COVID-19

Spain received 204,926 foreign tourists in June, a 97.7% fall from the same month in 2019, after the border closures to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. As in April and May, the arrival of international visitors in June was affected by the state of alarm imposed by the Government to stop coronavirus, which expired on June 21. As a consequence of this exceptional measure, which entered into force on March 14 […]

The latest official figures released by the Spanish Health Ministry today for the number of people who have tested positive for Coronavirus (Covid-19) is now 297,054. This is an overall increase of 8,532 against the figure released on Friday, yet with the ministry stating that 968 of these infections have occurred in the previous 24 hours. However, the figures released today do not include data from Madrid, Catalonia or Navarra […]

Two towns just three miles apart in north-west Spain went back in lockdown on Sunday, following a new outbreak of coronavirus. At least 49 people have tested positive following an outbreak at a slaughterhouse. Now around 10,000 residents in Iscar and Pedrajas de San Esteban, in Valladolid, must remain in their homes unless they have to go out for an 'unavoidable' reason.

Quarantine on British travellers and international travel restrictions have conspired to make this summer one of national tourism on the Costa Blanca. The change in numbers was revealed by one Javea hotel and restaurant, Miramar, which noted 80% occupancy by Spanish nationals in a season normally dominated by 'extranjeros'. The influx of a different kind of tourist has meant the restaurant has changed its offerings to cater to a national […]

All Policia Local in the inland Alicante municipality of Cocentaina have been put into self-isolation after an agent tested positive to COVID-19 last Friday. The agent caught the virus in a private setting, but had been within a 2m distance of colleagues without a mask. All agents have were put into self-isolation until today. Municipal sources said public safety would not be affected, as Cocentaina's Guardia Civil force can share […]

The coronavirus crisis has pulverised Spain’s economy, triggering its worst recession since the civil war, with collapsed tourism numbers boding ill for hopes of a swift rebound. New figures from the National Statistics Institute showed it shrank 18.5% in the second quarter, a drop so harsh it wiped out all the recovery achieved since the 2008 global financial crisis.

The number of new cases of COVID-19 increased sharply in Spain, averaging over 2,000 per day last week. Spanish Health Ministry reported infections have been going up for weeks, numbering 1,525 on Friday, whereas they had been under 1,000 seven days previously. In the seven days, the number of diagnosed cases totalled 14,198. Differences in figures stem from the fact that regions sometimes report cases to the Health Ministry many […]

Nine bars have been fined over the weekend across Spain's Valencian Community following the first wave of inspections by a special police unit introduced last week. The group (Espectáculos de la Policía de la Generalitat) was set up last Thursday by regional president Ximo Puig following COVID-19 outbreaks at nightclubs and bars across the region. The first results came in today, with the police inspecting 190 establishments and fining nine […]

Covid-19 as killed at least 44,868 people in Spain since February 13, when the first death from the disease was recorded. That is much higher than the official death toll of 28,432 reported by the Spanish Health Ministry based on cases that were tested and came back positive. The figure includes all the people who died either from confirmed or suspected Covid-19, using records from the 17 autonomous regions of […]