While Spain continues to battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Andalucia has decided to make flu vaccinations mandatory for anyone over 65-years-of-age. Those people deemed to be at high risk will also be subject to the compulsory vaccination. These latest protective measures were announced by regional health minister Jesus Aguirre earlier in the week following a coronavirus task …
While still not knowing when they will be given the green light to open following the COVID-19 pandemic, bars and restaurants are preparing for life under what Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the “new normal.” While no definite rules have been made yet, the government is busy figuring out how public places can open while still adhering to social distancing …
While addressing parliament on Tuesday, April 28, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a four-stage plan to gradually move away from the confinement measures the government had set out to help combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus. While no specific dates have been laid out for each phase of the plan, it is assumed that each step will be …
Parents will be pleased to read that starting from next week children will be allowed to leave the house after the Spanish government relaxed the emergency laws due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new rules are not without conditions and must be strictly adhered to as Spain tries to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Children up to the age …
As a small segment of the population returned to work on Tuesday after the government’s directive to allow factory and construction industry workers to exit the lockdown volunteers handed out free facemasks at public transport hubs. In Malaga volunteers from the Protección Civil organisation began giving out free masks to workers using the metro and at the main bus stops …
On Saturday, the Spanish government laid out guidelines for people to return to work after the country reported its lowest increase in coronavirus related deaths since March 23rd. Other than essential workers most Spaniards have been confined to their homes since the Middle of March, however, starting Monday people employed in construction and manufacturing will be allowed to return to …
Despite everyone being housebound due to the state of emergency imposed after the COVID-19 outbreak, a petition to stop the building of a golf complex has gotten 2,500 signatures. Local action groups opposed to the project, Otra Nerja and Maro es Posible have managed to collect 1,200 in just five days. The large area of land in Maro where the …
While Costa del Sol hotels sit empty, for the moment at least, and bars and restaurants are closed due to the protective measures due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the video shows how the industry will recover once the current crisis is over. Originally in Spanish, the provincial government and Turismo Costa del Sol have released an English version of the …
The local Nerja government has decided to reactivate its plan to build an 18-hole golf course on the old sugar factory site near the Maro A-7 junction. After having shelved the project in 2015 following his loss of power in the local elections, Mayor Alberto Armijo, now back in the driving seat is looking to push ahead with the project. …
Nerja Council has approved the contracting of an ‘Economic Feasibility Study’ for the construction and operation of a new restaurant to be built on the famous Calahonda beach. Detailed requirements will be made available for relevant businesses to place a bid to acquire the rights to build and operate a restaurant on the popular beauty spot. Calahonda beach used to …