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Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca is back in public management

TORREVIEJA Hospital, which serves 180,000 people, returned to public management at midnight this Saturday morning. The southern Costa Blanca facility had been managed privately since

16 Oct, 2021 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Nearly half of people in Spain favour compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations

ALMOST half of people in Spain are in favour of mandatory vaccinations to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The findings come in the latest

15 Oct, 2021 @ 19:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital in Spain as private company says regional government stole files

Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca as private company says regional government ‘stole files’

THE private company that manages Torrevieja Hospital has complained to the Guardia Civil about a computer hack allegedly committed by the Valencian Health Ministry. The

13 Oct, 2021 @ 12:47

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Benidorm COVID-19 infection rate is three times higher than Spain’s national average

BENIDORM’S coronavirus infection rate is three times higher than national average. The figures come as the popular Costa Blanca resort is welcoming an autumn influx

13 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

International festival venue in Spain to host first mass music event demanding compulsory COVID-19 certificates for audience members

International festival venue to host Spain’s first mass music event with entry via COVID-19 certificates

A Valencian Community rock and indie music festival will be the first mass music event in Spain to demand a COVID-19 certificate for attendees. The

12 Oct, 2021 @ 17:30

Entertainment·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Olive oil in Spain soars to new record wholesale price

Spain to host international conference backing the health benefits of olive oil

AN annual olive oil conference organised by a top American university is heading to Spain this December. The event to be held in Jaen, at

11 Oct, 2021 @ 14:38

Health·Jaen·Lead

COVID certificate could lead to full indoor capacity returning for late bars and nightclubs in Murcia area of Spain

Nearly all bar and nightlife COVID restrictions to end this week in Murcia area of Spain

DANCING at nightclubs returns this Wednesday(October 13) to the Murcia region. In a new relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, nightlife businesses which currently close at 4.00

11 Oct, 2021 @ 13:45

Lead·Murcia

Russian invasion of the Ukraine described as 'terrible blow' to economic recovery of Spain's Valencia region

EXPLAINER: The relaxed COVID-19 rules for the ‘new normal’ in the Costa Blanca area of Spain

COVID-19 restrictions will largely be abolished from this Saturday(October 9) in the Valencian Community. As expected, Valencian president, Ximo Puig, has announced the scrapping of

8 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read·Valencian Community

Hospital doctor brands teenager as being ill with ‘homosexuality’ in Murcia area of Spain

A gynecologist at a Murcia hospital is in trouble after claims that he wrote down that a teenage patient’s current illness was ‘homosexuality’. The 19-year-old

7 Oct, 2021 @ 15:17

Health·Lead·Murcia

Fake Costa Blanca physiotherapist is jailed after conning clients via social media sites in Spain

Fake Costa Blanca physiotherapist jailed after conning clients via social media sites in Spain

A bogus physiotherapist has been jailed by an Alicante court after one of his victims paid for 225 sessions and showed no improvement. The unnamed

6 Oct, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain extends COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people in their 40s and 50s

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots approved for Spain and the European Union

SPAIN is set to start dishing out booster COVID-19 vaccinations from October after official approval was given for a third vaccine shot. The European Medicines

4 Oct, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

Spain's Costa Blanca to see 'vast majority' of COVID-19 restrictions scrapped this weekend

Spain’s Costa Blanca set for ‘vast majority’ of COVID-19 restrictions to be scrapped this weekend

THE ‘vast majority’ of COVID-19 restrictions will end this Saturday(October 9) in the Valencian Community according to regional president, Ximo Puig. Speaking this Monday(October 4)

4 Oct, 2021 @ 15:57

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca and Mallorca's bar and restaurant terrace smoking ban could be extended to all of Spain

Smoking in Spain: Should it be banned on terraces?

HEALTH ministers have called for smoking to be banned on terraces and outdoor restaurant seating in Spain. The Ministry of Health wants the current law

3 Oct, 2021 @ 18:14

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Experts hail biggest improvement in treatment against breast cancer in years thanks to ‘Trojan horse’ drug

EXPERTS have hailed a ‘Trojan horse’ drug that helps to trick cancer cells and slow down the advance of breast cancer in over 75% of

20 Sep, 2021 @ 17:15

Health·Lead·Other News

COVID-19 infections and hospital cases record new falls in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections and hospital case continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

355 new COVID-19 cases were declared today(September 10) in the Valencian Community. The Friday total is down on last week’s 582 infections and 854 cases

10 Sep, 2021 @ 18:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

ANOTHER significant fall in coronavirus infections was announced today(September 9) in the Valencian Community. 401 new COVID-19 cases were declared today compared to 702 infections

9 Sep, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Baby fractures skull in hospital incubator fall but Murcia parents only get a €1,420 payout in Spain

Baby fractures skull in Murcia hospital incubator fall in Spain as parents only get €1,420 in compensation

THE parents of a newborn Murcia baby who rolled out of a hospital incubator and suffered a skull fracture have been given €1,420 in compensation.

9 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·Murcia

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 case count continues to drop in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

430 new COVID-19 cases were reported today(September 8) in the Valencian Community. That compares to 748 infections last Wednesday and 1,059 cases a fortnight ago.

8 Sep, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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

Costa Blanca teenager is treated for suspected myocarditis after getting COVID-19 vaccine shot in Spain

AN Alicante teenager has been treated in hospital for possible myocarditis following a second COVID-19 vaccine injection. The 17-year-old boy is not seriously ill and

8 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Hospital admissions dip below ‘300’ mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus figures recorded another drop today(September 7) in the Valencian Community as hospitalisations fell below 300 patients for the first time since early July.

7 Sep, 2021 @ 19:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Spain’s Malaga records the lowest number of daily Covid infections in seven months and zero deaths

Spain’s Malaga reports zero COVID-19 deaths for first time in over a month

ENCOURAGING data reveals zero COVID-19 deaths in the province of Malaga for the first time in over a month. According to data provided by the

7 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Malaga

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Weekend COVID-19 cases fall by 40% in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections reported another significant fall in the Valencian Community today(September 6) to go down by 40% on last Monday’s total. The news came on

6 Sep, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

COVID 19 figures rise above 100 cases per 100,000 mark...

Latest COVID-19 case numbers for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

582 new coronavirus infections were reported today(September 3) in the Valencian Community. The latest health ministry figures continue an impressive downward trend in COVID-19 cases.

3 Sep, 2021 @ 19:30

Coronavirus·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

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infection totals have notched up another weekly and daily fall in the Valencian Community. 702 new cases were reported today, compared to 836 infections

2 Sep, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Pedro Sanchez sets 90% COVID-19 full vaccination target for Spain

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has raised the stakes over the country’s vaccination programme by announcing that he wants 90% of the population fully immunised.

2 Sep, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

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