Summer is approaching and Spain opens to tourism allowing the entry of vaccinated citizens from countries that do not have a high incidence of coronavirus. In Spain there are already voices that ask to eliminate the obligation of the mask abroad and to further relax the measures to have a vacation as close to the old normality. Follow here all the information about the covid: all the data, the vaccination and the measures and restrictions, live.
09:26 Cantabria stops applying the closing hours of hotels and nightlife
The Ministry of Health of the Government of Cantabria will modify the resolution that establishes the sanitary measures against the coronavirus to nullify the closing hours of the hotel and nightlife, which was set at 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. dawn, respectively.
This modification is due to the change of status that has been set on Wednesday afternoon in the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System (CISNS) with respect to the measures approved last week in relation to hospitality, nightlife and mass events , which no longer have the status of coordinated actions that must be complied with by all the autonomous communities and become mere recommendations.
08:59 In Spain, more than 124,000 Covid-19 digital certificates of the European Union have already been issued
In Spain, more than 124,000 Covid-19 digital certificates of the European Union have already been issued, as reported by the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, at the press conference after the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System (CISNS).
This certificate, as he recalled, was launched in Spain last Monday and allows informing whether a person has been vaccinated against the coronavirus or has passed the disease that causes the virus, Covid-19.
08:40 Extremadura allows the opening of nightlife and hospitality until 2:00 a.m.
The Junta de Extremadura will allow the opening of nightlife until 2:00 a.m., a schedule that will also apply to gambling and betting venues, as well as hotels and restaurants, a measure that is expected to go into effect this Friday or Saturday.
This has been agreed on Wednesday by the Junta de Extremadura, which has established that nightlife venues will have a capacity of 50 percent indoors and 100 percent on terraces, while the dance floor may not be used for such end, although tables can be installed in it for consumption.
08:15 The new measures are approved with the support of all the communities except the Basque Country
The new proposal presented this Wednesday by the Ministry of Health within the Interterritorial Council on measures against the coronavirus in the face of the ‘new normal’, has had the support of all the Autonomous Communities, except the Basque Country that does not He has participated neither in the discussion nor in the vote, according to sources from the meeting.
Thus, this new document has been approved as a recommendation, and not as a mandatory text, and, in it, the autonomies are allowed to extend the hours of nightlife if their epidemiological situation allows it. In this way, this will be the final text of the new declaration of coordinated actions after the complaints of several CCAA forced the Ministry of Health to bring another proposal to this Interterritorial Council.
19:40 Galicia lifts restrictions to gather, except in hospitality, and opening of bars until 1
Galicia will not have restrictions from Saturday to meet between 1 and 6 in the morning or in the number of people that can be grouped, except in the hospitality industry, an area in which the Xunta maintains limits on the number of diners, which it has expanded in the case of terraces for ten to 15 people.
Another novelty, which in this case will be effective as of Friday night, is for bars and cafes, which may open until 1 am with the requirement of a CO2 meter. The current capacity (75 percent on the terrace and 50 percent indoors, in almost all of Galicia, is maintained in all the hospitality industry for the moment).
19:25 Cantabria closes a new classroom in Santander and the confined ones go up to 11
Cantabria has closed this Wednesday a new classroom in Santander due to coronavirus, specifically in the Mercedes school, with which the total of isolated classes rises to 11, all of them in Early Childhood and Primary Education.
Thus, today the incidence of Covid-19 in this first educational level is 0.41 percent, with those 11 classes affected out of the total of 2,654, which has risen slightly compared to yesterday, when It was 0.37 percent with one less closed classroom, according to data provided by the Ministry of Education.
18:35 Extremadura maintains the number of classrooms in online training by Covid at 21
The autonomous community of Extremadura maintains the number of classrooms in telematics training for Covid-19 at 21, the same figure as this past Tuesday, and which represents 0.19 percent of all groups in the region.
Specifically, in the last few hours, the health authorities have communicated to the Ministry of Education and Employment the start of the quarantine of four classrooms that correspond to three educational centers in the region. It is due to confirmed Covid-19 cases among its student body.
17:11 Madrid reports 547 cases in the last 24 hours and five more deaths
The Community of Madrid has notified 742 new cases of coronavirus, of which 547 correspond to the last 24 hours, and 5 more deaths in hospitals, according to the report on the epidemiological situation this Wednesday, with data at the end of the previous day.
On Tuesday, 576 new cases of coronavirus were reported, 468 corresponded to the last 24 hours, and 7 more deaths in hospitals.
