Pre-departure coronavirus test required before travel from Spain to UK
Passengers travelling to the UK from any country will need to show a negative pre-departure Covid-19 test (lateral flow or PCR) from 7 December
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Supreme Court gives green light to 'Covid passport' in Spain when the incidence rate exceeds 150
The country's top court has now established a criteria that can serve as a guide to other regions that ask for the vaccination certificate requirement to be introduced
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Health experts believe that vaccines and masks are enough to stop the sixth Covid wave in Spain
At the moment, there are no plans for compulsory vaccination, as the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, called for on Wednesday, or the obligatory wearing of masks outdoors, as ordered in cities by the Italian Government
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Demand soars from Swedish buyers for Costa del Sol homes but there is a shortage
Interest in home on the Costa is at an all-time high among Swedes, with showing higher interest than in 2019 and 2020
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Spain notifies 14,000 new Covid infections, the highest daily number since August
The number of people confirmed infected by the Omicron variant now totals six - three in Madrid, two in Catalonia and one in the Balearic Islands
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Madrid detects the first community transmission case of the Omicron variant
The 62-year-old man was vaccinated with two doses of the AstraZeneca formula, and has not travelled to or had contact with another person from countries where the variant has been detected
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Unprecedented monthly drop in those out of work with almost 75,000 fewer unemployed
A record number of 19.7 million people are signed up to make Social Security contributions in Spain
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Contacts of those infected by the Omicron variant in Spain must self-isolate, even if fully jabbed
The Ministry of Health has also established a ten-day quarantine period for those who have had contact with suspected cases
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La Palma registers more than 130 earthquakes in eight-hour period
The area affected by lava flows from the volcano is now estimated at 1,134 hectares and the latest data places the number of destroyed buildings at 1,548
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Ministry of Health recommends limiting the number of participants at Christmas events
The national coronavirus incidence rate has climbed above 200, for the first time since 2 September, and hospital intensive care unit pressure has also increased again
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Spain tightens travel restrictions and British arrivals must now present a 'Covid passport'
From today, 1 December, travellers from the UK are obliged to show a vaccination certificate and will no longer be able to enter Spain with a negative test alone. Meanwhile the new regulations brought in by the British government require self-isolation on arrival in the UK until a negative PCR test comes through
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The Covid vaccines for the under-12s in Spain will not arrive until the second half of December
The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, said she does not yet know the number that the country will receive in the first shipments
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Family of four squatters, including two young children, die in Barcelona fire
It has been confirmed that hours before the tragic event, there had been an altercation at the doors of the former bank premises involving the deceased couple and some local residents
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Spain's coronavirus incidence rate soars by 27 at the weekend, to reach 199
The Ministry of Health has also reported another 53 Covid deaths taking the country's official death toll, since the start of the pandemic, past the 88,000 mark
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Madrid hospital detects Spain's first case of the Omicron variant
The 51-year-old patient travelled from South Africa on 28 November via Amsterdam. He has mild symptoms and is in isolation
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