EXPLAINED: What are the new rules for travel between UK and Spain now amber list has been scrapped?
NEW simplified travel rules come into force in the UK from Monday October 4, with the traffic light system replaced by a single red list.
Spain officially declared ‘low risk’ as COVID-19 infection rate drops
SPAIN’S coronavirus incidence has dropped below an average of 50 cases per 100,000 people for the first time in 15 months, reaching the threshold considered
Airport authority admits the return of British tourism is ‘key’ to a return to pre-pandemic flight numbers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE-ELCHE Airport has instantly bounced back from the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, according to AENA. More than 180,000 tourists will be using Costa Blanca’s biggest
Spain’s Carranque Field Hospital dismantled in Malaga
THE Carranque Hospital, which was built to support Spain’s pandemic response, is in the process of being dismantled this week. Created in April last year, the Junta
COVID-19 in Spain: Moderna’s boss predicts when the coronavirus pandemic will end
MODERNA’S top boss said that the coronavirus pandemic could be over in a year and the boost in production will mean that ‘everyone on Earth’
COLUMN: Winter is Coming!
AS I wrote recently in a news story, regional president Francina Armengol said that the Balearic Islands are recovering and will achieve a full economic
COVID crisis funds approved for 10,000 businesses on Spain’s Balearic Islands
THOUSANDS of businesses and freelancers affected during the Covid pandemic will receive a share of €835.7 million in state funding on the Balearic Islands. The
COVID-19 VACCINE: Spain to give booster jab to care home residents and other vulnerable groups
SPAIN has announced it will immediately roll out plans to administer a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine to those considered the most vulnerable. Elderly people
COVID in Spain: What you need to know about ‘new normal’ in Andalucia as restrictions lift
ALMOST all of Andalucia’s remaining COVID-19 restrictions are to end from this Thursday, the Junta has confirmed. Full capacity will be allowed cinemas, churches, theatres
Covid compensation severely affected by “damaging” price of fuel and energy, claims mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FINANCIAL AID for businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic on the Costa Blanca has been severely affected by the price rises for fuels and energy.
Incidence rate in Spain’s Andalucia falls to August 2020 levels
THE current cumulative incidence rate in Andalucia for COVID-19 stands at 98.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days—the lowest it has been
WARNING: Airlines are giving travellers wrong Covid testing information when flying between UK and Spain
AIRLINES are giving out incorrect information on Covid testing requirements which could potentially see travellers turned away from flights and “out of pocket”, a watchdog
SPAIN TRAVEL: UK’s Covid traffic light system could be scrapped by October
THE traffic light system that governs international travel to the UK could be scrapped by October 1, according to industry sources, a move that would be
Spain’s Malaga registers lowest COVID-19 rate in three months—with half of Malaga’s health districts at Alert Level 1
THE current cumulative incidence rate in Malaga province for COVID-19 stands at 140.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days—below the high risk
British company open 13 new COVID-19 testing clinics across Spain as part of global expansion
A BRITISH COVID-19 testing group is expanding across the world after ‘a surge in demand for PCR tests’. DAM Health recently opened 13 new coronavirus testing clinics
Back to school: Start dates, holidays and COVID-19 measures in Spain
WITH summer winding to an end, the kids’ batteries are recharged and ready to head back to the classrooms. And with vaccination for pupils in
ANALYSIS: Spain set to meet 70% vaccination target but does it really matter?
SPAIN is set to meet its target of having 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of August, and although this is certainly an
No calls for curfew in Spain’s Andalucia as incidence rates drop across the region
THE Junta has not proposed a night curfew for any municipality in the region. For the first time since July 22, there are no municipalities
Family demand answers over sudden death of woman, 20, at Costa del Sol Hospital in Spain
THE devastated family of a young woman are determined to find out why she died suddenly at a hospital in Spain. The 20-year-old repeatedly visited
Almost 300,000 children aged 12 and over to get vaccinated this week in Spain’s Valencian Community
OVER 500,000 Covid-19 jabs will be administered this week in the Valencian Community, mostly to people in the 12-19 age group. So far, focus has
Elderly care homes reopen in Gibraltar as Covid-19 cases continue to drop
WITH COVID-19 infections now below 200 on the Rock, Elderly Residential Services (ERS) have reopened but with strict new rules designed to keep residents and
The strain in Spain: Emergence of new variants mean rethinking 70% ‘herd immunity’ vaccination target
Spain is on target to vaccinate 70% of the population by the end of August, the ‘herd immunity’ threshold that was established as a goal
Ryanair apologises for forcing COVID test on autistic boy ahead of flight home from Spain’s Valencia
AN AUTISTIC boy flying home from a holiday in Spain was left ‘petrified’ after being forced to take a COVID test upon boarding a Ryanair
Madrid will prioritise vaccination of pregnant women by offering drop-in appointments
MADRID has said it will prioritise pregnant women who have not yet received any dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Expectant mothers are now able to
LISTED: Municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia without new coronavirus cases in 14 days
FIGURES reveal that 101 municipalities in Andalucia have no new COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks—13 weeks after the end of the national state
Unvaccinated man becomes first person to die from Covid-19 in Gibraltar in months
A UNVACCINATED man aged between 60-65 has died from Covid-19 taking the death count to 95. Officials say the resident died from Covid-19 pneumonitis with
