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Care homes, front-line health workers and healthcare providers will be given priority in Spain's COVID-19 vaccination programme. Care home residents have made up 53% of Spain's COVID-19 fatalities – that's 23,131 deaths from a total of over 43,000. A whopping 50,000 front-line health workers also tested COVID-19 positive by PCR in the pandemic's first wave – that's more than Italy and France's 30,000 infected and Germany's 15,000. Current estimates say […]

Spain's government will propose a six-person limit on family reunions over the Christmas period. A draft proposal suggest the 'rule of 6' will be enforced for both Christmas and New Year – called Nochebuena and Nochevieja, respectively, in Spain. A nighttime curfew from 01:00 until 06:00 is also on the table, leading press agency Europa Press reports. The government will recommend that only members of the same household celebrate social […]

COVID-19 cases have fallen in the Marina Alta region of Alicante, which includes capital Denia, Xàbia/ Jávea, Pedreguer, Benissa, Moraira-Teulada and Calp. COVID-19 cases appear to be on a downward trend in the Marina Alta region, following two 2nd-wave peaks. The region's accumulated incidence (AI) fell to 93.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants – from a high of 235 on 10th September. This means the Marina Alta has gone down to […]

CO2 metres and identifying each customer are now mandatory rules for bars, cafés and restaurants in the Balearic Islands. Autonomous regions in Spain are producing ever-more creative ways to control the COVID-19 pandemic while avoiding home lockdowns. The Balearic Islands has now hit upon the installation of CO2 metres and recording of customer's details for the hospitality industry. The carbon dioxide metres will allow for a quick measurement of how […]

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addressed the nation yesterday on TV to announce COVID-19 vaccination plans. Pedro Sanchez believes a 'substantial' number of Spanish citizens will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by early 2021. Government plans to provide the vaccine at 13,000 health centres across the nation are to be approved tomorrow, Tuesday, the prime minister said. Sanchez said the country is 'prepared' to hit the objective of inoculating 'priority groups' first. […]