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Multiple hotel staff test positive for COVID-19 in Spain’s Mallorca after having ‘close contact’ with guests – but bosses refuse to close its doors

The Ministry of Health revealed that an outbreak had been detected among staff working at the Iberostar Club Cala Barca in Santanyi

31 Jul, 2020 @ 13:53

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British man fighting for his life after falling from third floor apartment block in Spain’s Mallorca

The British man, 26, plummeted from an apartment complex in the capital yesterday evening

29 Jul, 2020 @ 13:30

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New COVID-19 outbreak detected in Spain’s Mallorca infecting at least 10 people

The Ministry of Health said the fresh COVID-19 cases are among a group of people who share the same apartment in S'Arenal de Llucmajor

28 Jul, 2020 @ 14:33

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Quarantine for returning UK travellers branded ‘disastrous’ by Balearic Islands and as ‘reaction to Spain’s transparency’ on coronavirus figures as it campaigns to be made exempt

Consell de Mallorca president slammed the two-week quarantine as 'disastrous' noting that it would impact the region considerably

27 Jul, 2020 @ 13:17

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President and officials at Port Authority in Spain’s Balearic Islands arrested in anti-corruption operation

President Joan Gual de Torrella woke up to being cuffed alongside three other high-ranking officials

24 Jul, 2020 @ 15:23

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‘Great White’ spotted off coast of Spain’s Mallorca last year turns out to be harmless shark, scientists reveal

Known as a 'Blue Pointer' or 'Bonito Shark' the relatively large species is registered as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

24 Jul, 2020 @ 11:46

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German family test positive for coronavirus after holidaying in Spain’s Mallorca

All four family members are asymptomatic and are being isolated in their home

24 Jul, 2020 @ 11:39

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You can now print off a form and declare yourself medically exempt from wearing a mask in Spain’s Balearic Islands

Interested individuals merely have to sign a waiver stating that they 'comply with any of the clinical conditions where it is not required to wear

22 Jul, 2020 @ 14:16

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Hotels set to close next month across Spain’s Mallorca after registering more cancellations than stays in July

According to the Hotel Chain Association, the average occupancy rate in July is as low as 30% in some hotels

22 Jul, 2020 @ 13:26

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Brawl erupts between drunk British tourists in Spain’s Magaluf days after infamous party strips shut down

Footage shows dozens of men causing havoc after they were allegedly refused entry into a bar

21 Jul, 2020 @ 13:51

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Serial arsonist ‘responsible’ for at least nine fires arrested in Spain’s Mallorca

The alleged arsonist, 64, has been accused of setting at least nine dumpsters alight across the capital

20 Jul, 2020 @ 16:05

Crime & Law·Mallorca

Guardia Civil undertake SEVEN mountain rescues in just five days in Spain’s Mallorca after British, German and French hikers come into trouble

The missing Brit was located with scratches all over his body and suffering from severe dehydration

20 Jul, 2020 @ 15:56

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British tourist is found dead in the street in major resort in Spain

Two more party strips shut down in Spain’s Magaluf as bar owners prepare legal action against Government

The new order, which aims to eradicate 'drunk tourism,' has already seen the closure of popular tourist hotspots in Magaluf and Palma

17 Jul, 2020 @ 12:08

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More than 100 people isolated as 12 COVID-19 outbreaks detected across Spain’s Balearic Islands

The Balearic Ministry of Health report that the outbreaks involve 63 diagnoses

16 Jul, 2020 @ 14:20

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‘Do not come’: Balearic Government sends stark warning to tourists seeking alcohol-fuelled holidays in Spain

Tourism Minister Iago Negueruela sent a stark message to holidaymakers that anti-social behaviour would not be tolerated

16 Jul, 2020 @ 14:15

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Magaluf and Palma party strips to be SHUT DOWN on Spain’s Mallorca over COVID-19 fears as 100 police officers drafted in

The new order aims to fight against anti-social behaviour from holidaymakers

15 Jul, 2020 @ 12:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

‘Boozed-up’ British tourist deliberately coughs on diners and tells them he has coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca

The Brit was seen wandering around tables without a mask and deliberately coughing on people

15 Jul, 2020 @ 09:20

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Brit hotspot Nikki Beach faces €300,000 fine for ‘non-compliant’ alcohol-fuelled party in Spain’s Mallorca

Footage of the raucous party shows the beach club, popular with British holidaymakers, failing to enforce COVID-19 sanitary measures

14 Jul, 2020 @ 16:19

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New beach app launched in Spain’s Mallorca indicating COVID-19 occupancy risk

The free ‘Smart City Palma’ app will detail a beach's occupancy leveland security measures in place to halt COVID-19

14 Jul, 2020 @ 15:43

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WATCH: ‘Drunk’ Brits cause havoc jumping on cars and and singing football chants in Spain’s Mallorca

Footage shows the revellers, suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, jumping onto a parked car

13 Jul, 2020 @ 17:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Are tourists ‘too little, too late’ for hospitality industry in Spain’s Mallorca?

OK so Spain has navigated Storm Corona pretty well, but what will the ravaged business landscape look like afterwards? We’ve probably all heard the same

12 Jul, 2020 @ 12:00

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