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Ministers decided to reimpose quarantine travel restrictions on Spain after it emerged 10 Britons had returned from the country with coronavirus and Professor Chris Whitty said 'doing nothing isn't an option'. In the UK...... As a nation, we have lost any sense of personal responsibility for our health. People are affronted at the mere suggestion that they might be to blame for their bulk. They castigate ministers for mismangement and underfunding of the NHS, yet political meddling is nothing compared with the ruination the health system faces because of the overweight.

A beach in Barcelona, a wedding in Tudela and a Red Cross centre in Malaga are among the places where new clusters of cases have been found in recent weeks.Dinner parties, sports events and a summer language school have also been affected by virus outbreaks in a setback to Spain's efforts to resume normal life after one of the world's strictest lockdowns.

Portugal has registered a surge in newCovid-19cases today, with more than 328 more infections diagnosed on Sunday, according to the Portuguese health authority. Nearly 30 Costa del Sol beaches had to turn visitors away at the busiest times of the day on Sunday in resorts including Benalmadena Beaches in Malaga were also forced to reduce the number of visitors in order to ensure social distancing.. Britons returned to pubs and bars across parts of the UK, including London's Soho, Liverpool and Manchester, today to enjoy a pint in the sunshine after new regulations allowing pubs in England to reopen came into force yesterday.

in other news, a new study published in Nature has found that the coronavirus lockdown measures may have saved 450,000 lives in Spain. Spain’s Ministry of Health has confirmed that around 60% of Spain’s current Covid-19 cases have been imported.

In the UK The BBC Breakfast presenter said her role is not to sit and ‘blankly’ read the ¡news but instead inform viewers ‘neutrally’ and give insight where possible. Last year the 45-year-old was embroiled in a race row after she condemned President Donald Trump for telling some female politicians to ‘go back’ to where they came from. She was found to have breached editorial guidelines by the corporation’s complaints unit, but the ruling was reversed after an outcry.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez confirmed Deal with the Basque Nationalist Party and the Catalan Republican Left will ensure that the executive’s emergency powers for dealing with the coronavirus crisis remain in place until June 21

Élisabeth Borne. the French minister of Ecological Transition has shocked her Spanish counterparts recommending her compatriots NOT to travel to Spain for their holidays.......... “The Spanish tourist industry has taken a serious over the last few months and will take a least two years to recover, this is the last thing we need to hear” said the Minister for Travel and Tourism in Spain. During the weekly televised press conference he has held since the coronavirus crisis began, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Saturday that the country would be reopening to overseas tourists in July.

WASTEWATER in Calpe sewers is to be analysed to detect the presence, concentration and evolution of SARS-Co-2 which causes Covid-19. Samples are currently being taken and tested over a two-week period with findings made available to the Health authorities.

La Nucía and La Marina Baixa have gone to PHASE 1 and these are the new measures you need to know (effective from Monday, May 11) Shops: Opening of shops of less than 400 m2. The previous appointment is eliminated, but the capacity is limited to 30%. Markets: Outdoor on public roads with distance restrictions and capacity limitation. The time will be the strictly necessary for the purchase. Meetings: Meetings of a maximum of 10 people (friends, neighbours, family, etc.), inside and outside the home, are allowed. Vulnerable groups excluded. Hygiene measures and a safety distance of 2 meters must be maintained. Terraces: The terraces are opened to 50% of their capacity. Minimum distance of 2 meters between tables and groups of clients will have a maximum of 10 people. Card payment is recommended.

A nervous-looking driver in Spain´s Costa Blanca area was pulled up by the Guardia Civil, and was found to have thousands of euros on him Guardia Civil officers stopped the man´s car at a routine stop in the town of Albatera to check on why he was on the road during the country´s lockdown laws.

A nervous-looking driver in Spain´s Costa Blanca area was pulled up by the Guardia Civil, and was found to have thousands of euros on him Guardia Civil officers stopped the man´s car at a routine stop in the town of Albatera to check on why he was on the road during the country´s lockdown laws.

A breakthrough by a team of top British scientists means that, by June, people could be able to reliably test whether they have developed immunity to the virus - and then be allowed to return to work and socialise as normal. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The number of daily coronavirus deaths registered in Spain fell to 399 on Monday, according to the latest figures supplied by the Health Ministry. That is the lowest figure seen since March 22, when there were 394.

With this terrible global pandemic now hitting almost every country on earth I chatted with Terry Whitehead to discover how he has been coping Overnight the 285 new deaths in Germany - surpassed the previous record of 266 last Friday - Spain started to return to work on Monday as non-essential workers such as factory and construction personnel were allowed to resume their jobs after a two-week ban.

In Spain The Government has decided to prolong the state of alarm until April 26 , during which 47 million citizens must remain confined to their homes to stop the spread of the coronavirus. .The data says that the coronavirus is more contagious and more lethal than the flu , which is estimated to kill 0.13% or 0.16% of patients ...... In the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has gone into intensive care. Humiliated Nicola Sturgeon admitted that the resignation of Scotland's chief medical officer for flouting her own lockdown rules will damage the country's coronavirus response