Ministry of Health urges a third Covid jab for the over-40s in Spain
The department will debate the proposal with the regions this Wednesday at a meeting of the Interterritorial Council
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WHO warns Omicron variant is spreading 'at a speed never seen before'
The World Health Organization has expressed concern that the public considers this new strain 'as something mild'
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Toxic gas concern forces the lockdown of 33,000 residents on La Palma
Pevolca advised residents to close doors, windows, shutters and all air inlets from the outside, and even take shelter in the innermost rooms
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Spain's sixth wave of Covid escalates as the national incidence rate nears 400
After the weekend, the Ministry of Health notified 49,802 new infections, 103 deaths and an increase in hospital ICU pressure
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La Palma volcano eruption smashes island record, and still there is no end in sight
The eruption has now entered its 86th day and the earthquakes and the emission of lava and toxic gases continues
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Government's 2022 budget is debated in the Senado as threat to reject it recedes
The central government's expenditure plans were put in doubt
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Support for Catalan independence declines
Few believe separation will happen in the short term, including the supporters of the ruling ERC party
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Bars and restaurants on the warpath after smoking ban on terraces is mooted in Spain
The Ministry of Health is also considering the prohibition of smoking in private cars, the generic packaging of cigarette brands and raising taxes on tobacco to try and cut down consumption
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Spain nudges closer to the 'high risk' Covid-19 alert level
The national coronavirus incidence rate has already reached the threshold and the hospital and intensive care unit occupancy percentages are moving towards the zone
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After one-day respite, the wholesale price of electricity in Spain will double on Thursday to 216.74 euros
The price on 9 December will be 4.5 times higher than just a year ago, when the price was 47.52 euros/MWh
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The cost of recharging an electric car in Spain increases by 30% in one year
Despite the price increase it is still cheaper to recharge an electric car than refuel a diesel or petrol vehicle, according to the OCU consumers association
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Spain gives green light to coronavirus jabs for children aged between 5 and 11
The national Public Health Commission has approved the start of the vaccination campaign for the age group with a "safe and effective" vaccine, according to paediatricians
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Storm Barra puts 20 Spanish provinces on alert for wind, waves, rain or avalanches
The weather warnings have been issued by Spain’s State Meteorological Agency, Aemet
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How, when and where?: Spain decides how it will vaccinate children from 5 to 11 years old against Covid-19
The country’s Public Health Commission brings together experts from the national Ministry of Health and the regions to decide the country’s coronavirus vaccination strategy in children under 12 years of age
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Watch as a great ball of fire flies over Spain and Morocco at 83,000 km/h
The long duration, spectacular phenomenon was caused by a rock from a comet entering the Earth's atmosphere
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