BEA’S HELPLINE: Pets, police and plane tickets – meet the Olive Press receptionist helping worried expats during Spain’s coronavirus crisis
“I feel obligated to help people and I am frustrated I cannot help more”
‘LIES’ – Madrid’s health authority denies taking ventilators from the over-65s despite viral video of crying Spanish doctor
MADRID’S department of health has denied taking ventilators from critical patients aged 65 and over. Sources from the Department of Health de Madrid said they
CORONAVIRUS: Vox party members given all clear after March meeting that infected key party members
A TOTAL of 70 members of the far right Vox party from Cordoba have completed their voluntary 17-day coronavirus quarantine. No infections have been reported
Women’s football in Spain is struggling financially due to coronavirus
CORONAVIRUS has hit women’s football in Spain particularly hard.
Mallorcan sporting hero Rafa Nadal kickstarts campaign to raise €11 MILLION in fight against Spain’s coronavirus crisis
Launched by the Spanish Red Cross, the initiative aims to raise money amongst athletes
Congreso approves state of alarm extension in Spain
The state of alarm extension has been approved until at least April 11
Five of Spain’s Ibex 35 companies pledge €150 million to the health authorities to help fight coronavirus
LARGE companies from the Ibex 35 have donated €150 million to the health authorities to help in the fight against Covid-19.
King of Spain visits coronavirus hospital in Madrid
KING Felipe VI has been visiting the emergency hospital set up inMadrid’s massive IFEMA conference centre for coronavirus patients. Spain’s monarch was accompanied by the
Spain’s 600,000 rapid coronavirus tests ‘don’t work’ as Chinese Embassy confirms manufacturer has no medical licence
SPAIN has ordered 600,000 rapid coronavirus testing kits from a Chinese manufacturer that ‘no licence’ to sell medical products. The tests also ‘don’t meet the
Spain’s Jerez MotoGP cancelled due to coronavirus, costing millions in lost revenue
THE Spanish MotoGP Grand Prix due to be held at the beginning of May has been postponed indefinitely, potentially costing the areamillions in income. The
BARS’ LIFELINE: Spanish Government considering rent and mortgage holiday for small businesses in coronavirus lockdown
SPAIN’s national government has begun considering ways to throw small businesses a lifeline by deferring rent and mortgage payments for their premises. Sources from several
Spain’s Guggenheim offers virtual visits to ‘inspire’ during the lockdown
This digital initiative is called #GuggenheimBilbaoLive
Police in Spain’s Navarra made a denuncia against an 80-year-old woman for breaking lockdown, possession of drugs and flashing the officers
AN 80-year-old woman in Navarra has been denounced by the police for breaking lockdown, possession of drugs and flashing the officers.
Spanish Football Federation pledges €500 million to help clubs struggling financially due to coronavirus
THE Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has pledged €500 million to help clubs that are struggling financially due to Covid-19.
Spain and Aston Villa goalkeeper Pepe Reina thinks he contracted coronavirus but is healthy now
PEPE Reina believes he has become the latest footballer to have coronavirus.
Expat arrested in Spain’s Mallorca after encouraging mass suicide while selling ‘cure’ for COVID-19
The man preached that ‘the world is ending and we are all going to be killed by coronavirus.’
Officials reveal they are planning for 22,000 coronavirus cases in Spain’s Andalucia
Public spaces would be turned into field hospitals under the plans
BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus caseload surpasses 56,000 after more than 650 deaths in a DAY in new record
SPAIN has seen 655 new coronavirus deaths between Wednesday and Thursday. New figures released today reveal the new daily record brings the total death toll
Two die from drinking antifreeze after running out of beer at private party in Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICIA Nacional are investigating the death of a party-going pair, aged 40 and 44, that attended an illegal gathering on Saturday. A third man, 28,
WATCH: Priest carries out blessing from church rooftop in Spain’s Extremadura amid coronavirus pandemic
A parish priest in Spain’s Arroyo de la Luz blesses the village from the church rooftop.
Three multiple car thieves caught red-handed and arrested in Murcia car park
OBSERVANT citizens of Murcia helped arrest three alleged car thieves as they witnessed them smashing into cars. The trio had allegedly been responsible for the
Madrid man ‘dies from coronavirus’ in second home on Spain’s Costa del Sol before disabled brother tests positive after ‘living with body for 24 hours’
A 52-YEAR-OLD man is believed to have died from coronavirus in his second home in Torremolinos. The man and his disabled brother had travelled down
BREAKING: Active Coronavirus cases more than double in Gibraltar
THE number of confirmed cases in Gibraltar has risen to 26 from yesterday’s 15, with 21 being active, according to latest figures just announced by
London diaries – ‘lockdown’, better late than never
LOCKDOWN has arrived in the UK as well.
Police fine a man in Spain’s Andalucia for claiming he went to the supermarket but only produces a hard loaf of bread as evidence
POLICIA Local have fined a man in the province of Granada for saying he went to the supermarket but could only produce a hard loaf
BREAKING: Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister, Carmen Calvo tests positive for coronavirus
SPAIN’S Deputy Prime Minister, Carmen Calvo has tested positive for coronavirus.