Palma cancels next year's Carnival parades
The Carnival parades would have been in mid-February.
President Francina Armengol of the Balearics
President Armengol highlighted aid for the self-employed.
Balearic government economic measures have been "appropriate"
President Armengol defended the economic response to the pandemic in parliament on Tuesday.
Pharmacy in Palma, Mallorca
Pharmacies will initially each receive twenty self-diagnosis tests.
Covid self-diagnosis tests available from Balearics pharmacies
Supplies limited for now, and a prescription will be needed.
Tens of thousands on the breadline in Mallorca
"The reality is this pandemic has brought a very hard social and economic crisis and it will be a very complicated winter..”
Fancy living in a hotel in Palma for 6 months?
"It's much more profitable for hotel chains that are looking for alternative business and it's cheaper for guests.."
Internet shopping figures for 2020
In the last decade online shopping has more than doubled in the Balearics which has caused a massive slump in sales in small and medium sized businesses.
Palma Mallorca protest against care home visits
Protesters gathered outside Palma town hall on Monday.
Relatives protest at Mallorca care home visits' regime
Relatives were highlighting the situation at two care homes in particular.
Spanish Government hints at drop in Tourist VAT
Tourist Business Associations have been demanding a super-reduced VAT rate for tourism for years.
Health personnel in Mallorca
The Balearic health service has intervened at a number of care homes.
Ten per cent of Balearics care home places are not taken
Varying reasons as to why there has been an increase in the number of available places.
Manacor lockdown puts traders out of business
Many bars and restaurants have been forced to shut down because customers are not allowed to eat or drink indoors and they don’t have a terrace.
Help for unemployed in Mallorca
The subsidy will be paid for a period of three months.
Mallorca confirms PCRs for domestic travellers
"The objective is to shield the Balearics from contagion from abroad and to be a safe destination for the 2021 tourist season.."
Massive PCR fines in Spain
Anyone arriving in Spain without a negative PCR test will be fined and forced to have a rapid test.
Selva under the spotlight
A teacher at the Es Roser Nursery in Selva has tested positive for coronavirus.
Spain has more Covid-19 than UK & Germany
PCR tests cost 90-140 euros depending on where they are performed.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Major security alert at Mallorca airport, surprise landing of flights from Morocco and Namibia
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
Mallorca gets more costly
"The introduction of PCR travel to Spain may not have the desired effect.."
Humphrey Carter17/11/2020 10:33