Year: 2020

Cataluña, Castilla y León and Andalucía announce this Friday new restrictions during the Christmas holidays to face the rise of coronavirus infections. Millions of Spaniards still doubt whether they will be able to regroup with their families, while the example of the Valencian Community, which is closed until the 15th January, suggests the worst forecasts. The upward trend of coronavirus infection can blow up the Christmas plans of millions of Spaniards […]

Tighter restrictions over the Christmas holidays have been announced by the Valencia regional government – including closing its borders from Monday (December 21) until January 15. Rising levels of Covid-19 have prompted even tighter restrictions for the festive season, including new curfew hours and the number of people who can meet. The shutters come down on the region’s borders as part of the move – people will not be permitted […]

The significant number of coronavirus cases detected in recent hours has led the two secondary schools of Jávea (IES Number 1 and IES Antoni Llidó) to stop the progress of the term. Classes continue but there will be no progress on the agenda nor will there be evaluable activity until the return of the Christmas break. Both centres have already communicated this to families. In the case of IES Antoni Llidó, yesterday […]

The incidence of coronavirus in the Marina Alta continues to rise. The trend noted in the previous two weeks is confirmed, and the curve continues to grow. Which is worrying. With the latest data update made by the Health Ministry on Tuesday, the index of active cases per 100,000 inhabitants rises from 110.05 to 115.87. It is not a very pronounced increase, but it is already the fifth consecutive update in which the […]

Yesterday, the Guardia Civil of Jávea denounced a gym monitor who had gone to work despite having to remain confined: Public Health had told her that she had to stay isolated at home because a roommate had tested positive. However, according to sources, she chose to break the quarantine and go to her workplace. The gym is a place with a large influx of people, which obviously increases the risk of […]

The Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, has transferred to the autonomous communities the proposal to tighten the measures at Christmas, although the central government wants the autonomous governments to decide whether to ban travel or further limit meetings on those dates. Those who, because of their epidemiological situation may restrict the mobility of family members and relatives on such terms as they deem appropriate. Cataluña Cataluña is one of the […]

The 46 doctors who signed the letter celebrate the sight of several coronavirus vaccines, but ask for caution. They recall that although mortality decreased in Spain, the number of deaths from coronavirus during the second wave was "as if every day in Spain a plane type Airbus 320 crashed (on the best days) or a Boeing 747 (on the worst days)". Through a letter 46 doctors, most responsible units and research […]

The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, tests positive for coronavirus. He had a private lunch with Pedro Sanchez on Monday. French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus. The news has been advanced in a press release from Eliseo, in which they have confirmed the diagnosis of the president who will now quarantine for 7 days after which he will have another PCR. The Gaul was having lunch with Pedro […]

HUNDREDS of music fans have taken part in a scientific study aimed at helping live music venues safely beat the Covid crisis. More than 1,000 Barcelona rock fans joined an experiment to test the effectiveness of ‘same-day’ testing aimed at allowing venues to open their doors again – live music events are a sector amongst the hardest hit by pandemic restrictions, losing over €120 million to date. The Catalonia government […]