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AstraZeneca hitch causes 100,000 fewer vaccinations this week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Covid vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca admits for the first time that its jab can provoke side effects such as thrombosis

PHARMACEUTICAL company AstraZeneca has admitted for the first time that its Covid-19 vaccine can cause rare side effects such as thrombosis. The admission came in

2 May, 2024 @ 10:26

Health·Lead

Government in Spain’s Madrid region under fire for sending bills to families of elderly Covid victims who died in senior residences – four years later

THE government in Spain’s Madrid region has been slammed by the public and opposition politicians alike for sending out bills to the families of elderly

2 Apr, 2024 @ 13:53

Coronavirus·Lead·Madrid

Speaker of the house in Spain’s Congress defends her innocence after opposition accusations of corruption in ongoing Covid mask scandal

THE Socialist speaker of Spain’s Congress of Deputies, Francina Armengol, held a press conference on Tuesday in a bid to defend her actions while she

5 Mar, 2024 @ 12:47

Balearic Islands·Lead·Politics

Pressure grows on speaker in Spain’s Congress of Deputies to quit, after more details emerge about Covid mask scandal

PRESSURE was growing on Monday for the speaker in Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, to quit, as more details emerged of

4 Mar, 2024 @ 12:29

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Judge investigating Covid mask corruption scandal points to former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos as an ‘intermediary’, despite his claims he did nothing wrong

THE High Court judge investigating an alleged corruption ring involving the sale of masks during the worst days of the Covid-19 pandemic has pointed to

29 Feb, 2024 @ 11:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

First woman to receive the Covid vaccine in Spain turns 100: Pedro Sanchez brands centenarian ‘an example to the world’

ARACELI Hidalgo, the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Spain, has turned 100 years old. The great-grandmother is celebrating her milestone birthday with

20 Feb, 2024 @ 12:39

Health·Lead·Other News

Health warning: Disease eradicated in Spain is surging in Europe at an ‘alarming’ rate, says the WHO

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says that it has detected an ‘alarming’ increase in measles cases in Europe over the last year, and is calling

25 Jan, 2024 @ 10:44

Health·Lead·Other News

Covid cases climb in Spain as winter arrives: These are the symptoms to look out for

AS winter approaches, Covid cases are on the rise in Spain with these key symptoms. A report released last week showed Covid cases have increased

11 Dec, 2023 @ 13:04

Health·Lead

Covid and flu vaccination campaigns to start this autumn in Spain with children up to five years able to get flu jab for first time

ALL CHILDREN in Spain aged between six months and five years will be eligible to get a flu vaccine this autumn. Previous policy has been

29 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Masks are made mandatory in Spain's Valencia region: This is where you must cover your face from TODAY amid spike in Covid and flu cases

Spain’s health minister floats idea of scrapping mask use in healthcare settings

MORE THAN three years after the coronavirus pandemic first hit Spain, the health minister has suggested that the time may have arrived to remove obligatory

17 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Politics

Inflation falls in Spain in May, but remains stubbornly high for foodstuffs

INFLATION in Spain fell to 3.2% in May according to the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE), but the rate for foodstuffs remains stubbornly high at

13 Jun, 2023 @ 20:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Clandestine cannbis club goes to pot on Spain's Costa Blanca

No dope: Man absolved of cannabis possession in Spain because the drugs ‘were to be shared with friends’

A MAN who was arrested in Spain in March 2020 in possession of more than two kilos of cannabis has been absolved of his crime

7 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Covid-19 cases rising in Spain's Mallorca but expert says situation is not 'alarming'

Madrid observatory detects spike in Covid-19 infections in wake of Easter holidays

THE NUMBER of Covid-19 cases in Spain has spiked after Easter week, bringing the 14-day incidence to 2,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants compared to an

19 Apr, 2023 @ 19:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

UK holidaymakers help Spain to a record-breaking year for foreign tourism|

Spain’s tourism sector hopeful of record-breaking Easter

SPAIN’S Easter break, which officially got underway at 3pm on Friday, is set to be a record-breaking one for the tourism sector, as the coronavirus

1 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain’s tourism sector looking forward to bumper Easter break

SPAIN’S tourism sector is expecting to do big business this Easter, with forecasts suggesting that visitor numbers and spending will break records of recent years.

23 Mar, 2023 @ 20:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Doctors in Spain say a second and deadly pandemic is ‘likely’ and warn the health service ‘is not prepared’

Covid-19 hospitalisations rise 10% over last week in Spain

THE NUMBER of people in Spain hospitalised with Covid-19 has risen by 9.7% in just a week, while the number of such patients in intensive

10 Mar, 2023 @ 19:00

Health·National News·Other News

Sales of flu remedies shoot up as Spain hit by major second wave of virus

IF YOU’VE been feeling under the weather these last days, you are not the only one. Spain is currently suffering one of its longest and

7 Mar, 2023 @ 16:19

Health·Lead·National News

How the coronavirus pandemic took some of the chaos out of Madrid’s tapas bars

IT’S A FAMILIAR experience for lovers of Madrid’s tapas bars. There’s barely room to move, let alone find a space to set down your drink

19 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid

Covid 19: Novel Coronavirus Covid 19 Virus Under The Microscope

New study: Increased diabetes risk for people previously hit with Covid-19

People who have previously been infected with Covid-19 could stand at increased risk for diabetes, according to a new study. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre

15 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Health·Lead·National News

Heroic police officers save life of unconscious baby in Spain's Valencia

Spain’s declining birth rate hits a new historic low in 2022

THE DECLINING trend for Spain’s birth rate has been confirmed once more by the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE). According to an

15 Feb, 2023 @ 19:15

Lead·National News

Queen Letizia Arrives At 'forum Against Cancer' In Madrid

Spain’s Cabinet to do away with coronavirus masks on public transport on February 7

THE SPANISH government announced today that face masks will no longer be obligatory on public transport some time from February 7 onward. The Cabinet will

26 Jan, 2023 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Experts advising Spain’s Health Ministry are finally ready to scrap face masks on public transport

THE GROUP of experts advising the Spanish Health Ministry has agreed that the time has finally come for face coverings to no longer be obligatory

18 Jan, 2023 @ 18:45

Health·Lead·National News

With death of French nun, the world’s oldest living person now resides in Spain

THE WORLD’S oldest person is now thought to be Spaniard Maria Branyas Morera, who is aged 115 and lives in Catalonia. She takes the accolade

18 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

Catalunya·Lead·National News

Spain sees record surge in tax revenues, partly due to Covid-19 pandemic

THE COVID-19 pandemic had a lot of different effects on the way Spaniards live, from an increase in home working to a change in the

14 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Kraken arrives in Spain: What we know about the most contagious strain of Covid yet

Kraken, the latest and most virulent strain of Covid, has been detected in Spain after becoming the latest import from the USA. Known technically as

9 Jan, 2023 @ 19:15

Health

Huge figure of travellers who used Spain Travel Health (SpTH) app during Covid-19 revealed

More than 50 million people who travelled to Spain during the Covid-19 pandemic used the government’s health app to help ensure the disease was kept

5 Jan, 2023 @ 19:30

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