COVID-19

EUROPEAN Union chiefs meet later today to discuss how to solve the bloc’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout across the 27 member states. New rules over exports in a bid to boost supplies within Europe will be discussed – which could hit the UK’s own successful immunisation programme. Tensions have been rising between the EU and the UK over supplies and, inparticular, the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot. The situation prompted a joint statement on […]

SPAIN has lifted its ban on travellers arriving from the United Kingdom by air and sea imposed in December to help prevent the spread of the so-called ‘British’ mutation of Covid-19. Passengers travelling to Spain will now have to show a negative PCR test forcoronavirus taken within 72 hours before travel. Ironically, the announcement coincided with the British government introducing fines of £5,000 for people leaving the UK for holidays […]

THE Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will again be used in the battle against the Covid-19 virus in Spain from tomorrow and the age limit for those receiving the shot has been raised from 55 to 65. The jab was suspended after reports of it triggering a rare thrombosis but the Spanish Health ministry has given the vaccine the green light after the European Medicines Agency ruled benefits “outweigh” the risk of side […]

The Spanish Scientific Research Council (CSIC) considers that the coronavirus vaccine will be among the best in the world. It provides advantages over vaccines that already apply, Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca. The head of the Spanish project, Luis Enjuanes, explained in an interview, how the Spanish vaccine will be. What will the Spanish CSIC vaccine look like? Luis Enjuanes has confirmed that the vaccine being developed by the CSIC will […]

CORONAVIRUS infections fell to 54 across the Valencia region – the lowest in Spain according to the latest statistics released by the Ministry of Health. The new cases, all confirmed by PCR or antigen test, confirms four new cases in the province of Castellón, 12 in Alicante, and 38 across the province of Valencia. President of the Valencia regional government, Ximo Puig has confirmed that 94% of the municipalities ended […]

SPAIN will again administer Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines after the European Medicines Agency ruled the shot was ‘effective and safe’ and benefits outweighed any potential side effects. The jab is back in the vaccination programme after a unanimous decision was taken by central government’s health ministry and representatives of regional authorities. Spain and a number of other EU countries halted the use of AstraZeneca after concerns were raised about the detection of […]

THE Valencia region has registered the lowest accumulated incidence of coronavirus across the whole of Spain with figure falling to 39.03 per 100,000 residents. The Ministry of Health statistics published on Wednesday are a rolling measure of the infection levels across the country. Valencia reported 144 new cases – a 35% drop on the previous day – and announced a further 15 Covid-19 deaths. And for the first time since […]

SPAIN’S decision to suspend the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has halted the immunisation of essential workers across the country. The move came after the detection of cases of thrombosis in patients across the European Union and has thrown Madrid’s target of having 70% of the adult population vaccinated by the end of summer into doubt. The government has opted to wait until the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issues a […]

Today, Wednesday, March 17, at least 7 autonomous communities release the restrictions proposed by the Government for the puente of San Jose and Easter. The Valencian Community, the Basque Country, Navarra, Murcia, Madrid, Galicia and Extremadura, where Friday 19 is festive, apply the new measures against the COVID-19 from today. Thus, the autonomous communities begin to shield themselves against the arrival of the puente of San José next weekend and, […]