SPANISH NEWS

1. Spring-like temperatures to return to Spain’s Malaga this week

   AFTER several days of cold and wet weather, Spring-like temperatures will return to the province of Malaga. The entry of a mass of warm air will raise temperatures seven degrees above normal. The warm weather will continue all week before dropping once more over the weekend. According to the director of the Malaga Meteorological Centre, […]

2. Police break up seven parties in Spain’s Marbella as Covid lockdown flouters continue to break rules

   POLICIA Nacional have busted seven illegal parties in Marbella, including one held in a hotel and two others in nightclubs. Hundreds of lockdown flouters were slapped with fines and warnings over the weekend in Marbella as police cracked down on breaches of coronavirus restrictions. According to an official police statement, the police were alerted thanks […]

3. HOSPITAL CASES reach new COVID-19 high in Spain’s Valencian Community

   HOSPITALISATIONS reached another pandemic high in the Valencian Community today(January 25) according to the regional health ministry. 4,777 patients are being treated for COVID-19 in hospital, up from Friday’s total of 4,175, which in itself was a record high. People in ITUs has risen over the weekend from 552 on Friday to Monday’s total of […]

4. Brothel with no masking or social distancing prompts police raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca

   AN Alicante brothel has been raided by the Policia Nacional after reports that coronavirus health safety rules were broken. Authorities got a tip off that the premises in the Avenida Antonio Ramos Carratala area of the city had women ‘infected’ with COVID-19. Brothels are still allowed to be open under current health rules in the […]

5. New Spanish health minister to be announced tomorrow as Salvador Illa resigns to run in Catalunya elections

   TOMORROW will be the final day for Salvador Illa in his role as Spanish Minister of Health, the office of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has confirmed in a statement. Illa, who was unveiled as the prospective health minister almost exactly one year ago, is quitting his post to run for elections taking place in Catalunya […]