News of the day 6 April 2021
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Coronavirus vaccination, Mallorca.

Coronavirus news

Covid vaccinations on the up in the Balearic Islands

Easter's effect on the epidemiological situation in the Balearic Islands won’t be known until 10 days after the school holidays end on Sunday.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Private Clinic, Playa de Palma, Mallorca.

Coronavirus news

Private Clinics run off their feet doing PCR & Antigen tests

At Easter, 13% of the island's hotels were open, which is roughly 100 establishments.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Via de Cintura traffic sign, Palma.

Latest headlines

No more complaints about Via de Cintura speed limit

“Nobody is working, there are no coaches, no VTCs and barely any rental cars are running, so we have to wait and see what happens when normal activity resumes.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Travel industry fears.

Majorca tourism

easyJet boss says travel to Mallorca without restrictions by July

"Britain's airlines and travel industry were left disappointed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's warning..."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Vial labelled "AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine"

Coronavirus news

Spain's COVID rate jumps, vaccine deliveries speed up

"What is clearly decreasing is the number of deaths, which has a lot to do with the immunisation of the elderly and the most vulnerable."

Reuters

The tourist section affected by the restrictions

International

Number of jobless falls in Spain for first time since September

Nearly 750,000 people are being supported by the government's ERTE furlough scheme.

Reuters

Fishing lobster in Mallorca

Latest headlines

Lobster season is underway in Mallorca

3 years ago trawlers worked an average of 220 days a year; in 2020 that was reduced to 200 days and this year it will be limited to 182-183.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Arrival of flights from Germany at Palma airport

Majorca tourism

Foreign tourism to Spain slumps 93.6% in February amid COVID curbs

Germans, who have started going back to Mallorca, took second spot.

Reuters

Guide Fernando Terrasa on a group excursion to el Valle de Orient & Alaro Castle.

Latest headlines

Magical Mountains in Mallorca

"The greatest satisfaction for me is seeing how much people enjoy the experience..”

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Capdepera town hall (Mallorca) press conference

Latest headlines

Capdepera town hall breaks off relations with the Guardia Civil

The town hall is angry at the way in which the incident in Cala Ratjada on Friday has been handled.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

People wait in queue before receiving their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Madrid

Coronavirus news

Spain's PM Sanchez expects 25 million Spaniards vaccinated by late July

The government's aim is not to extend a state of emergency, which expires on May 9...

Reuters

German journalist Sascha Winkel on ‘Menschen, Momente, Geschichten’ in Germany.

International

Police closing in on Doctor who allegedly issued false PCR certificates

“If the facts are confirmed and if the doctor, whose identity we don’t know, is registered, an information file will be opened to disqualify him.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

British Airways logos are seen on tail fins at Heathrow Airport in west London

Majorca tourism

UK airlines expect May 17 travel restart despite government caution

The government has advised Britons not to book foreign holidays.

Reuters

Formentor Lighthouse, Mallorca.

Latest headlines

Mallorca Weather Forecast for Wednesday

It's noticeably cooler in Mallorca today and it's very windy in some places. Check the forecast for the next few days. Looks like we will need the umbrella this weekend! To find out what the weather's like in other parts of Mallorca, click here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Balearic employment minister, Iago Negueruela, presents March unemployment figures

Latest headlines

Balearics have reached the unemployment "ceiling"

March unemployment in the Balearics was down compared to February.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Covid-tested passengers arrive from the US to Milan

Majorca tourism

UK PM Johnson says want to make travel testing regime easy as possible

"I do want to see international travel start up again..."

Reuters

Easter restrictions on Mallorca

Coronavirus news

The state of alarm to end; Balearics ponders lifting restrictions

"The Balearic Islands will study what decisions it can take without a state of alarm to control and ensure restrictive measures and a slow de-escalation.”

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

People in Playa de Palma, Mallorca

Coronavirus news

Incidence rates drop; active cases rise in only ten municipalities in a week

The Mallorca seven-day cumulative incidence is down almost three points to 23.99.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Easter tourists in Palma.

Coronavirus news

Balearics have 2nd lowest rate of infection in Spain after Easter

“The special measures approved for Easter will expire this Sunday and the rest will be reviewed by the Governing Council on Friday.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment
Airport exit document control

Comment

What can go wrong will go wrong

"We have all become used, rather too used I would suggest, to Covid-recovery forecasts."

Andrew Ede

Comment

King of the road!

“Public transport is excellent but the car is still King of the road...”

Jason Moore

Comment

Playing catch-up

"he perhaps underestimated how much catching-up needs to be done"

Andrew Ede

Holiday / Lifestyle
Museum of the Sea

Lifestyle

Here comes the season

Easter is all over now and the visitors begin to return to whence they came.

Shirley Roberts

Pollentia, so much to discover

Lifestyle

Vandals, Visigoths and Vikings: Mallorca’s uncertain history

As history goes in Mallorca, there is hardly anything, prior to the conquest of Jaume I in 1229, to which specific dates can be attached.

Andrew Ede

Sport / Real Mallorca
Sport / Other Sports
Anna is the tutor from Loughborough College who lives in Colonia Sant Jordi and delivers a BTEC in sport

Other Sports

A Sports Education with Anna Kemp

In the build up to the London Olympics Anna was the performance analyst to the British teams in short track speed skating and canoe slalom.

James Parrack

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