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Robot Called 'da Vinci' Helps Carry Out Pioneering Lung Transplant In Spain's Barcelona

Spain beats its own record for organ transplants, maintaining its position as a world leader for donations

ALREADY established as a world leader when it comes to organ transplants, Spain shattered its own record for the procedures last year, for a total

18 Jan, 2024 @ 15:14

Health·Lead·Other News·Politics

Spain’s Council of Ministers ends final Covid restrictions involving mask wearing

SPAIN is waving farewell to the last remaining restriction imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic dating back to the spring of 2020. Tuesday’s meeting of the

4 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Health·Lead·National News

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

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

Mask appeal to reduce hospital admissions in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

VALENCIAN Health Minister, Miguel Minguez, wants people to wear masks in certain situations to reduce hospital admissions at a traditionally busy time of the year.

7 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

New specialist diabetes care units to open next year across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New specialist diabetes care units to open across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

EIGHT specialist diabetic day care units will be set up across the Valencian Community in 2023. The first will open in February and will be

28 Nov, 2022 @ 15:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's Government 'corrects' Transport Minister Within Minutes Over Mask Wearing Announcement For Air Travel

Spain’s government changes inaccurate mask wearing announcement for air travel

CONFUSION reigned in Spain on Thursday after Transport Minister, Raquel Sanchez, said that mask wearing was ending for air travel- only for the government to

25 Aug, 2022 @ 12:56

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Winter flu and Covid vaccinations to start in Valencia this month

Spain’s new Covid vaccine gets massive EU order despite no official approval to use it

THE European Commission has agreed to buy 250 million doses of Spain’s Hipra Covid-19 vaccine despite the European Medicines Agency(EMA) yet to formally approve its

2 Aug, 2022 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Spain's newly-developed Covid-19 vaccine, Hipra, claims good response to current Omicron variants

Spain’s newly-developed Covid vaccine, Hipra, claims good protection against Omicron variants

SPAIN’S new Covid-19 vaccine made by Girona-based pharmaceutical company Hipra is producing a good antibody response to the current range of Omicron variants that are

19 Jul, 2022 @ 16:35

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Everybody in Spain can get a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose this autumn

A new round of Covid-19 booster jabs will be available to everybody in Spain from this autumn, Health Minister, Carolina Darias, made the announcement on

16 Jun, 2022 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain's Costa Blanca

Doctors from across Spain’s Costa Blanca to prop up Torrevieja Hospital staff numbers this summer

DOCTORS from Alicante Province hospitals will be drafted in to boost staffing at Torrevieja Hospital during the summer holiday season. Valencia’s new Health Minister, Miguel

14 Jun, 2022 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja

Spain postpones decision on ending compulsory indoor mask wearing as Covid-19 infections tumble

NO decision was made on Thursday over when indoor mask-wearing rules will be relaxed in Spain. Last weekend, Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, speculated that mandatory

10 Mar, 2022 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Spain's Health Minister talks 'caution' as latest COVID-19 wave appears to have peaked

Spain’s Health Minister urges ‘caution’ as latest COVID-19 wave appears to have peaked

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, has urged ‘caution’ as the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is showing signs of subsiding. COVID cases currently stand

21 Jan, 2022 @ 15:35

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Flu vaccination rate described by leading doctor as 'ridiculously low' in Valencia

Big response to COVID-19 vaccine shots for children aged 9 to 11 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

70% of children aged between 9 and 11 years have already received their first COVID vaccination in the Valencian Community. The Pfizer doses were administered

24 Dec, 2021 @ 13:45

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain confirms total of 40 Omicron variant COVID-19 cases in the country

Spain confirms 40 Omicron variant COVID-19 cases so far

40 cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been confirmed in Spain, according to Health Minister, Carolina Darias. Speaking in Congress this Thursday, she said

16 Dec, 2021 @ 18:18

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Hospitality reprieve in COVID passport U-turn over legal fears in Murcia area of Spain

Quick COVID-19 passport U-turn over legal fears in Murcia area of Spain

THE Murcia government has done a fast flip-flop over its COVID passport plans by reversing a decision to use it for hospitality venues. On Tuesday,

9 Dec, 2021 @ 15:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

No COVID passports yet for Murcia region of Spain as five areas slash indoor bar and restaurant limits

FIVE areas in the Murcia region will cut indoor hospitality capacity this week due to rising COVID infections, but there are no imminent plans to

29 Nov, 2021 @ 16:26

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Murcia

Hospitality groups told that customers will need COVID passports to go indoors in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A COVID-19 passport will be mandatory to enter bars, restaurants and nightlife businesses in the Valencian Community. Hospitality sector representatives from the region’s three provinces

24 Nov, 2021 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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

‘Fake news’ ignites new social media push from Costa Blanca and Valencia area health bosses in Spain

VALENCIA’S health region has opened up new social media accounts to fight ‘fake news’. It wants to increase the number of people that access important

8 Nov, 2021 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Appointment-free COVID-19 vaccinations starting next week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Appointment-free COVID-19 vaccinations starting next week in Costa Blanca area of Spain

MASS vaccination centres in the Valencian Community will offer ‘drop-in’ COVID-19 inoculations from next Tuesday(September 7). Valencian Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, announced the news today

3 Sep, 2021 @ 17:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Lower infections and hospital admissions but ‘nothing decided’ over September COVID-19 restrictions in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Valencian government will wait until the last minute before deciding on COVID-19 restrictions to replace current measures which end on September 6. Health Minister,

27 Aug, 2021 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Spain rejects using EU COVID-19 travel passport for entry into bars and clubs

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, has rejected using the EU COVID-19 certificate nationally to allow people into indoor hospitality and leisure venues. The government says

29 Jul, 2021 @ 11:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Health minister says vaccines are ‘slowing down’ the spread of new COVID-19 infections in Spain

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, says the rate of new COVID-19 cases is slowing down thanks to the country’s vaccination programme. In an interview today(July

23 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

LESS MEAT, MORE LIFE: Spanish minister’s campaign to eat less meat receives a mixed response

HEALTH minister Alberto Garzon has launched a campaign encouraging Spaniards to eat less meat, after research revealed Spain chomps its way through more meat than

10 Jul, 2021 @ 11:13

Environment·Lead·National News·Politics

All of Spain’s Malaga—except the Costa del Sol—will see COVID-19 restrictions lifted

Bars and restaurants can increase indoor capacity to 75% this week in Murcia region of Spain

INDOOR capacity of bars and restaurants in the Murcia region will rise to 75% from this Wednesday(June 30). Health Minister, Juan Jose Pedreño, announced the

28 Jun, 2021 @ 17:34

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Murcia