16:54 Canarias registers 141 new cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours
The Canary Islands have registered 141 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, so the total number of accumulated cases in the islands now rises to 57,391, and also has to mourn two deaths, in Gran Canaria and Tenerife, of 50 and 57 years, respectively, who were admitted, so the total number of deaths amounts to 775, according to data from the Ministry of Health of the Canary Islands Government.
Thus, of the total accumulated cases on the islands, 1,665 are active (+59), of which 23 are admitted to the ICU (-3), 189 remain hospitalized (+1) and 1,453 are at home (+61) . In addition, so far 54,951 people have overcome the disease in the archipelago after 80 canaries were discharged.
16:44 The Community of Madrid reports 547 cases in the last 24 hours, and 5 more deaths
The Community of Madrid has notified 742 new cases of coronavirus, of which 547 correspond to the last 24 hours, and 5 more deaths in hospitals, according to the report on the epidemiological situation this Wednesday, with data at the end of the previous day.
On Tuesday, 576 new cases of coronavirus were reported, 468 corresponded to the last 24 hours, and 7 more deaths in hospitals.
16:02 Health withdraws and now allows Communities to open nightlife until the time they want
The Government has backed down and in the new draft of the restrictions that the Ministry of Health has sent to the Communities, it no longer imposes any measures, such as the controversial hours of hotels and nightlife, as it had announced. The new document ensures that “the opening of nightlife venues may be authorized based on the evolution of epidemiological data.” That is, depending on the incidence of Covid that the territories register, the competent regional authorities may decide the closing time of nightlife.
15:50 Castilla y León will accept without problem the decision of the CISNS “as the draft is written”
The Minister of Health, Verónica Casado, has advanced that Castilla y León will accept any of the two cases that are decided in the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System (CISNS) this Wednesday: whether it goes to the declaration of coordinated actions in front of to the Covid-19 (DAC) as if recommendations for the autonomous communities are stupid since “as the draft is written, they will have no problem accepting it as such.”
As the counselor has advanced, this afternoon’s meeting will address the possible modification of the DAC approved last week and that caused “a lot of protest” among communities of all political signs for implying greater restrictions on hotels, restaurants and nightlife than some of the regulations approved in some territories.
15:23 The Prosecutor’s Office investigates the vaccination against Covid of a Valencian mayor
The Valencia Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the mayor of Rafelbunyol, Fran López, the former secretary general of CCOO in the Valencian Community Arturo León and the secretary of Health of UGT PV, Jesús García, for a possible violation of the due shift in the vaccination against coronavirus.
“Currently, two investigation procedures are being carried out in the Valencia Prosecutor’s Office in which complaints are being investigated for skipping the vaccination shift against two union representatives of the UGT and CCOO and against the mayor of Rafelbunyol, being in the investigation phase,” he reported the Public Prosecutor of Valencia in reference to the aforementioned persons.
14:33 France relaxes the restrictions due to the covid-19 and recovers small pleasures
The French recovered this Wednesday small pleasures that they had forgotten with the pandemic, such as having something inside a cafe or doing sports in a gym, thanks to the relaxation of the restrictions against covid-19.
Three weeks after the reopening of the terraces of cafes, cinemas and museums, the second stage of de-escalation began on Wednesday with a curfew that goes from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
14:20 Almeida sees “logical” to vaccinate the Spanish soccer team “just as the team that goes to the Olympics has been vaccinated”
The national spokesman of the PP and mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has indicated this Wednesday that it is “logical” that the Spanish soccer team be vaccinated “just as the team that goes to the Tokyo Olympics has been vaccinated ».
«I do not know if from a health point of view and the Eurocup you can be late; the toilets will decide. If we assume that they play a Eurocup and the team is sent and played, it is logical that they would have been vaccinated, “he told the press after the Local Security Board of the capital, held in the Government Delegation.
14:07 Citizens urge the Government to eliminate the mandatory outdoor mask
Citizens consider that the time has come for the use of masks to cease to be mandatory in outdoor spaces when a safety distance of 1.5 meters can be kept, a measure that, in their opinion, can be adopted now, seeing the rate of vaccination against the coronavirus and that, in addition, would contribute to improving the tourist season.
With this objective in mind, the spokesperson for Citizens in Congress, Edmundo Bal, and the spokesperson for Health, Guillermo Díaz, announced this Wednesday the presentation of a non-law proposal to urge the Government to modify the decree of new normality and develop a plan relaxation of restrictions depending on the evolution of vaccination. The quickest thing would be to approve a new decree law in the next Council of Ministers.
