CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus is back on the rise in Murcia, say doctorsARCHIVED ARTICLE - Covid-19 infections have increased by 38% in the last week, to 667 cases in seven days compared to 179 in mid-May Four full years after lockdown, and with the warm summer months and its mass of human movement just around the corner.. 13/06/2024

Flu infections shoot up in Spain days before Easter holidaysARCHIVED ARTICLE - This is the first time since Christmas that the virus has rebounded in Spain Just days before the Easter holidays, Spain has seen a sudden increase in flu infections. According to the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII), the number.. 15/03/2024

Face masks no longer mandatory in Alicante or the wider Valencian CommunityARCHIVED ARTICLE - Starting January 31, masks won’t be needed in Alicante hospitals or health centres The Ministry of Health has given the green light for the entire Valencian Community to scrap the mandatory use of face masks in hospitals and.. 31/01/2024

Take them back off again: Face masks will stop being mandatory in Murcia hospitals this weekARCHIVED ARTICLE - Masks will cease to be compulsory in health centres in the Region of Murcia this Wednesday following a reduction in respiratory infections recently Just three weeks after the Spanish government made it obligatory for all people.. 30/01/2024

Return of the mask: Spain reintroduces anti-Covid measure after worrying surge in infectionsARCHIVED ARTICLE - Facemasks will be mandatory in all hospitals and health settings in Spain from Wednesday January 10 Masks will once again be mandatory in all public health settings throughout Spain from Wednesday January 10 given the astonishing rise..

Murcia makes flu and Covid jabs available on request to everyone ARCHIVED ARTICLE - As of this Friday, all Murcia residents can get vaccinated without an appointment and not only infants, the elderly and the infirm Starting this Friday January 12, vaccinations against flu and Covid can be requested in all health.. 10/01/2024

Hospitals run out of beds as flu epidemic sweeps SpainARCHIVED ARTICLE - Masks are once again mandatory in hospitals and health centres in the Valencian Community due to increased infections Acute respiratory infections, specifically influenza A, have returned with a vengeance this winter. Hospitals.. 05/01/2024

Covid, flu and bronchiolitis kept at bay by high temperatures in SpainARCHIVED ARTICLE - Now that the Spanish winter is setting in, health experts expect respiratory illnesses to increase It’s less than two months until we say goodbye to 2023 but the epidemic season, which usually heralds a huge upsurge in respiratory.. 07/11/2023

Smokers in the Region of Murcia included in flu jab priority groupsARCHIVED ARTICLE - The autumn/winter vaccination campaign kicks off across the Region this week The 2023 flu vaccination campaign begins in the Region of Murcia on Monday October 9 and for the first time ever, smokers have been included as a risk.. 09/10/2023

Andalusia to begin vaccinating against Covid and flu this OctoberARCHIVED ARTICLE - The Ministry of Health has explained that it is waiting to receive the booster doses for Coronavirus which are adapted to the new Eris variant Faced with a worrying rise in the number of Covid-19 cases once again and the imminent.. 19/09/2023

Covid infections skyrocket in Spain and EuropeARCHIVED ARTICLE - Sales of antigen tests in pharmacies across Spain have increased by 556% A study carried out by consultancy firm IQVIA on 6,500 pharmacies across Spain has revealed that the sale of antigen tests to detect Covid-19 has increased by 556..

Covid and flu vaccination campaign set to begin in the Valencian Community next monthARCHIVED ARTICLE - Health centres in Valencia will begin offering the combined jab to vulnerable groups on October 16 The regional health minister, Marciano Gómez, has announced that the 2023 combined Covid and flu vaccination campaign will.. 11/09/2023

Masks no longer mandatory in hospitals and pharmacies in SpainARCHIVED ARTICLE - The measure will be approved by the Council of Ministers in Spain later this week The Ministry of Health in Spain agreed on Friday June 23 to end the mandatory use of facemasks in pharmacies, medical and social care settings such.. 26/06/2023

WHO ends Covid-19 global health emergency after more than 3 yearsARCHIVED ARTICLE - The World Health Organisation has reminded people that the pandemic has not disappeared The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lifted the “global health emergency” for the Covid-19 pandemic, which had been in force.. 05/05/2023

ARCHIVED - Could the days be numbered for mandatory masks in Spanish pharmacies and hospitals?ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Many health experts in Spain agree that mask-wearing in chemists should be scrapped “soon” More than three years on from the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the vast majority of anti-Covid safety measures have.. 25/04/2023

ARCHIVED - Intensive care occupancy drops to zero: Murcia Covid update March 28ARCHIVED ARTICLE - There are currently just 10 people hospitalised with coronavirus in the Region of Murcia The pandemic continues to loosen its grip in Murcia and this week, the community’s intensive care units have been emptied of Covid patients.. 28/03/2023

ARCHIVED - Slight upswing in intensive care pressure: Spain Covid update Mar 27ARCHIVED ARTICLE - ICUs in Spain are currently at 1% of capacity although the spread of coronavirus is now considered controlled in every region In the past week, hospital pressure as a result of coronavirus has continued to drop and all of Spain.. 27/03/2023

ARCHIVED - Incidence rate climbs slightly as hospitalisations fall: Murcia Covid update Mar 21ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The Region of Murcia still has the second-lowest cumulative incidence rate in Spain The latest coronavirus pandemic update published by the regional health authorities on Monday March 20 shows that hospitalisations and intensive.. 21/03/2023

ARCHIVED - Hospital pressure drops to lowest level of the pandemic: Spain Covid update Mar 20ARCHIVED ARTICLE - ICU and general hospital occupancy is considered controlled in all but two communities in Spain Since the Spanish government launched the new Covid Surveillance and Control Strategy in March last year, hospital pressure has become.. 20/03/2023

ARCHIVED - Remembering Covid-19: Aguilas commemorates 3 years of the Spanish State of AlarmARCHIVED ARTICLE - In an official act today, Águilas commemorated the third anniversary of the State of Alarm for the pandemic in Spain A solemn ceremony was held in the municipal cemetery in Águilas this morning, Tuesday March 14, to.. 14/03/2023