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COVID-19

The queue for a vaccine

SPAIN has announced the next priority groups in line to receive a Covid-19 shot as regions begin to vaccinate the over-80s. The public health committee of the national healthcare system puts the 60 to 79 age bracket next in line in the queue – those aged between 70 and 79 first, followed by the 60 to 69-year-olds - as well as people aged under 60 with underlying medical conditions. After […]

todayFebruary 18, 2021 11

Spanish News

Time is ticking for the peseta

PEOPLE across Spain who have hoarded an estimated €1.5 billion stockpile of pesetas have until June 30 to exchange them for euros – a deadline extended from December 30 by the Bank of Spain because of the Covid-19 crisis. The country adopted the euro in 2002, one of the first countries to welcome the European new currency, but the popular peseta remained tucked away in homes after the short period […]

todayFebruary 18, 2021 4

COVID-19

Shot in the arm for vaccination target

SPAIN has started vaccinating people aged over 80 in the drive to meet the government target of having 70% of the population immunised against Covid-19 by the end of summer. At least seven of the country’s regional authorities - Andalusia, Aragón, Murcia, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Catalonia and Valencia - have started or are ready to give the jab to the group; even as they finish the first priority stage […]

todayFebruary 17, 2021 5

Spanish News

Call for probe after neo-Nazi march in Madrid

SPAIN’S Jewish communities are demanding a hate crime investigation after a chilling march by chanting fascists carried Nazi symbols through the streets. The Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain (FCJE) is calling for the public prosecutor to probe the “disgusting” event after antisemitic chants and speeches were made and videos were posted on an online magazine. The demonstration was allegedly held to ‘honour’ the División Azul – the Blue Division […]

todayFebruary 17, 2021 2

Spanish News

Columbian ‘terrorist’ arrested on Costa Blanca

FUGITIVE ‘El Zarco’ – who faces a 40-year jail sentence in Colombia for taking part in a string of terrorist executions – was arrested on the Costa Blanca on Saturday. One of the South American country’s most wanted, he is a ‘demobbed’ member of the outlawed ELN, the armed communist revolutionary National Liberation Army – which is listed as a terrorist organisation by many nations, including the United States and […]

todayFebruary 16, 2021 4

COVID-19

High-speed antibody test with 98% accuracy

SCIENTISTS at technical institute AIMPLAS have developed a new antibody test for Covid-19 with 98% accuracy and capable of detecting the ‘British’ variant of the virus. Based in Paterna and backed by the Valencia government’s ministry of innovation, the technology is capable of being scaled up to industrial levels for mass manufacture and is more accurate than current commercially available tests. The project to find a new rapid antigen test […]

todayFebruary 16, 2021 3

Spanish News

Hospitality protest on ice

The Castellón Hospitality Association has postponed its planned protest today – bars, cafes and restaurants were scheduled to open their doors against the regional Covid-19 restrictions – in the hope talks can prosper. Instead, the association hopes negotiations with the Valencia government can prosper and a structured de-escalation take place; presenting its own proposals. The association is also waiting on a legal appeal that would allow the hard-hit sector to resume […]

todayFebruary 16, 2021 2

COVID-19

Spain will achieve summer vaccination target

SPANISH health chiefs predict the country will meet its target of vaccinating 70% of the population by summer with a fourth shot expected to be available by March 8. The current speed of the immunisation programme would mean the country will fall short of the milestone; like many countries in the EU, it is hampered by the slow arrival of doses – at present 90% are used and a small […]

todayFebruary 12, 2021 2

COVID-19

Health warning over easing Covid-19 restrictions

THE World Health Organisation has warned Spain not to relax its guard too quickly as the rate of contagion of coronavirus falls across the country. Experts at WHO say a relative decrease is not the same as low transmission – even with the 14-day incidence rate falling to 584 per 100,000, down from a peak of 900 in late January; it is still more than twice the threshold considered an […]

todayFebruary 12, 2021 3

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