COVID-19

The United States plans to announce that nearly all of its citizens must receive a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine eight months after being immunized, a new phase in the vaccination campaign that could begin in mid-September, according to The New York Times and The Washington Post. The two newspapers suggest that the official announcement could take place later this week. The government of Joe Biden has concluded that […]

The Superior Court of Justice of the Valencian Community has once again approved that 68 municipalities of the Valencian Community have a curfew between 1 and 6 in the morning as well as a limitation of social gatherings of up to 10 people. The High Court has authorised the Council’s request to extend these restrictions from 17th August to 6th September, which will coincide with going back to school. As […]

The Nursing Profession Bureau, formed by the General Nursing Council (CGE) and the Nursing Union (SATSE), has called on the Government to "regulate the price of antigen tests" that are sold over the counter in pharmacies in order to, "put an end to the speculation and inequality of prices that cause that in Spain cost 2,000% more than in countries around us, such as Germany". In a statement published by […]

SPANISH company Hipra has won approval to carry out a first round of clinical trials on a Covid-19 vaccine it has developed, said Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The country’s medicines agency AEMPS has authorised an early-stage clinical trial which will see volunteers recruited to test the drug’s safety and tolerability, its immunogenicity and efficacy. In a news conference, the premier said: “Spain’s medicines and health products agency has just authorised […]

THE number of Covid-19 infections across Spain continues to fall and hospitals say number of people admitted with coronavirus has also dropped – but pressure on intensive care units continues to mount. Numbers of cases in the fifth wave of the pandemic began to recede at the end of July and this is now reflected in the number of admissions to hospital. However, ICU units continue to be under pressure […]

SPAIN remains open to fully-vaccinated UK travellers who escape the need to quarantine on their return - despite fears of tighter restrictions because of high coronavirus infection rates. The tourist sector breathed a sigh of relief as the British government announced it would not introduce stricter travel rules for one of the UK’s favourite holiday destinations. It means Spain remains on the amber list. The review of the UK’s traffic […]

SPAIN is looking to vaccinate teenagers against Covid-19 in a bid to combat the risk of the Delta and other new variants of the disease. Experts warn the risk of more contagious forms of coronavirus mean 90% of the population will need to be fully vaccinate to achieve herd immunity – a target that cannot be reached without immunising the under-20s. And 10 of Spanish autonomous regions – in charge […]

TOURISM chiefs in Spain fear any new travel restrictions could drive down visitor numbers after the first six months of 2021 were the worst on record. There were 5.4 million international visitors to Spain between January to June this year – around half the arrivals over the same period in 2020. It comes as the tourism industry struggles to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic; in the first six months of […]

Andalucia will apply for the European Union (EU) covid certificate to be able to access the interior in nightlife venues. The Committee of Experts has also decided to extend the curfew measures adopted two weeks ago. In the event of not having the certificate, the Government of Andalucia has decided that an antigen test or negative PCR can also be accredited. Extension of the curfew It has also been proposed […]