COVID-19

The events occurred on August 15 in Can Cabanyes, when a misunderstanding led to the administration of 18 second doses of AstraZeneca to people who were to receive Moderna. According to Salud, who says that it is an "isolated case", there are a total of 34 people affected, since they are the group of those who were vaccinated in the time slot in which the confusion with the doses occurred […]

The update of data by municipalities and health departments made this morning by the Ministry of Health leaves a positive and a negative news in the Marina Alta. The first is that the incidence of Covid-19 continues to fall, and it is now falling faster. The negative news is that in the last four days a new death has been recorded, in Pego. It is the ninth in this municipality […]

Ximo Puig has appeared in the meeting of the Interdepartmental Bureau to announce the new coronavirus restrictions. "The great work of vaccination teams and the measures that have proved effective allow us to start today with the maximum prudence the reopening of the Valencian Community, safe and gradual towards an improved normality" said Ximo Puig. Here are the new restrictions that are in force from September 7 and will be […]

The botellones and the fiestas have been repeated in different parts of Cataluña and Spain. In some, there have been altercations against the Mossos d'Esquadra. One of the places that has concentrated the greatest number of people in an industrial estate of Ruby. In this polygon in the early hours of Friday through Saturday there was a clandestine and illegal concentration of vehicles where all kinds of dangerous maneuvers were […]

Students from La Rioja and Murcia return to classes this week after the summer holidays. Reunions with friends and farewells with parents have took place at the doors of the schools. In total, more than eight million students have started classes throughout Spain. This is the second school year that begins with the coronavirus pandemic, although for this year 2021-2022 some measures have been relaxed, which will be different in […]

ID card or passport, boarding pass and, now, a negative covif test. These are the requirements to fly abroad. But beware! You have to look closely at the language in which your certificate is given because there are countries, such as the United Kingdom, that only accept tests in Spanish, English or French. At Santiago Airport, several people travelling to London discovered that their negative certificates issued in Galician were […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, named with the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet 'Mu', also scientifically referred to as B.1.621. This Colombian variant is similar to the 'Beta' variant in that it shows a "reduction in the neutralization capacity of convalescent and vaccinated serums", so it could reduce the immunity provided by vaccines. However, the organization has indicated that more […]

The Ministry of Health and the Autonomous Communities will analyze this afternoon the possibility of administering a third dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 in the Interterritorial Council. The first to receive them would be immunosuppressed patients by transplant or in oncological treatment. The capacity of the major sporting events, which were agreed last August, will also be reviewed. Carolina Darias, Minister of Health, announced on Monday, August 30, that […]

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases in South Africa has identified a "very mutant" new variant of coronavirus. It began in this country, but it has already advanced towards other territories such as the European continent. This variant has been named C.1.2, and began in two South African provinces, Gauteng and Mpumalanga. However, it has been discovered that it already affects nine more provinces. It is also found in other […]