CORONAVIRUS

Spain modifies new facemask rules to allow exceptions at beaches and swimming pools Masks must be worn to walk along the beach but can be removed for swimming and sunbathing When the Spanish government presented its new law regarding anti-pandemic measures to become statutory throughout the country a good deal of criticism was attracted.. 09/04/2021

New daily Covid vaccination record in Spain but fourth wave appears to be gathering momentum: Covid April 8 The 14-day infection rate rose by almost 4 per cent on Thursday alone as another 142 deaths were reported Forecasts made a month ago that the long-awaited acceleration in Spain’s Covid vaccination campaign could coincide with a fourth wave.. 09/04/2021

More than 3 million Spanish residents now fully innoculated against Covid-19Spain has broken its vaccination record again by administering 453,682 doses in a day. Three and a half months on from the launch of the coronavirus vaccination campaign that started on 27 December, Spain has reached a new milestone in the battle.. 09/04/2021

Spain amends AstraZeneca use again: 60 to 69-year-olds will be vaccinated with AstraZeneca All those in their 60s could now be immunized using the Oxford AstraZeneca product Yet another alteration to Spain’s policy regarding the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine was announced by the national Public Health Committee on Thursday.. 09/04/2021

Spain achieves new record with over 330,000 Covid vaccines administered in a day The figure was reached just before the AstraZeneca jab was suspended in the under-60s Prior to the latest news regarding the doubts over the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine the month of April had begun in Spain with undeniable signs that the immunization.. 08/04/2021

Fewer Covid patients in Murcia hospitals than at any time since August The number of ICU patients has dropped from 176 in January to just 26 as Murcia continues with a low Covid incidence rate Murcia continues to report one of the lowest coronavirus infection rates among the 17 regions of Spain, with a figure of 62... 08/04/2021

Travelling in private vehicles without a facemask is not a fineable offence says DGT The traffic authorities in Spain dispel speculation that the tougher rules could refer to family members in cars A doubt which has troubled many people in Spain for the last year appears finally to have been resolved on Wednesday, when the national.. 08/04/2021

8,800 new cases and 126 more fatalities as possibility of fourth Covid wave increases in Spain; Data April 7 Higher vaccination figures provide greater resistance to infection as unvaccinated over-80s are urged to contact their local medical centres The indications that a fourth wave of coronavirus contagion is starting in Spain continue to mount up, and.. 08/04/2021

AstraZeneca vaccine now limited to over-60s in Spain; the rules change yet again Those who have already received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine face uncertainty over the second Just as the rate of coronavirus vaccination in Spain appeared at last to be gathering momentum, raising hopes that by the summer approximately.. 08/04/2021

Covid restrictions eased in the Balearic Islands as perimeter closure is removed The perimeter closure of the Balearic Islands is lifted As the measures put into place across the whole country by the Spanish government for the holidays come to an end, the Balearic Islands have decided to return to pre-Easter restrictions. &.. 08/04/2021

State of alarm will not be extended in Spain after 9 May says national president The Spanish government is hopeful that the extraordinary measure will no longer be necessary, however, there is some concern that the same situation may occur as last summer when the first state of alarm was lifted and the country was plunged into the.. 07/04/2021

Murcia Education minister will refuse her coronavirus vaccineMabel Campuzano says that she doubts the efficiency and safety of the vaccines being used The recent appointment of Mabel Campuzano as minister for Education and Culture in the re-designed regional government of Murcia has already caused a good deal of.. 07/04/2021

128 more deaths as the Covid incidence rate in Spain continues to rise The risk of infection is categorized as extreme in Navarra, Madrid and the Basque Country The latest coronavirus update issued on Tuesday evening by Spain’s Ministry of Health reports a further 6,623 confirmed cases across the country, raising.. 07/04/2021

New cases and hospitalisations start to rise in Murcia region; Covid April 6, 2021 Three fatalities were reported, the highest figure in a month The latest covid data published by the Murcia regional health authority on Tuesday April 6 (data collected at midnight on Monday 5) reflects a renewed rise in new cases, active cases.. 06/04/2021

British variant accounts for 72 per cent of covid positives in Murcia region The British strain causes more than 70 per cent of infections in 11 of the 17 regions So rapid has the spread of the “British” or “Kent” strain of Covid-19 been over the last two months in Spain that, according to the latest.. 06/04/2021

Covid vaccination campaign in Murcia now extended to include 63-year-olds The regional health authority has reiterated that the public should check their details are correctly registered with their health centre and wait to be called The coronavirus vaccination campaign continues to gather momentum throughout Spain after.. 06/04/2021

The Spanish international tourism sector lost 3.8 billion euros in February alone Just 15,000 UK visitors were allowed into Spain as opposed to 907,000 last February! The importance to the Spanish economy of reactivating the international tourism sector was further underlined on Tuesday by the publication of data relating to the.. 06/04/2021

British variant of Covid accounts for over 90 per cent of cases in some areas of Spain The British strain causes more than 70 per cent of infections in 11 of the 17 regions So rapid has the spread of the “British” or “Kent” strain of Covid-19 been over the last two months in Spain that, according to the latest.. 06/04/2021

Covid surge forces closure of indoor areas of bars and restaurants in Castilla y León The measure affects Valladolid and Segovia as the regional government responds to increased infection rates As the upward trend in Covid-19 infection rates becomes more and more apparent in most of Spain, heralding the onset of a possible fourth.. 06/04/2021

Covid infection rates rose over Easter in almost the whole of Spain A national rise of 7 per cent in the incidence rate as the fourth wave competes with increased vaccination Despite the recent acceleration in the coronavirus vaccine rollout in Spain it appears that a fourth wave of the pandemic is now becoming inevitable.. 06/04/2021