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Government plans to invest EU cash THE Spanish government plans to bump start its electric car industry with part of the €140 billion it is set top receive from the European Union’s recovery plan. Madrid is waiting for approval from Brussels on its plans to boost the economy in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Secretary of State for Industry Raül Blanco maintains the government is looking to invest around […]

Vaccination rollout key to controlling disease THE incidence of Covid-19 in Spain has fallen to its lowest levels for 10 months as the 14-day cumulative number of cases drops under 100 per 100,000 people. The latest statistics reveal the contagion now stands at just over 98 per 100,000 – the first time it has dipped below 100 since August 12 last year just as the second wave of the pandemic […]

A CONFIDENT Spanish prime minister said yesterday the country’s vaccination drive had reached “cruising speed” after a record 3.5 million doses were injected into arms last week. Pedro Sánchez believes a law requiring facemasks outside will soon vanish as the rollout gathers pace with almost 15 million people vaccinated in Spain. He said “we will soon drop the use of facemasks” while in the open air nowcampaign to vaccinate people […]

BRITAIN’S biggest budget airline EasyJet is switching planes to Germany to fly European holidaymakers as many of the UK’s favourite destinations remain on the amber list. Different coronavirus travel restrictions mean British tourists have to self-isolate on their return from holiday – but must also supply a negative Covid test before departure and take two PCR tests, costing around £100, during the 10-day quarantine. The amber list now includes Spain, […]

Targets hit in coronavirus response HEALTH authorities across Spain report more than 33 million Covid-19 vaccines are in arms – more than 44% of the entire population, some 21.4 million people, has received at least one shot. The end of the week is expected to bring another target hit; 15 million people will have been fully protected. Fernando Simón, the director of the Health Ministry’s Coordination Centre for Health Alerts, […]