COVID-19

The shops in Andalucía will be able to open from this Saturday 12th December until 9 pm, while the hospitality businesses will stay with the current closing hours of 6 pm until next Friday the 18th, when they will be able to open from 8 pm until 10:30 pm, which will be in time for Christmas. The President of Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, said during the hearing that a process to […]

Andalucía Type of confinement: Regional and municipal perimeter confinement.Dates: From the 30th October until the 10th December. Aragón Type of confinement: Regional and provincial perimeter confinement.Dates: From the 27th October, the community has been closed. On the 1st December, the confinement of the cities of Zaragoza, Huesca and Teruel was lifted, but the provincial closure was maintained. Cantabria Type of confinement: Regional and municipal perimeter confinement.Dates: From the 30th October […]

The Minister of Health has said in the Congress of Deputies that if all goes well vaccines authorized by the European Medicines Agency could be available in less than a month The Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, appears in the Congress of Deputies to explain the established vaccination plan for when the coronavirus vaccine is available. After a very complex year, the minister said: "We are beginning to glimpse a […]

The National Institute of Statistics (INE) brings to 45,684 those who died between January and May due to coronavirus or suspected of having contracted the disease, a figure that exceeds by 18,557 people by the Ministry of Health. The National Institute of Statistics, INE, rectifies the official death figures with Covid-19 offered by the Government until May, in the first months of the coronavirus pandemic. They elevate it to 45,684 […]

The Government of Spain allows from this Thursday entry into the country with a negative TMA, a Transcription-Mediated Amplification similar to a PCR. The new coronavirus test is cheaper and has a faster process, around two hours. Since last November 23rd, the Executive declared as mandatory the negative result of a coronavirus test, a PCR, to be able to enter the country. In the list of countries considered at risk, […]

24 hours after vaccination was started in the United Kingdom, the British health authorities have issued an alert to anyone that suffers with "significant" reactions allergies. Adverse effects have been detected in two people. Important warning from British regulators about Pfizer vaccine only 24 hours after the UK became the first country in the world to start applying the vaccine. According to the first reports, two NHS England health workers […]

The European Commission wants Spain to address its unresolved structural problems on three fronts – pensions, jobs and market unity – and it is demanding to see a credible and coherent plan setting out Madrid’s reform agenda as part of the deal to release a recently approved package of European stimulus aid. 'Reform' is a loaded word, because in recent years it has been used as a euphemism to avoid […]

Foreign Minister, Arantxa González Laya, has said that ‘there may be adjustments’ in the rule to show a negative result from a PCR test in order to enter Spain from a high-risk country, although the changes might be minor. Speaking in Brussels she was ‘aware’ of the many complaints received from different sectors and that her team was ‘examining’ some of the issues. Complaints have included the language in which […]

The president of the Valencian Community, Ximo Puig, announced measures affecting Christmas via a TV briefing last Saturday. Read the official resolution in Castellano and Valenciano here. The Valencian Community contains the provinces of Alicante, Valencia and Castellón and includes the Costa Blanca. Here's a breakdown of what you need to know: Border closure – The border surrounding the Valencian Community will close to neighbouring Murcia, Castilla-La Mancha, Aragón and […]