Year: 2020

Madrid's government delegate, Jose Manuel Franco, has announced authorities will impose fines with the 'maximum toughness' permitted by law against the 3,000-strong anti-mask protest last Sunday. "It won't be cheap for these people who put the health of Madrileños at risk," Franco told radio station Cadena Ser this morning. He said the Policia Nacional would look 'closely' into the demonstration. He said agents had already identified 30 people, which included […]

Last week's meeting of all of Spain's autonomous communities saw a unanimous agreement to bring in the measures detailed here. The rules on smoking were already in place for the Canary Islands and Galicia but this and the other restrictions will come into effect this week and it will be from tomorrow - Tuesday 18th August - for the Valencia Region. They are already in force from today for the […]

Bars and restaurants will need to guarantee a distance of one and a half meters at the bar and tables, with a maximum of ten people per table, and will be required to close at 1am. They won't be able to accept new customers after midnight.

Airbnb is restricting many under-25s in Spain from renting entire homes via its platform.The move comes as the company aims to reduce unauthorised parties and ensure safety. The restrictions will also be applicable to under-25s in France and the UK.Airbnb began cracking down last year as rowdy parties were causing problems with neighbours in certain communities, and with the coronavirus pandemic there's been even greater concern about events where social […]

With three in every 10 of the new coronavirus infections diagnosed in Spain in the last 24 hours, Madrid is the region that most accounted for the significant rise in cases reported last night by the Health Ministry. In total, the country’s regional governments informed the central administration of 2,935 positives detected the day before, which is 1,000 more than the record figure seen since the deescalation of confinement measures.Despite […]

The regional government has announced additional measures to combat the rise in Covid-19 cases in the CITY of Valencia.These come into force today and affect hostelry establishments, nightlife and other social aspects of life.The action has been taken as the region recorded 358 new cases yesterday from the previous 24 hours, with 246 of these in Valencia province.Health councillor Ana Barceló said bars, restaurants, discos and nightclubs in the city […]