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Spain and Italy Benefit from Improving Tourism

16Aug

By Lucy FraserNo Comments

Spain and Italy Benefit from Improving Tourism

Holiday countries Spain and Italy seem to be recovering faster than expected from the corona crisis. In addition, southern European countries benefit from the easing of travel restrictions, which has boosted the critical tourism sector. In addition, the extensive European economic support packages for the countries also help. Economists polled by the Bloomberg news agency generally expect the countries to show the most substantial economic growth in 40 years this year. In Spain, growth is expected to be 6.2% this year. In Italy, growth of 5.6 percent is forecast. That is 0.3 and 0.6 percentage points respectively, more than in a poll in July. Last year, Italy's economy shrivelled by nearly 9 percent and Spain's almost 11 percent due to the crisis and tourist flowed dried up to a...

Germany Considers Spain A Risk Area Again

9Jul

By Lucy FraserNo Comments

Europe, Germany, News, Spain

Germany Considers Spain A Risk Area Again

Due to the rapidly increasing number of corona infections, Germany considers the whole of Spain as a risk area again. The German authorities advise everyone not to go on holiday in the southern European country, including Mallorca and the Canary Islands. The warning, just as the season has started, will apply from Sunday. But unlike last year, the measure will not affect German tourists if they have a negative corona test, a vaccination certificate, or a document they have recovered. Otherwise, they will have to be quarantined upon return.

Spanish Study: Pfizer Dose After AstraZeneca Shot Safe and Effective

18May

By Lucy FraserNo Comments

Europe, News, Spain

Spanish Study: Pfizer Dose After AstraZeneca Shot Safe and Effective

A first shot with the AstraZeneca vaccine followed by a dose of the Pfizer vaccine provides good protection against the coronavirus. This is the conclusion of Spanish researchers after their own study with 600 test subjects. Subjects who had already been vaccinated with AstraZeneca and subsequently received a Pfizer shot had a 30- to 40-fold more excellent immune response than those who received a dose of AstraZeneca alone. In addition, few severe side effects were reported. According to the researchers, combining these two vaccines is therefore “safe and effective,” the researchers said. The so-called Combivacs study was conducted by the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid.

More Than A Million New Coronavirus Cases Have Diagnosed in Spain

21Oct

By Lucy FraserNo Comments

Europe, News, Spain

More Than A Million New Coronavirus Cases Have Diagnosed in Spain

More than a million infections with the new coronavirus have been diagnosed in Spain. It is the first European country where so many infections have been counted. The country has already conducted 15.5 million tests. Spain has 47 million inhabitants. There are currently more than 1,900 patients in critical condition in hospitals as a result of the virus. According to authorities, more than 34,000 people have died of its effects so far. On Thursday, there will be a vote in parliament on a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's left-wing government. It is said to have handled the pandemic incorrectly or negligently and misused it to seize power. The motion has little chance according to Spanish media.

Number of Corona Infections in Spain Now Above 200,000

20Apr

By Lucy FraserNo Comments

Europe, News, Spain

Number of Corona Infections in Spain Now Above 200,000

The number of people in Spain who have tested positive for the coronavirus has passed the 200,000 marks. That said the Ministry of Health Monday. The ministry said the number of confirmed cases has increased from 195,944 to 200,210. Spain has the second-highest number of coronation cases in the world after the United States, according to data from Reuters news agency. The death toll in Spain due to the coronavirus increased to 20,852 on Monday compared to 20,453 a day earlier.

Spanish Government: The Death Toll Maybe Much Higher Than 19,000

16Apr

By Lucy FraserNo Comments

Europe, News, Spain

Spanish Government: The Death Toll Maybe Much Higher Than 19,000

Spain still has the third-highest death toll from the new coronavirus, after the US and Italy. But the number of deaths may be much higher than the official figures show. The different regions count in different ways. The national government is now trying to harmonize those counts. The result of this may reveal a sad truth. According to the most recent figures released today by the Spanish Ministry of Health, 19,130 people have already died of the new coronavirus in Spain. Spain is thus the country with the third-highest number of official deaths worldwide, after the United States (over 28,500) and Italy (over 21,600).

Spanish Supreme Court Confirms Puigdemont Trial for Rebellion

27Jun

By Lucy FraserNo Comments

Europe, International, News, Spain

Spanish Supreme Court Confirms Puigdemont Trial for Rebellion

The deposed Catalan Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont and fourteen other separatist politicians must undoubtedly stand trial for rebellion, infidelity and civil obedience. The Spanish Supreme Court dismissed an appeal from the defendants, reports Press Cube. The accusation of rebellion is justified because there has been an 'uprising' of the separatists. It was 'unlawful' and aimed at gaining the independence of Catalonia, according to, among other things, the reasoning of the appeal chamber of the court. It rejected the separatists' claim that they were victims of 'political persecution' in Spain. Several defendants are already living in a Spanish cell, others - such as Puigdemont - are living in exile. After the controversial referendum on Catalan independence and his dismay fr...