COVID-19

A study from the Carlos III Health Institute says not all Spaniards would have the vaccination against Covid-19 if the option was available. According to the national survey of 1,033 participants, 30% of respondents expressed doubts about whether they would be vaccinated, compared to 70% who replied they would. The study also looked at the public’s perception on different issues related to the pandemic: 64% said they were worried or […]

The latest figures released by the Spanish Health Ministry yesterday for the number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 is now 412,553. This is an overall increase of 7,117 against the figure released on Monday, with the ministry saying that 2,415 of the infections occurred in the previous 24 hours.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says troops will be made available to help regions to overcome the worrying resurgence of coronavirus. He also said regional administrations could make decisions themselves on how to handle the fight against the pandemic, rather than central government taking charge, and would support requests by regional leaders to declare localized states of emergency. Sanchez said the pandemic data curve is worrying and has to be contained, […]

The ministry of health has confirmed the diagnoses of 2,415 new coronavirus cases on Monday. New cases are continuing to rise at Spain comes to the end of August, with daily infection levels looking nearly like lockdown again. Daily new COVID-19 cases since beginning of pandemic in Spain. Source. The following four regions contributed 61% of new infections: Andalucia (257)Canary Islands (216)Madrid (768)Basque Country (225) Despite high daily infections, however, […]

Denia has today become the city with the highest COVID-19 case load in Spain's Valencian Community. Case load is calculated by the number of COVID-19 active cases per 100,000 people – Denia's 107 new positives over the last two weeks give it a case load of 253.76. It is the highest case load for any city over 40,000 population, and well above the Valencian Community's three provincial capitals: Alicante (59.72)Castellón […]

Austria: EU/EEA/Swiss citizens arriving from mainland Spain and (as of 24th August) Balearic Islands must produce medical certificate proving negative COVID-19 PCR test OR get tested within 48 hours in Austria and self-isolate until test results arrive. Belgium: Travellers are banned from visiting the autonomous region's of Aragon, Balearic Islands, Basque Country, Madrid and Navarra; provinces of Almería (Andalucía), Burgos and Soria (Castilla y León), Barcelona and Lleida (Cataluña). Travellers […]

Two people who arrived in Malta from Barcelona tested positive for COVID-19 at the airport. The Ryanair passengers were subject to random testing after they touched down. Spanish regions Barcelona, Girona and Madrid are on Malta's amber list because they are considered high-risk areas for Coronavirus infection.

The premier of Catalonia, Quim Torra, has announced a raft of new restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus cases in the region before students return to school on September 14, to reduced class sizes and the mandatory use of face masks, for students over the age of 12. The toughest restriction announced by Torra is a ban on social gatherings of more than 10 people across the region, […]

BayRadio's Health Correspondent Jeremy Kenton takes a look at the mental health side of the Coronavirus pandemic and how well some groups are coping...or not. Plus, the health benefits of honey! https://youtu.be/ZMe1IEh9r-U