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Cases fall as death toll rises: Valencia Covid update January 18The 14-day cumulative incidence rate in Alicante province now stands at almost 3,350 cases per 100,000 people Whilst new daily infections in the Valencia region have fallen by more than 3,000 cases compared to this time last week and hot on the.. 18/01/2022

Firefighters tackle blaze at Benidorm recycling centreA large rotating loader caught fire at the 'ecoparque' in the Marina Baixa area of Alicante province Firefighters from Benidorm were drafted in to extinguish a fire at Finestrat Ecopark on Monday morning, January 17, after a rotating.. 18/01/2022

Tonga volcano shockwave alters atmospheric pressure and sea level on the Costa BlancaThe effects of the underwater volcano eruption in the South Pacific have been felt in the Valencia region The violent eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga on Saturday January 15, believed to be one of the biggest recorded on the planet in.. 18/01/2022

Record number of infections over a weekend: Valencia Covid update January 17Almost 200 critically ill patients are admitted to ICU in hospitals in Alicante province and the rest of the region The Omicron variant continues to spread at an unprecedented rate as the Valencia region once again breaks through a pandemic record.. 17/01/2022

Alicante fruit thieves investigated over theft of three tonnes of avocadosThe gang allegedly targeted farms in the Marina Baixa, Alicante province Members of a gang which is believed to have stolen three tonnes of avocados from farms in the Marina Baixa have been arrested in La Nucia.   The fruit, worth on average.. 17/01/2022

Crashed fire-fighting helicopter recovered from Villajoyosa reservoirThe out-of-control helicopter plunged into Amadorio reservoir in the Marina Baixa four days ago Firefighters and the Guardia Civil have managed to recover a private fire-fighting helicopter that plunged into the Amadorio reservoir in Villajoyosa during.. 17/01/2022

UK travel searches to the Costa Blanca soar following relaxation of restrictionsHoliday searches for Benidorm and the rest of the Valencia region are up 81.9% on January 2021 Online searches for holidays on the Costa Blanca have skyrocketed this month following a relaxation of travel restrictions by the UK government. &.. 17/01/2022

More than 103,000 infections in seven days: Valencia Covid update January 14The Valencia region's Ministry of Health has reported 22,081 new cases and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours New Covid cases continue to climb as the sixth wave of the pandemic maintains its grip in the Valenica region with 103,681 infections recorded.. 14/01/2022

One dead and two injured in two crashes on the A-31 Montforte El CidA van collided with the wreckage of a car which had crashed minutes earlier at kilometre 222 of the motorway in Monforte del Cid, Alicante province A 40-year-old man has died in a crash on the A-31 in Monforte del Cid and two occupants of a second.. 14/01/2022

Record number of daily infections in Alicante province: Valencia Covid update January 13Hospital admissions in Alicante hospitals have doubled in two weeks The sixth wave of the pandemic has hit Alicante province hard with a record 7,474 positives in a single day, according to the latest update from the Valencia region's Ministry.. 13/01/2022

Renfe slashes season ticket prices on commuter lines across Alicante provinceThe train operator is offering a 35% discount on the Alicante-Elche-Orihuela and Alcoy-Xàtiva lines Train operator Renfe is cutting the cost of season tickets by more than a third in Alicante province to compensate for problems with delays.. 13/01/2022

Alicante nursing home outbreaks double post-Cristmas64 elderly residences in Alicante province currently have active Covid cases Covid outbreaks at nursing homes in Alicante province have doubled since Christmas, though symptoms are said to be mild due to vaccination.   A combination of.. 13/01/2022

Alicante health workers win compensation claim over lack of Covid protectionAn Alicante court has ruled a lack of PPE posed a "serious risk to the health and safety" of staff The Valencia region's Ministry of Health has been ordered to compensate doctors and health workers in Alicante for not providing them.. 13/01/2022

New cases continue on upward trajectory: Valencia Covid update January 12The 14-day cumulative incidence in the region, including Alicante province, has hiked to 2,517 cases per 100,000 people Daily Covid cases continue on an upward trajectory in the Valencia region with the Ministry of Health reporting 16,611 cases in.. 12/01/2022

Elderly expat identified as motorist who drove along AP7 Alicante in the wrong directionThe 75-year-old German woman travelled up to 35km in the wrong carriageway through the Marina Baixa area of Alicante province A 75-year-old German woman from the Valenican town Oliva is under investigation by the Guardia Civil's traffic.. 12/01/2022

Valencia pharmacies want to charge for reporting results of Covid testsThe move will mean people in Alicante and the rest of the region will have to pay for the test and for the notification service Pharmacies in the Valencia region want to charge members of the public for notifying the Regional Ministry of Health of.. 12/01/2022

Cumulative incidence surpasses 2,300 mark: Valencia Covid update January 11Valencia region's Ministry of Health records 16,364 infections in the last 24 hours The sixth wave of the pandemic continues to run rampant in the Valencia region with more than 16,000 new positives reported in the latest Ministry of Health update.. 11/01/2022

Omicron accounts for 60 per cent of Covid cases in the Valencia regionInfections have risen by 25% in Alicante and the rest of the region since the end of December The Delta variant of Covid, predominant in the Valencia region until the end of December 2021, has been displaced by Omicron which, following a sharp increase.. 11/01/2022

Cleaning staff at Vega Baja Hospital postpone strike until January 25An error by the Ministry of Health means there are not enough staff at the hospital in Orihuela to function properly, according to union reps A miscalculation by the Ministry of Health has left staff unable to "function properly" at Vega.. 11/01/2022

Watch: Motorist drives 35km along AP7 Alicante in the wrong directionAnother driver crashed in an attempt to avoid the oncoming car in Altea The Guardia Civil's traffic unit is on the hunt for the driver of a car captured travelling more than 35km in the wrong direction on the AP7 through the Marina Alta and Marina.. 11/01/2022