cases across Europe. After a good start to

12 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·National News

New health campaign launched as COVID-19 cases rise in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A new campaign emphasising COVID-19 health safety rules has been announced in the Valencian Community. Coronavirus virus infection rates have gone up recently though hospital

12 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Only a quarter of under-60s jabbed with AstraZeneca in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain have so far chosen Pfizer for their second shot

Madrid discards nearly 118,000 vaccines against coronavirus

A STAGGERING number of coronavirus vaccines has been discarded by the Community of Madrid since the vaccination campaign began in Spain. Council chiefs have admitted

10 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·Other News

Far-right Vox party humiliated in no confidence vote against Pedro Sanchez government in Spain

Pedro Sanchez says Christmas in Spain will be ‘better than last year’ due to high vaccination rate

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has predicted a much-better Christmas this year due to the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate. Spain has 88.7% of the target

10 Nov, 2021 @ 12:44

Health·Lead·National News

Benidorm will give 'on the spot' COVID-19 vaccines to tourists coming to Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm will give ‘on the spot’ COVID-19 vaccines to tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM will offer COVID-19 vaccines to foreign visitors in a traditionally busy tourist spot of the city. The regional mobile vaccination team will be outside

9 Nov, 2021 @ 14:07

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Pfizer pill reduces the risk of death from coronavirus by almost 90%

THE Pfizer pill reduces the risk of death from COVID-19 by almost 90%. The US-based company published their preliminary results of the experimental antiviral pill

7 Nov, 2021 @ 18:32

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Pubs running dry as driver shortage hits supply chain but beer will still be on the menu in Spain

BOOZERS fearful that the country will run out of alcohol will be hoppy to hear that beer will always be on the menu. As companies

6 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

UPDATE: New change to Covid paperwork requirements for UK travellers into Spain

AMIDST all the other concerns about the amount of official documentation required to travel under Covid-19 restrictions, the Home Office have announced another update. Spain

4 Nov, 2021 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

Top health expert in Spain casts doubt over mass use of COVID-19 booster jabs

Top health expert in Spain says mass COVID-19 booster vaccinations are not needed ‘in general’

SPAIN’S high-profile director of Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies, has said that he does not see the need for a third COVID-19 vaccine shot

2 Nov, 2021 @ 17:29

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Costa Blanca residents in Spain waiting for their second AstraZeneca injection will start getting jab dates from Friday

Spain pledges to donate 20million COVID-19 vaccines to third world countries

THE Spanish Prime Minister pledged to donate a further 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to developing countries. “The best thing we can do is

1 Nov, 2021 @ 17:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca blame late holiday weekend cancellations on COVID-19 infection rate ‘disinformation’

BENIDORM area hotels have suffered late cancellations totalling 20% of all bookings for the Bank Holiday weekend due to concerns over COVID-19 infection rates. The

29 Oct, 2021 @ 20:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Over 21% of ‘thirty-somethings’ are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

21.6% of Valencian Community residents aged in their thirties have still not got a COVID-19 vaccination, according to health department figures. The age group makes

27 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca could face ‘special measures’ over high COVID-19 infection rate

BENIDORM’S high COVID-19 infection rate of 286 cases per 100,000 people could lead to ‘special measures’ being introduced in the Costa Blanca resort. The warning

26 Oct, 2021 @ 17:50

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Christmas bonus for every Benidorm resident on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm mayor attacks COVID-19 ‘extreme risk’ branding for Costa Blanca resort as first Delta Plus cases appear in Valencia area of Spain

The first two cases of the coronavirus ‘Delta Plus/AY 4.2’ variant have been detected in the Valencian Community with Benidorm placed in an ‘extreme’ risk

26 Oct, 2021 @ 13:32

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

COVID-19 boosters and flu vaccine shots ‘doubling up’ in parts of Spain

BOOSTER coronavirus vaccine shots can officially be administered to people aged 70 and over from this Monday(October 25). The date was agreed by the Public

25 Oct, 2021 @ 17:19

Health·Lead

airport suffers 40% fall in travellers to Spain compared to September 2019

COVID rules: Fully-vaxxed travellers from Spain to UK can now use cheaper lateral flow tests instead of PCR

NEW rules allowing fully-vaxxed travellers flying into England to take lateral flow tests instead of PCR tests come into force from Sunday. Fully-vaccinated people arriving

24 Oct, 2021 @ 11:29

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

REVEALED: UK has Covid rates SEVENTEEN times higher than Spain but travel restrictions remain

THE UNITED KINGDOM currently has Covid-19 infection rates SEVENTEEN times higher than Spain. Despite this, travel restrictions between the two countries imply that travelling from

23 Oct, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

Early boosters likely for people injected with Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in Spain

Early boosters set for people injected with Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in Spain

NEARLY two million people in Spain injected this year with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are set to be bumped up the waiting

22 Oct, 2021 @ 13:54

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

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