COVID-19

As August starts with several important decisions in sight for the summer campaign of the tourism sector in Spain. Two of these decisions have to do with the United Kingdom and whether or not to quarantine against the coronavirus pandemic and the possible entry of Spain on its amber plus list. As of today, any traveller from the EU and the US, that is fully vaccinated, that wants to enter […]

The Valencian Government will inject a third dose to a group of residents of Biar who were mistakenly inoculated with serum without the dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The staff at the Biar health centre noticed the error when checking the surpluses at the end of the day.  The identity of the persons who received the serum is unknown, but it is known that they belong to the group born in […]

Valencia has 105,000 doses ready MASS vaccination of 20 to 29-year-old people has started across the Valencia region, giving jabs to the vulnerable group most affected by the fifth wave of Covid-19. Health chiefs have reserved 105,000 shots – a third of the vaccines received this week – to immunise young people. Vaccinations of the group started in rural areas but mass vaccination centres opened in Alicante and Castellón on […]

Youngsters aged 20 and 21 in quarantine A GROUP of pilgrims trekking along the world-famous Camino de Santiago have been infected with Covid-19, according to health authorities. The outbreak was detected as a group of 28, mostly from the Valencia region, stayed in two overnight hostels in the Coruña municipality of O Pino – 22 tested positive for coronavirus. The group, aged between 20 and 21, had reached the final […]

THE Valencia government has changed the rules regarding the sale of alcohol allowing a two-hour extension as new health restrictions come into force to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Retail outlets can now sell alcoholic beverages until 22.00 – previously ‘closing time’ for sales was to be 20.00 but the regional authority tweaked the hours with a new official resolution. The restriction on off-sales is a move intended to prevent the […]

SPANISH Health Minister Carolina Darias predicted today that people would need a third Covid-19 vaccine shot – and annual boosters. Interviewed on the Onda Cero radio network, she said another jab would counter the chance of new variants of coronavirus reducing the protection of existing immunisation. “Everything appears to point to the fact we will have to administer a third dose,” said the minister – what was to be determined […]

SPAIN’S vaccination rollout has met its July target of having 25 million people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 – 53% of the country’s population now enjoys protection. The government’s health ministry confirmed the programme remained on track as Spain is in the midst of a fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic with cases on the rise and a cumulative incidence of 659 cases per 100,000 people. The thrust of the vaccination […]

THE night curfew imposed across 77 Valencia communities and some 2.6 million residents will also impact on tourist resorts at the height of the season. The Covid-19 health measure, imposed from 01.00 to 06.00 every night until August 16, affects such destinations as the famous ’24-hour’ world famous resort Benidorm, as well as Denia, Gandia, Alfaz del Pi, Peñíscola and Benicàssim. The Supreme Court of Valencia approved the regional government’s […]

THE regional government of Valencia has announced new health rules designed to help combat the spread of Covid-19 – including extending the night curfew to more communities. Ximo Puig, the Valencia president, said restrictions scheduled to expire on Monday July 26 would remain in force until at least August 16. And the number of municipalities affected by the 01.00 to 06.00 nightly curfew will be increased, around half the region […]