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Eight hotel workers have tested positive for Covid-19 on Formentera and Menorca in the Balearic Islands. Five people have been quarantined in Formentera after tests confirmed they had coronavirus. All have been identified locally as maintenance workers at the unnamed “large-sized” hotel on the island, although initially some were said to be waiters. The hotel remains open because the workers had no contact with guests. An employee at another hotel […]

Holidaymakers in the Murcia region face a more subdued nightlife after health chiefs tightened up restrictions. Meetings of more than 15 people have been banned. And late-night bars and discos have been told they can only serve customers outside, not inside, who are sat down in places like terraces where social distancing can be guaranteed. The move is expected to lead to many nightclubs that are open in the area […]

A baby has tested positive for coronavirus at a campsite in Valencia province. Parts of the site in Sant Joan d'Alacant in Alicante have been closed off to prevent the virus from spreading. Health authorities have been speaking to the family about the procedures they need to follow. The campsite continues to remain open with strict coronavirus measures in place. It is not yet known whether anyone else has become […]

The number of cases and outbreaks of coronavirus in the Valencian Community in the last week forced the regional Government on Saturday to introduce the compulsory use of face masks, even when safety distances can be respected. There are already 20 outbreaks of coronavirus, which have occurred mainly as a result of family gatherings but also following company meetings and in entertainment venues. In Gandia the number of...

A spanish beach campsite has been put in lockdown with 250 tourists barred from leaving after two holidaymakers tested positive for coronavirus. The Talai Mendi campsite in Zarautz, on the Spanish Basque coast, was immediately shut after one person came down with the deadly virus. A second person tested positive shortly after and tests have now been ordered on all 250 mostly-young people - including children - inside.