December 2021

COVID-19 vaccines approved for children aged 5 to 11 in Spain

COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged between 5 and 11 could begin in Spain as soon as mid-December. The Public Health Commission has approved the extension of inoculations to 3.2 million younger children. Evidence from Spain’s regions suggests that the still-to-be vaccinated group of youngsters is one of the biggest sources of new coronavirus cases. Spain

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Teenage boy fatally stabbed in the heart during angry showdown in Valencia area of Spain

A youth, 16, died on Sunday after being stabbed in the heart in a Burjassot park in Valencia Province. The Policia Nacional arrested a suspect on Monday in Lliria connection with the incident. A knife used in the assault was thrown into a waste bin and the assailant lost his phone while fleeing the area.

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BOOK REVIEW: Chasing Time features Andalucia in centre of medical mystery

CHASING TIME, by Thomas Reilly, an emotional mixture of contemporary fiction and magical realism, is a gripping suspense novel of cinematic scope. Could Spanish olive oil provide the key to unlock the cure for a deadly disease? Follow history professor Tony Lucas as he travels from America to the lush olive groves of Andalucia on

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Spain’s Christmas party warning after 68 Malaga medics catch COVID-19 at super-spreader seasonal lunch

A GROUP of 68 medical staff working at an intensive care unit in Malaga have all tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a Christmas party. Health authorities in Andalucia confirmed the outbreak at Malaga’s University Regional Hospital on Monday adding that all those affected had attended a Christmas party on December 1. Those who tested

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Spain’s Malaga registers highest number of COVID-19 infections since August

THE Regional Ministry of Health and Families has notified this Monday, December 6, a total of 442 positives detected by PDIA (PCR and rapid antigen test) in Malaga. This figure, reported over the weekend, is the highest published since the end of last August. In fact, at the beginning of autumn, the number of daily

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Drivers warned over road conditions during Spain’s long bank holiday with heavy snow forecast

DRIVERS have been warned to be careful when they take to the roads after the bank holiday break as heavy snow is forecast across much of the northern half of Spain. Known as the December ‘puente’ when Spain has national holidays on December 6 to mark Constitution Day and December 8 for the Immaculate Conception,

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Lucky escape for Costa Blanca resident as home suffers first floor collapse in Spain

A Costa Blanca woman suffered barely a scratch as the first floor wall of her home fell into the street. The property facade on Calle de la Reina in Almoradi gave way on Sunday lunchtime. The resident was on the ground floor and walked out unharmed to witness the devastation. There was nobody else in

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