COVID-19

Care homes, front-line health workers and healthcare providers will be given priority in Spain's COVID-19 vaccination programme. Care home residents have made up 53% of Spain's COVID-19 fatalities – that's 23,131 deaths from a total of over 43,000. A whopping 50,000 front-line health workers also tested COVID-19 positive by PCR in the pandemic's first wave – that's more than Italy and France's 30,000 infected and Germany's 15,000. Current estimates say […]

Spain's government will propose a six-person limit on family reunions over the Christmas period. A draft proposal suggest the 'rule of 6' will be enforced for both Christmas and New Year – called Nochebuena and Nochevieja, respectively, in Spain. A nighttime curfew from 01:00 until 06:00 is also on the table, leading press agency Europa Press reports. The government will recommend that only members of the same household celebrate social […]

COVID-19 cases have fallen in the Marina Alta region of Alicante, which includes capital Denia, Xàbia/ Jávea, Pedreguer, Benissa, Moraira-Teulada and Calp. COVID-19 cases appear to be on a downward trend in the Marina Alta region, following two 2nd-wave peaks. The region's accumulated incidence (AI) fell to 93.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants – from a high of 235 on 10th September. This means the Marina Alta has gone down to […]

CO2 metres and identifying each customer are now mandatory rules for bars, cafés and restaurants in the Balearic Islands. Autonomous regions in Spain are producing ever-more creative ways to control the COVID-19 pandemic while avoiding home lockdowns. The Balearic Islands has now hit upon the installation of CO2 metres and recording of customer's details for the hospitality industry. The carbon dioxide metres will allow for a quick measurement of how […]

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addressed the nation yesterday on TV to announce COVID-19 vaccination plans. Pedro Sanchez believes a 'substantial' number of Spanish citizens will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by early 2021. Government plans to provide the vaccine at 13,000 health centres across the nation are to be approved tomorrow, Tuesday, the prime minister said. Sanchez said the country is 'prepared' to hit the objective of inoculating 'priority groups' first. […]

Madrid will restrict the movement of its residents from 4th-14th December to halt COVID-19 infections over the long weekend. Madrid will close its borders for 10 days to avoid movement over the four-day long weekend. From 00:00 hours on 4th December until midnight on 14th December, residents and visitors may not enter or leave the capital's borders without justified cause. Madrid will see a regional holiday on Monday, 7th December, […]

Economy Minister Nadia Calviño says Spain now plans to make full use of the financial aid in the European Union’s coronavirus recovery fund, having said previously it may not access the loans part of the deal. Madrid will receive €72 billion in grants, the balance of the available €140 billion will be made up of loans. Progress in getting the package completed has been held up because of a dispute […]

Spain’s health ministry has lowered the price cap on sanitary masks used to curb COVID-19 contagions to €0.62 per mask. The cut in the price cap takes into account the government’s decision on Tuesday to cut value-added tax on single-use masks to 4% from 21%, which came into effect on Thursday. It was the second cut in the maximum retail price for single-use masks in a week as the cap […]

The Valencian Community has today extended its territorial border closure – as well as municipal border closure of Elda and Petrer in Alicante – but not announced any extra restrictions. Friday is the day when sweeping COVID-19 announcements are made in the Valencian Community – today, for the first time in a long time, the update hasn't made any headlines. Today's decree in the Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana […]