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Mar152021 by adminNo Comments

Germany, France, Italy and Spain pause Oxford jab amid blood clot concerns

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Germany, France, Italy and Spain are suspending use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine as EU regulators investigate reports some people developed blood clots after having the jab.The German health ministry, the Italian medicines authority and French President Emmanuel Macron said the measure was a "precaution" while the European Medicines Agency (EMA) looks into the matter. Mr Macron said EU regulators were expected to give guidance on Tuesday afternoon.Spain joined the group early on Monday evening, with a pause in its use of the vaccine to last at least two weeks, and Slovenia has also temporarily halted its rollout of the jab.The countries are the latest European nations to stop administering the AstraZeneca vaccine amid concerns over possible links to the clots. ...

Jan82021 by adminNo Comments

Storm ‘Filomena’ blankets Spain with snow, disrupts traffic

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Spain is on high alert as a cold snap is covering much of the country with snow that is disrupting road, sea, rail and air traffic, and authorities warn that worse might be in store over the weekendBy ARITZ PARRA Associated PressJanuary 8, 2021, 10:01 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleMADRID -- Spain was on high alert Friday as a cold snap covered much of the country with record levels of snow that is disrupting road, rail, sea and air traffic, while authorities warned that worse might be in store over the weekend.The national AEMET weather agency had forecasted that the Spanish capital and other parts of the country's central regions would receive more than 24 hours of continuous snowfall as Storm Filomena moved north from the Straits of Gibraltar.The light ...

Oct222020 by adminNo Comments

Spain becomes first country in western Europe to record one million COVID cases

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Spain has become the first country in western Europe to record one million coronavirus cases - marking a doubling of its tally in just six weeks.The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is now at 1,005,295, after reporting 16,973 cases on Wednesday, according to the Spanish health ministry. Spain's coronavirus infection rate began to climb rapidly in late August, and began hitting 10,000 cases a day after a slowdown in positive tests over the summer. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player September: Inside a locked down district in Spain ...

Aug42020 by adminNo Comments

Where’s Juan Carlos? Spain mulls former monarch’s future

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Speculation over the whereabouts of former monarch Juan Carlos is gripping Spain, a day after he announced he was leaving the country for an unspecified destination amid a growing financial scandalBy BARRY HATTON and ALICIA LEONAugust 4, 2020, 10:16 AM4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleMADRID -- Speculation over the whereabouts of former monarch Juan Carlos gripped Spain on Tuesday, a day after he announced he was leaving the country for an unspecified destination amid a growing financial scandal. In a letter published on the royal family’s website on Monday, Juan Carlos told his son King Felipe VI he was moving outside Spain due to the “public repercussions of certain episodes of my past private life.” Juan Carlos is the target of official investigations in Spa...

Jul282020 by adminNo Comments

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson warns of Europe ‘second wave’ amid Spain row

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Boris Johnson has warned there are signs of a "second wave" of coronavirus in Europe, as he defended a 14-day quarantine on travellers from Spain.The PM said the government had to be "swift" - and hinted at further action against other countries if necessary.But airline Jet2 said information from the government was "contradictory and often comes with little or no notice".It comes after the Spanish prime minister called the UK's decision to change the rules for Spain "unjust".Pedro Sánchez said tourists in most regions in Spain would be safer from coronavirus than in the UK. The UK is advising against all non-essential travel to Spain, including the Balearic and Canary Islands. It also removed Spain ...