COVID-19

Coronavirus infections are soaring across Spain with more than 57,000 new cases in the last two days, the worst weekend since the pandemic began in March. The third wave of coronavirus hits Spain hard, leaving some of the worst data since the beginning of the pandemic. The country has added more than 56,500 new positive cases over the past two days (Saturday and Sunday). This is the highest number of […]

THE upward curve of the coronavirus pandemic in Spain is linked to a short period of transmission over the Christmas holiday period, according health chiefs in Madrid. New infections on Thursday reached 35,878, the second highest since the health crisis began – only topped by the record set a day earlier of 38,865. A total of 10 of the 17 regions now have a 14-day level of cases over 500 […]

THE hospitality sector is ‘drowning’ because of the Valencia government’s covid-19 restrictions that force cafes, bars and restaurants to close at 5pm, say businessmen. Industry associations across the province of Alicante are threatening to take legal action against regional president Ximo Puig unless he announces a rescue plan or lifts early closing by next Monday. Owners and workers across Alicante are also planning a series of demonstrations, saying there are […]

The dramatic increase this week in contagions, the hospitalizations and deaths caused by the coronavirus in the Valencian Community has set off all the alarms. Between Monday and Saturday, the Ministry of Health has reported 20,548 new positive cases of Covid-19 and 213 deaths. In the same period, the number of people admitted as a result of coronavirus in Valencian hospitals has increased by 213 people. The most worrying thing, […]

Since the 25th October, Spain has returned to a state of alarm to deal with the coronavirus pandemic in Spain, although differently from the previous one implemented by the Government between March and June. In addition to the measures it allows, each region can establish its own measures, ranging from phase setbacks or different levels of alerts that include, among others, capacity restrictions, business hours and catering and limitations on social […]

LITTLE baby Petru was discharged from intensive care after beating Covid-19 after 70 days in a Valencia hospital. Admitted to the unit at the Vithas Hospital on October 9, the baby was released yesterday (Thursday) ‘completely recovered’ from coronavirus.Born just nine days before being taken seriously ill to the paediatric intensive care unit, doctors said it was ‘exceptionally’ rare for a baby to be so affected by the disease. Born […]

THE second vaccine approved by the European Union is on its way with 600,000 doses of Moderna heading to Spain to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The EU has 160 million shots on order, and they will be distributed amongst the 27 member states as they are produced. Said to be more than 94% effective, EU health chiefs have authorised it to inoculate people aged over 18. The jab has a […]

MINISTER of Health Salvador Illa said today (Thursday) that the Spanishgovernment would not order a new nationwide lockdown despite rising Covid-19 infections. He said the regional governments already had a ‘sufficient range of measures’ to combat the pandemic – including closing their own borders or even sealing off individual areas to all but essential traffic. And he said Madrid did not consider giving regional governments the power to lock up […]

RAVERS travelled from Spain and the UK to join an illegal warehouse party planned to stretch five days into the New Year, French police said. More than 2,500 partygoers arrived in Lieuron, near Rennes, in Brittany, in defiance of Covid-19 restrictions which launched on New Year’s Eve and was to continue until Tuesday morning (January 5). The party was over early on Saturday morning after clashes between police and crowds […]