Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Spain to require negative PCR at French land border

Anyone crossing the land border from France into Spain will have to present a negative PCR taken in the last 72 hours, the Spanish government's official bulletin said on Saturday.

Vaccination

Doctors urge Spain to use AstraZeneca vaccine more widely

Chafing under Spain's sluggish vaccination rollout, regional health authorities and doctors are urging the central government in Madrid to widen the categories of people who can receive the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Spain suffers second-wost month for virus deaths

Spain suffered its second-worst month for coronavirus deaths in February with 10,528 fatalities, the worst figure since April last year, government figures showed on Monday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Spain tops three million virus cases

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Spain, one of Europe's hardest-hit nations, has topped three million since the start of the pandemic, the health ministry said Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Spain detects first case of Brazil coronavirus variant

Madrid authorities on Friday confirmed the first case in the region of the Brazilian variant of coronavirus, which is feared to be particularly infectious, in the region.

Vaccination

Spain limits AstraZeneca jab to the under-55s

Spain said on Friday it would limit use of the AstraZeneca vaccine to people under 55, becoming the latest European nation to impose an age restriction on the Anglo-Swedish jab.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Spain virus death toll surges past 60,000: govt

Spain's coronavirus death toll surged passed the 60,000 mark on Wednesday as another 565 people died in the previous 24 hours, health ministry figures showed.

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