COVID-19

MADRID’S regional government has brought in new local lockdown measures in a bid to control a surge in Covid-19 infections – the rate has passed the 14-day threshold of 250 per 100,000 people and is now considered to be at ‘extreme risk’. Another six healthcare zones and three municipalities have been placed under perimetral shutdown aimed at curbing people crossing their borders. It means residents can only enter and leave […]

Valencia says region is at vaccination ‘turning point’ THE Valencia health minister Ana Barceló promised the regional government will analyse Covid-19 figures this week to see if the Easter holiday triggered a surge in infections. She said it was “still to early” to say whether existing restrictions can be further relaxed on April 12 – the date the last extension of current measures ends. The minister said experts will study […]

Warnings for people to be responsible SPAIN’S Health Ministry has warned the country is creeping towards a ‘high risk’ of a fourth wave of the coronavirus crisis as the incidence rate climbs to 152 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 people. The four-stage traffic light system puts the whole country at the third stage, one below the ‘extreme risk’ under a system that maps the evolution of the pandemic, although there […]

The European Commission wants international travel this summer VICE-PRESIDENT of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas believes a health certificate – the so-called Covid passport – will be in place to allow cross-border travel this summer. He believes the United Kingdom will have a similar document to allow tourists into Spain and other European destinations – British people are allowed to travel abroad from May 17 under the current UK government’s […]

SPAIN requires a negative PCR test for travellers crossing the land border from neighbouring France from today as it faces growing numbers of covid-19 infections. The authorities are looking to step up travel restrictions in a bid to stave off the threat a fourth wave of the pandemic triggered by Easter travel. It means people travelling across the border and coming through high-risk French zones will have to show a […]

THE regional government in Valencia has called for ‘maximum prudence’ over the Easter holidays to control the coronavirus pandemic. Current health restrictions which came into force on March 15 remain in place until April 12, two weeks away. Government sources said it was “still too early” to anticipate the easing of controls and said despite having the lowest contagion figures for the whole of Spain, care was still needed. However, […]

PEOPLE living in the Valencian Community who have received a Covid-19 vaccination can download a ‘receipt’ and information about their shot. The process involves going to the health department Conselleria de Sanitat website and entering the number of their SIP card, the date it was issued and their date of birth. The applicant will receive a security code on their mobile phone and by entering this information on the web […]

SPAIN’S Ministry of Health proposes to limit the number of customers at cafes, bars and restaurants if Covid-19 infection levels spike. The hospitality industry could be ordered to close interior service if local infection rates exceed 150 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in a 14 days period in a particular ‘territory’. The new measure is a tweak of rules proposed by Carolina Darias and her health ministry in a bid to […]

THE Spanish government has come under fire for keeping national borders open over the Easter holidays while regional authorities confine residents within their borders. It is possible to Spain by land, sea or air from most European Union countries after Madrid took the decision to keep the door open to tourists.However, it is a dual policy that has been branded ‘a paradox’, ‘contradictory’ and ‘senseless’ by Spanish residents, now said […]