Year: 2020

Spain rushed through a second nationwide 'state of alarm' on Sunday, 25th October, to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. In a televised press briefing on Sunday, PM Pedro Sanchez announced a nationwide state of alarm to last until '9th May' next year. The official text in Spain's national bulletin (read it here) introduces a national curfew from 23:00 - 06:00 every night. The Valencian Community has introduced its own curfew with […]

The government of the Valencian Community (inc. Alicante, Valencia and Castellón) has imposed extra measures to control COVID-19 outbreaks. The special measures are set to last until 6th December, and are more restrictive than the nationwide curfew announced across Spain last Sunday. In the provinces of Alicante, Valencia and Castellón, residents are prohibited from leaving their homes between 00:00 - 06:00. (This differs from the nationwide curfew, which lasts from […]

Pedro Sanchez will call a nationwide state of alarm, allowing Spain's 17 autonomous communities to implement localised emergency measures to fight COVID-19. Spain's president will open a judicial door for the country's 17 autonomous communities to legally call curfews – among other emergency health measures – in their regional territories. Sanchez was originally planning to call a special meeting with regional presidents - and declare a state of alarm - […]

Spain's emergency council of autonomous governments (CISNS) – presided over by the central Ministry of Health – approved the four-tier alert system to fight the COVID-19 second wave on Thursday. Each of Spain's 17 autonomous communities is now on one of the 4 levels in the system. *UPDATE: the Valencian Community moved to level 3 'high' alert on Tuesday 27th October. Read more here. Despite having some of the lowest […]

The Uk government has removed quarantine restrictions on travellers returning from the Canary Islands. It means that UK nationals will no longer need to quarantine for 14 days after leaving SPain, with the Greek island of Mykonos and Denmark also deemed safe this evening. The changes apply to anyone arriving in the UK after 04:00 BST on Sunday. The changes apply to citizens from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. […]