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SPAIN has launched a €8 million advertising campaign to attract Germanholidaymakers as British visitors are held back by travel restrictions. The government is spending the cash on its ‘You Deserve Spain’ publicity promoting the country’s beaches, heritage sites, sport and inland beauty amongst a broad range of potential tourists – families, young people and seniors. Before the Covid-19 crisis, Spain was the second most popular destination in the world and […]

Pair drop out of squad on eve of competition A SECOND member of Spain’s national team has tested positive for coronavirus just days before the flagship 2020 UEFA European Football Championship gets underway. Centre back Diego Llorente – who plays for English Premier League’s Leeds United – and Sergio Busquets, the Barcelona midfielder, will not drop out of the squad. Llorente gave a positive test on Tuesday night; Busquets tested […]

Country meets 10m people immunisation target SPAIN’S vaccination rollout continues at pace with regional health authorities aiming to immunise younger population seen as key to spreading Covid-19 virus. Health authorities across the country – excluding Madrid – looking to give 40 to 49-year-olds coronavirus vaccinations. The 14-day cumulative number of infections stands at 115 per 100,000 people and health authorities rushing to immunise younger people; they are at lower risk […]

Gateway to travel across 27 member states THE European Union’s digital covid certificate will be in force from July 1 allowing holders to travel between countries making up the 27-member bloc. The so-called ‘coronavirus passport’ is a standardised document to be used as proof of vaccination or PCR test results and will be introduced unless the Covid-19 pandemic suddenly changes for the worst. Available in paper or digital formats, it […]

FLAGSHIP department store chain El Corte Inglés has recorded record annual losses for 2020 after being hit by coronavirus lockdowns and the collapse of tourists arriving in Spain. One of the country’s largest private employers, it posted a net loss of €2.9 billion in the 12 months to the end of February – compared to a net profit of €310 million for the same period a year earlier. The department store […]

Hopes move will boost tourist economy PEOPLE arriving in Spain from today no longer need a negative PCR test for Covid-19, the Spanish health ministry has announced. Visitors can now enter the country with a negative antigen test, proof of full vaccination or of a recent recovery from coronavirus. UK travellers were already welcome but Spain remains on the ‘amber’ list meaning holidaymakers need to quarantine on their return to […]

Nightlife returns after Covid ban VALENCIA president Ximo Puig has announced the end of the nightly curfew across the region – a Covid-19 pandemic in force for nearly seven and a half months. Nightlife also returns with clubs able to stay open until 2am – although there will be no dancing and the can only operate at 50% of internal licensed capacity. Bars and restaurants can remain open until 1am […]

SPAIN’S health chiefs have decided the one-shot Janssen vaccine will be used on the 40 to 49 age group as the vaccine rollout continues this month. Full protection is offered by the jab after one dose, preventing serious illness from Covid-19. Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are on standby should there be difficulty in obtaining supplies as the programme accelerates. The Janssen vaccine, made by a company in the Johnson & […]