13:25 56% of Spaniards perceive that there was not enough control in the pandemic
55.8% of Spaniards consider that, given the risks of the pandemic, both the Government of the nation and the regional executives should have taken more control measures, 19 points more than in the last survey of the Sociological Research Center (CIS) when 37% of those surveyed thought so.
According to the fourth CIS study «Effects and consequences of the coronavirus», carried out in May on a sample of 3,008 interviews, 29.9% of Spaniards believe, on the contrary, that the restrictions adopted are «adequate and necessary ”and a residual 3.6% maintain that it is not necessary to take measures that limit freedoms.
13:12 Darias: vaccination “goes like a shot” with more than 20 million vaccinated
The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, said this Wednesday in Congress that the vaccination campaign against covid-19 “is going like a shot”, having exceeded 20 million Spaniards yesterday with at least one dose, and has asked the PP to join “hope and pride” for that “success.”
The PP deputy José Ignacio Echániz has accused the minister of having “made a fool of herself” by “going backwards” in imposing restrictions on the autonomous communities and of having “tampered with” and “spoiled” the system of resident doctors , reasons why he has begged him “to go on vacation” because he is “a stick in the wheel of Spanish health.”
12:53 The TSJ of Catalonia once again refuses to open nightlife as requested by Fecasarm
The Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) has again rejected the request of the Catalan Federation of Associations of Restoration and Musical Activities (Fecasarm) to reopen nightlife, suspending the resolution of the Government that ordered to close it due to the Covid pandemic -19.
In a car, consulted by Europa Press, the magistrates point out that the precautionary measures requested by Fecasarm have already been rejected, but that the employer has claimed it again “alleging a change in circumstances” based on the TSJC order that on May 20 He endorsed expanding the capacity and hours in the restoration.
12:39 The pandemic has not been able to with the drug market in Europe
The pandemic has not been able to with the drug market in Europe, on the contrary it has proven to be “resistant” to the restrictions of Covid-19 and with the capacity to adapt, especially in the retail market, where drug sellers and buyers adapted increasing the use of messaging services, social networks, online resources, mail services and home delivery.
“We are witnessing a dynamic and adaptive drug market, resistant to the restrictions of COVID-19,” said Alexis Goosdeel, director of the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), who warns that, according to the of the ‘European Report on Drugs 2021: Trends and news’ presented this Wednesday, the pandemic could lead to an even greater digitization of drug markets in the future.
12:27 The Government is in favor of vaccinating the Spanish soccer team because it “represents us all”
The Minister of Finance and Government spokesperson María Jesús Montero was in favor of vaccinating the Spanish soccer team that must begin its participation in the Eurocup in just a few days because it is about “50 people” who represent Spain although she has insisted in which it is the Interterritorial Health Council who will make the decision this Wednesday.
Montero wished “all the luck in the world” in his decision to the council because “we depend on them for many things” in a statement this Wednesday on the SER Catalunya network. This is how he praised the Interterriotrial Council, which meets this afternoon, because from his point of view it has done “very well” so far.
12:15 Ceuta, the first autonomy to vaccinate people under 40 years of age
Ceuta is beginning this Wednesday to vaccinate against covid-19 people born in 1982, that is, with 39 years, making it the first Spanish territory to vaccinate children under 40 years of age, as reported by the Government of Ceuta .
The autonomous administration had to request a permit from the Ministry of Health to start vaccination in this group of people, as it had not started at the national level.
11:59 Three years in jail for a US pharmacist for deteriorating anticovid vaccines
An American pharmacist was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntarily spoiling dozens of doses of anticovid vaccines, the Health Ministry reported Tuesday.
According to a statement, Steven Brandenburg, 46, clearly skeptical of vaccines, “deliberately removed” vials of Moderna immunizer from the refrigerator of the hospital where he worked in Wisconsin (north).
11:44 The European Parliament gives the green light to the new EU Covid Certificate to reactivate tourism since July
The plenary session of the European Parliament has given the green light to the launch of the EU Covid Digital Certificate with which European tourists will be able to move without restrictions within the community space as of July 1, by being able to prove with this document that they have been vaccinated, have overcome the coronavirus or have tested negative in a diagnostic test in the hours before the trip.
It is a free certificate, which will be issued in digital or physical format and with the information at least in the language of the issuing country and in English, which harmonizes the systems of each Member State and offers basic information on the medical situation of its holder regarding the coronavirus, but it avoids the exchange of protected data and guarantees the veracity of the information collected.
