CORONAVIRUS

Spain extends Covid entry restrictions on unvaccinated third country and UK travellersUnvaccinated travellers from non-EU countries will not be allowed to enter Spain for tourism purposes until at least June 15 The Spanish Ministry of Interior has extended its current Covid-19 restrictions for third country nationals for another month.. 16/05/2022

Coronavirus infections begin to drop: Murcia Covid update May 13The cumulative incidence rate in over 60s continues to drop in the Murcia Region The Region of Murcia has been following the trend of the rest of Spain in recent days, with infections and fatalities behaving in a very unstable manner. The worrying.. 13/05/2022

Spain rules out new Covid restrictions despite rising infectionsThe Ministry of Health in Spain has no plans to reintroduce mandatory quarantine for coronavirus patients As the number of coronavirus infections continues to creep up in Spain and hospitalisations have once again begun to increase, many experts have.. 12/05/2022

Covid hospitalisations soar by 24 per cent in a week in Alicante provinceThe vast majority of hospital admissions in Alicante are over 70 with other health issues Health experts are warning that Spain is on the cusp of a seventh wave of the coronavirus pandemic as hospitalisations continue to rise, and Alicante province.. 12/05/2022

You still need to wear a face mask on flights to SpainSpain will continue to require masks on planes but they don't have to be worn in airports Spain’s Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has confirmed that masks will continue to be compulsory on flights in Spain, despite the fact that the.. 12/05/2022

Europe drops mask requirement on flights and in airportsThe new mask-wearing regulation will come into force on May 16 The European Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) announced on Wednesday May 11 that it will withdraw its recommendation that masks should.. 11/05/2022

Coronavirus hospitalisations on the rise: Spain Covid update May 11Experts fear that Spain could well be at the gates of a seventh coronavirus wave At a time when health experts have been warning that a seventh coronavirus wave is almost certainly on the horizon, the incidence rate continues to rise in older.. 11/05/2022

Spain warns UK holidaymakers to avoid illegal parties or risk massive finesAlcohol should only be consumed in licensed bars and restaurants in Spain The British Embassy in Spain has warned Britons to avoid unlicensed parties on the island hotspots of Ibiza and Mallorca this summer at the risk of being slapped with massive.. 11/05/2022

Radar Covid tracking app to stop working in Spain in NovemberOnly 21% of people in Spain downloaded the coronavirus tracking app Spain’s Covid-19 monitoring application Radar will cease working this November when its two-year contract with Indra is up. The government spent more than 4.2 million euros.. 11/05/2022

New cases exceed 2,000 in Alicante: Valencia Covid update May 10Infections have fallen overall across the region compared to a week ago, but have risen in Alicante province New infections have increased once again in Alicante province, exceeding 2,000 since last Friday, although they have fallen across the.. 10/05/2022

Hospitalisations keep going up: Andalusia Covid update May 10The number of patients admitted to hospital and the ICU with Covid-19 keeps going up There is no stopping the rise in hospital admissions due to coronavirus in Andalucía, while the death rate stubbornly refuses to go down significantly. &.. 10/05/2022

Incidence rate falls 20 per cent: Murcia Covid update May 9207 new Covid cases were registered as hospitalisations remain stable in the Murcia Region Pandemic data has been swinging high and low for the past number of weeks in the Region of Murcia, but the all-important incidence rate has taken a nosedive.. 09/05/2022

Spain plans to overhaul outdated public health surveillance systemThe Ministry of Health in Spain will create a new structure to avoid the failures highlighted during the pandemic The shortcomings of the public health surveillance system in Spain have become glaringly apparent through the course of the pandemic.. 09/05/2022

Hospitalisations and ICU admissions fall: Spain Covid update May 9Infections are on the rise in Spain but this is not resulting in increased hospital pressure Coronavirus data continues its relentless increase in Spain, leading many health experts to fear that the country is on the cusp of a seventh wave. On April.. 09/05/2022

Hospital admissions increase by a dozen: Murcia Covid update May 6Daily infections have decreased slightly but the incidence rate in the Murcia Region is still on the rise The Region of Murcia unfortunately appears to be following a similar trend to the rest of Spain and the vital coronavirus data is creeping up.. 06/05/2022

New highly transmissible Covid variant discovered in SpainExperts believe the strain may be unique to the community of Asturias in Spain Covid experts in the Spanish community of Asturias have detected several cases of coronavirus caused by two new variants, BA.4 and BA.5, of which there are hardly are precedents.. 04/05/2022

Spain finally waves goodbye to face masks on April 20Masks will no longer be required in most indoor venues in Spain After more than 700 days in operation, Spain finally bids adiós to facemasks on Wednesday April 20. From now on, masks will no longer be mandatory in most indoor settings.. 20/04/2022

Spain scraps SpTH Form for vaccinated UK travellersPassengers arriving in Spain with an EU or NHS Covid Pass will not need to complete the lengthy form Ever since the Spanish Tourist Office in London made an embarrassing blunder and announced incorrectly that unvaccinated British tourists could travel.. 11/04/2022

How many people can be in a car together under Covid rules?What the current restrictions are for passenger numbers in cars in Spain and the Murcia Region During the worst, most serious waves of the coronavirus pandemic, there were limitations on the number of people who could travel in a car together. Those restrictions..

Masks are no longer required outdoors in SpainSpain relaxes mask restrictions but they are still required inside and at large events As of Thursday February 10, masks are no longer required outdoors in Spain, although this safety measure is still required in public indoors spaces, such as.. 10/02/2022