COVID-19

The sanitary traffic lights of four of the populations with the highest demographics of the Marina are green. That means that they are below 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the state of new normality and therefore, technically, without risk of contagion. It is also not that they are safe from the pandemic: even in this stratum, the health authorities recommend «precaution and prevention» when on the street. These four […]

MADRID is being criticised for insisting to open its borders over the Easter holidays despite the risk of travel across regions triggering a spike in Covid-19. Valencia’s president Ximo Puig believes all 17 of Spain’s autonomous regions should keep borders sealed over the holiday to keep driving infection rates down. The joint health council meets later this week in a bid to reach agreement and to “generate an atmosphere favourable […]

The terraces of the leisure areas in the center of Madrid were busy during this weekend, an image to which the pandemic had us unaccustomed and a good part of the clientele were young French who due to the restrictions in their country find in Madrid the perfect place for the party. The image of a Saturday night with the terraces full does not seem typical of this 2021 in […]

The Ministry of Health explains why the type of coronavirus vaccine cannot be chosen, as well as the criteria used to determine which population group is next in line to receive the dose. The process of vaccination against coronavirus in Spain generates various doubts among the population, some of them revolve around the different doses that exist today. Therefore, the Government, with information from the Ministry of Health, clarifies many […]

The controversial vaccination of the infantas to visit "regularly" their father, King Emeritus Juan Carlos I, has raised many criticisms. The infantas Elena and Cristina have been the object of controversy these days. When they went to visit their father, King Emeritus Don Juan Carlos I, in Abu Dhabi, the sisters took advantage of the opportunity to get a coronavirus vaccine and "a sanitary passport" that would allow them to […]

Every March 8, millions of women around the world take to the streets to demand their rights and gender equality. Even if the pandemic prevents mass demonstrations. Feminists will celebrate on March 8 a new International Women’s Day, one more year but, without a doubt, different from all the previous ones. The context of the pandemic that we live will condition the agenda of this commemorative day in 2021. The […]

Spain is to impose quarantine restrictions on airport arrivals from 12 countries to fight he spread of the South African and Brazilian variants of Covid-19. From Monday March 8, passengers arriving from any airport located in Brazil, South frica, Botswana, Union of Comoros, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Peru and Colombia, must observe a mandatory control. The move comes after the ‘British’ strain of the coronavirus continues to spread. […]

THE president of Valencia Ximo Puig will keep the region’s borders closed over the Easter holidays to prevent the risk of triggering a fourth wave of Covid-19. The perimeter closure will be maintained to prevent outing the continued efforts to control the spread of the disease ‘at risk’ – and the authority is looking for allies in support of neighbouring regions. A meeting of health chiefs from all 17 autonomous […]

GROWING numbers of Spanish regional authorities are calling for ‘perimeter closure’ this Easter to limit movements and prevent spreading Covid-19 over the holiday. President of the Valencia government Ximo Puig has joined the Balearic Islands, Aragon, Murcia, Catalonia and Castilla-La Mancha in a joint position calling for control measures. And they are calling for agreement between all 17 of the regions to come together and reach agreement over border closure […]