SPANISH NEWS

EU countries ramp up Covid requirements with mandatory jabs and passportsIn Austria, vaccinations will be mandatory for all adults while France has extended the use of the Covid passport Even though experts across the globe are predicting that the sixth wave of the pandemic should peak in the coming weeks, France and Austria.. 17/01/2022

Madrid supports adding Djokovic to the Mutua Open line-upThe mayor believes the tennis star’s presence would be a ‘big win’ for Madrid Spain has now weighed in on the seemingly endless Novak Djokovic saga with the mayor of Madrid saying it would be “a great claim” if the tennis.. 17/01/2022

Spain begins key week for predicting the end of the sixth waveLast week Spain experienced a consistent decrease in daily infections On the anniversary of the peak of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, health experts in Spain are hoping that the sixth wave will follow the same trend. Between January.. 17/01/2022

Only 6 per cent of adults in Spain are unvaccinatedThe Omicron variant has created a surge in vaccinations throughout Spain As Spain moves forward with the booster Covid jab for everyone over the age of 18 and the campaign for vaccinating younger children continues to gather steam, just 6.7% of the.. 17/01/2022

AntiCovid chewing gum to hit the market in Spain‘Chewing Mask’ gum will be available in supermarkets in the Canary Islands next month From February, a rather novel product will join the fight against coronavirus in Spain. The so-called ‘Chewing mask’ is the first gum.. 14/01/2022

Rapid Covid tests: Spain goes from most expensive to cheapest overnightThe government has set a price cap of 2.94 euros on over-the-counter antigen tests in Spain With Spain racking up an average of 100,000 coronavirus infections every day, the demand has never been higher for self-test antigen kits. Following a nationwide.. 14/01/2022

France reopens its borders to vaccinated BritsQuarantine has been scrapped but travellers will still need a Covid test to enter France Fully vaccinated travellers from the UK will be able to enter France once again from Friday January 14 without providing a “compelling” reason, French.. 14/01/2022

Sixth wave begins to slow down: Spain Covid update January 14Spain could be approaching the peak of the pandemic wave As predicted by the Minister of Health earlier in the week, Spain is showing the first signs that the sixth wave of the coronavirus pandemic is beginning to reach its peak. While the country.. 14/01/2022

Spain advances booster jab to everyone over the age of 18Wait time between second and third doses has been reduced to five months in Spain The general directors of Public Health of the Ministry met on Thursday morning, January 13 and made a number of important decisions regarding the coronavirus pandemic.. 13/01/2022

Half of ICUs in Spain in very high-risk Covid categoryThe occupancy rate exceeds 25% in 26 provinces in Spain The explosion of infections that began before the Christmas holidays and has continued well into the New Year has begun heaping pressure on Spain’s hospitals, and although the Ministry&.. 13/01/2022

Spain sets price cap of 2.94 euros on pharmacy antigen testsThe lower price for Covid tests will come into effect in Spain on Saturday January 15 The Interministerial Drug Price Commission (CIMP) has unanimously agreed on Thursday January 13 that the maximum sale price of Covid self-diagnostic antigen tests.. 13/01/2022

Spain debates extending Covid booster to under 40sAlmost 16 million people in Spain have now received a third coronavirus vaccine The Public Health Commission in Spain is set to meet on Thursday January 13 to debate the proposal put forward by the Vaccine Report to begin administering the booster.. 13/01/2022

Europe concerned about countries overusing Covid boostersThe EMA is worried that too many jabs will ‘saturate’ the immune system and render them ineffective The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has observed with concern the plan of many nations to administer a booster dose of the coronavirus.. 13/01/2022

Incidence rate drops in three regions: Spain Covid update January 13The sixth wave could be slowing down, according to Spain’s Minister for Health In a week fraught with debate in Spain over whether Covid monitoring should be reduced to treat it more like the common flu, the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias.. 13/01/2022

Experts in Spain divided over whether to treat Covid like fluThe WHO has advised Spain not to act ‘prematurely’ by downgrading the health crisis to endemic When does a pandemic stop being a pandemic, and at what point should nations change the way in which they monitor it? The WHO has this Tuesday.. 12/01/2022

Why antigen tests are not sold in supermarkets in SpainSpain has one of the highest prices for the Covid diagnostic tests in Europe The high demand for antigen tests in Spain in the lead-up to Christmas far exceeded supply, which led to many pharmacies upping their prices to as much as 12 euros and others.. 12/01/2022

Incidence exceeds 3,000 cases for first time ever: Spain Covid update January 12A further 247 people have died and Spain remains firmly in the high-risk category The aftermath of the Christmas celebrations is well and truly upon us as Spain is experiencing a rebound of infections, hospitalisations and Covid-related fatalities.. 12/01/2022

WHO predicts half of Europeans will have Omicron within 8 weeksThe more transmissible Covid strain is now the dominant one in Western Europe The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted on Tuesday January 11 that more than half the population of Europe will be infected with the Omicron variant in the next.. 11/01/2022

Antiviral pills poised to join the Covid battle in SpainHow the medication works and what side effects it could present The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, announced on Monday January 10 that he has ordered 344,000 oral antivirals manufactured by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, and this.. 11/01/2022

Spanish airports struggle to recover pre-Covid figuresOnly 10 airports in Spain have recovered to 2019 commercial flight numbers With the world poised in the hope of making 2022 a year of economic recovery, at first glance Spain appears to be doing well in the aviation stakes, as commercial air traffic.. 11/01/2022