11:32 The minimum age requirement of PCR to enter Spain is raised from 6 to 12 years
The Ministry of Health has raised from 6 to 12 years the minimum age of requirement of sanitary requirements to undergo a test to detect if there is a COVID-19 infection to enter Spain.
This is stated in the resolution of the General Directorate of Public Health published this Wednesday in the Official State Gazette (BOE), which modifies a previous one of last day 4 regarding the health controls to be carried out at the points of entry in Spain.
11.00 The Valencian Community receives more vaccines: 127,000 new doses arrive in Manises
The Valencian Community has received this morning new vaccines against Covid-19, specifically, more than 127,000 doses, as reported by the Government Delegation.
A plane has landed at Manises airport with the new doses, in addition to the 128,000 that reached autonomy on Monday.
The State Security Forces and Bodies guard the transfer of the vaccines and the Foreign Health Department of the Government Delegation certifies them.
10.26 A US hospital is sued because the staff does not want to be vaccinated
More than a hundred employees of one of the most important hospitals in Texas, the United States, sued their employer who is determined to act against employees who have not been vaccinated against covid-19.
The Houston Methodist hospital group had given its employees until Monday to prove they had received the vaccine.
10.14 Diego Llorente, second positive of the Spanish National Team
Diego Llorente, defender of the Spanish team, has tested positive this Tuesday in the PCR tests to which he has been subjected this morning, as announced by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, which explained that the footballer will leave the concentration in Las Rozas tonight in a medicalized vehicle.
“The RFEF regrets to announce that the central defender Diego Llorente has tested positive in the last PRC tests carried out this morning at the concentration of the national team in Las Rozas,” the agency announced at 12.20 am, adding to the positive detected and communicated last Sunday by Sergio Busquets, who also left the concentration to isolate himself at home.
09.38 Madrid begins this Wednesday the vaccination of those under 49 years of age
The Community of Madrid begins to vaccinate this Wednesday the general population between 40 and 49 years old, starting with the range between 46 and 49 years old, that is, those born between 1975 and 1972, which are more than 466,000 citizens in the region.
This group will receive their first dose against covid-19 in Madrid public hospitals, mainly Pfizer, after having received an interactive SMS on their mobile phones that allows them to confirm the appointment or request a change of date.
09:23 The Public Health Commission approves measures for free time activities but not on the National Team’s vaccines
The Ministry of Health and the autonomous communities, within the framework of the Public Health Commission, have approved this Tuesday new measures for leisure time activities aimed at children and young people but have not decided on the vaccination of the players of the Spanish soccer team, which next Monday June 14 will play its first match of the Eurocup against Sweden.
The new measures, which have had the participation of INJUVE, describe recommendations for various activities, indoors or outdoors and with or without an overnight stay. Thus, the document details flows of participants, transportation, organization and development of activities, personal prevention measures, health promotion and training, ventilation, cleaning and disinfection, personnel of special vulnerability, procedure for surveillance and identification of cases and action against A case.
08.55 Galicia advances its ‘no’ to the new measures of the Ministry if it “breaks the rules of the game”
The Minister of Health, Julio García Comesaña, has reaffirmed the ‘no’ of the Xunta to the new proposal of measures that the Ministry of Health will take to the Interterritorial Council this Wednesday if “it continues to insist that the rules of the game are broken” in regarding the competences of the different administrations.
In an ‘online’ meeting organized by the Association of Journalists of Galicia (APG), the head of Sanidade has criticized that the previous document – already withdrawn after suspending the restrictions by the National Court – meant for Galicia “a setback” in its de-escalation, while in other sectors it meant opening “absurdly.”
08.30 USA makes travel recommendations more flexible to other countries such as Spain
The United States Department of State has announced this Tuesday a relaxation of its recommendations to travel to several countries, including Spain, based on the improvement of the situation of the coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement, the US department has indicated that it is updating the travel advisories based on the changes in methodology of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, for its acronym in English) of the country regarding its health notices. for travel, according to the Bloomberg agency.
08.00 Spain requires a vaccination certificate or negative test for citizens who cross the land border from France
Spain requires from this Wednesday the vaccination certificate or a negative test to all people over 12 years of age from risk areas of France who arrive in the country by land.
This is stated in the order published in the Official State Gazette (BOE), which establishes that citizens who cross into Spain must have the certification that the holder has received a vaccine against COVID-19 starting 14 days later. at the date of administration of the last dose of the complete vaccination regimen.
