La Linea appeals for ‘voluntary lockdown’ as virus number surge 7th January 2021
By Maria Jesus Corrales The number of people with Covid-19 in La Linea rose overnight by 202 according to data published yesterday, pushing the number of active cases in the city to over 1,000 for the first time. The rise means the infection rate in La Linea is now 1,247.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, prompting mayor.
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Junta shuts down non-essential activities in La Línea to stem virus spread 8th January 2021
by Maria Jesus Corrales The Junta de Andalucía announced yesterday that restrictions on all non-essential activities would be imposed and that measures restricting movement would be made stricter as from Monday in response to the accelerated rates of Covid-19 infection in La Linea. These measures include maintaining the perimetral closure of the municipality’s borders, the.
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Covid-19 vaccine programme rolls out in the Campo
Francisca, the first person to receive a jab in La Linea 30th December 2020
by Maria Jesus Corrales The Covid-19 vaccine campaign rolled out in the Campo yesterday, with 97% of care home Asansull’s service users and professionals becoming among the first in the area to be administered the vaccine. Health workers at the Algeciras-based Punta Europa Hospital have also started receiving the vaccine. Asansull has been earmarked a.
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Gib residents allowed across border despite tighter restrictions in Spain
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by Brian Reyes and Maria Jesus Corrales
Residents of Gibraltar will be able to continue crossing into Spain despite tighter restrictions introduced by the Spanish Government in response to the new strain of Covid-19 detected in the UK.
Under measures approved today by the Council of Ministers, only Spanish and Adorran nationals and people legally resident in Spain or Andorra will be able to disembark from flights or ships arriving from the UK.
But at Spain’s border with Gibraltar, the exemptions will include people who are legally resident on the Rock.