While Covid infections are rising across Europe, Spain has managed to keep cases and hospitalisations low so far this autumn. But there are already signs things may be changing.
Covid-19 infections are at their lowest levels since last autumn and almost 88 percent of the population over 12 has been vaccinated, so could Spain be on the verge of reaching herd immunity as health experts suggest?
The rising number of cases of Covid-19 in Europe is of "grave concern" and the region could see another half a million
deaths by early next year, the World Health Organization warned on Thursday.
Spain’s Health Ministry announced on Tuesday it intends to stop using the infection rate and other case number indicators to determine if the country’s epidemiological situation is improving or worsening.
The evolution of the fifth wave of the coronavirus in Spain and the increasing prevalence of the Delta variant means that once again infections and deaths are up in Spanish care homes, even though the vast majority of residents are vaccinated.
The German government has declared Spain and the Netherlands high incidence areas this Friday, meaning that most travellers will face new rules and restrictions when returning from both countries.
Spain's fortnightly infection rate has reached 600 cases per 100,000 people and hospitalisations have increased by 65 percent in a week, the country’s Health Ministry reported on Monday.
Infection rates are shooting up in Spain more than in any other EU country, but in the region of Catalonia the incidence of Covid-19 is the highest in the bloc. Why is Catalonia’s infection rate spiralling out of control?
The whole of Spain has been placed back on Germany's Covid 'risk' list, while Cyprus has been put on the high-incidence list. If Spain's skyrocketing infections continue, it could soon be reclassified once again - this time as a high-incidence area.
The World Health Organization on Thursday said Covid cases were on the rise again in Europe and called for better
monitoring of the movement of spectators attending Euro 2020 football matches.
