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The spread of the coronavirus in Spain has been on a downward trend for five weeks, but a growing number of indicators suggest that this has now come to an end. If Friday was the first day the incidence rate rose in a month, Monday was the first day since November 2 that the number of coronavirus cases rose with respect to the previous Monday, which covers figures from Saturday and Sunday, as data is not released over the weekend. Although epidemiologists are cautious and do not like to establish trends until the figures are consolidated, the rise reported by the Spanish Health Ministry on Mo...

news Europe tightens Covid rules ahead of Christmas © Getty Images Usually busy shopping streets were left empty after a Dutch lockdown began on Tuesday A number of European countries have tightened coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas following a surge of infections in recent weeks. The Netherlands has entered a five-week lockdown, with non-essential shops, theatres and gyms all closing. Germany, meanwhile, will enter a hard lockdown from Wednesday after the number of infections hit record levels. France has lifted its lockdown, but widespread measures remain in place as the infect...

ARCHIVED - New Covid cases across Spain 20 per cent higher this weekend than last week Fears of third wave of Covid grow as the incidence rate across Spain rises by 2 per cent Anxiety over higher case numbers while Spain awaits its first vaccines Fears of a third wave of coronavirus infection in Spain were bolstered on Monday with the publication of data by the Ministry of Health, reporting 21,309 new confirmed cases of the virus over the weekend as well as 389 more fatalities across the country. The number of new patients represents an increase of 20.5 per cent over the previous Monday, and ...

EU regulator brings forward Covid vaccine ruling after German pressure Kate Connolly in Berlin © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Reuters The EU drug regulator has brought forward its ruling on the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine after Germany made it clear it wanted approval before Christmas. The Amsterdam-based European Medicines Agency’s announcement that it will meet on 21 December instead of 29 December to decide whether to authorise the shot followed a growing backlash from desperate EU countries, with the German health minister, Jens Spahn, saying that the agency...

For Spaniards living abroad, going home for Christmas has become more complicated and expensive than they thought it would be when they bought their plane tickets. Since Monday of this week, all travelers coming into Spain by sea or air must present a negative PCR test result, carried out no more than 72 hours before arrival. Some countries, such as France, reimburse the cost of the private test, but most of them do not. In Sweden, the price of a PCR test can be more than €200. Spanish embassies and consulates are receiving a growing number of queries from residents abroad seeking answer...