People with symptoms can now order a test online through Bitcita
It is no longer necessary to call Infocovid to arrange a test.
Letters to the Editor
A reader's views on the rate of Covid in Spain and Mallorca.
Five people test positive for Covid just days after having the two vaccine jabs
Balearic ministry of health launches invesigations.
770 positive cases in a single day in the Balearics
"538 people have now died in the Balearics because of Covid-19"
Balearic health service looking to use private clinics as cases continue to rise
"707 new cases reported in the last 24 hours across the Balearics...."
Staying on Covid-19 alert - plus, let's keep it local!
This week our columnist Frank Leavers tells us what his thoughts are on Covid-19 and all its works.
"PCR test is more expensive than a flight to Mallorca"
"Tourist industry says that tourist tax cash should be used...."
Spain to make coronavirus vaccination optional, sources say
"Spain will begin a coronavirus vaccination programme in January"
Lockdown to be lifted in Manacor on Tuesday
The perimeter lockdown has been in effect since late October.
“We are trying to make the Brexit transition as easy as possible for British citizens ...”
Interview with Aina Calvo, the Spanish government's delegate in the Balearics.
Tourism
IAG's Walsh says Britain is throttling a travel recovery
Airlines have been brought to their knees by the coronavirus pandemic and are making tens of thousands of job cuts to try to survive.
The Blog
Different Rules For Different Villages?
It seems impossible to conceive of a situation whereby, for example, Deya (with zero infections) would have different rules to its neighbour Soller (with ten).
Police
Five more arrests for disobeying lockdown regulations
Arrests are almost invariably for repeatedly breaching the regulations.
Coronavirus
Seventy per cent of new coronavirus cases are at care homes
In all, there have been 417 coronavirus cases in care homes.
Comment
The obsession with “the data”
How often have we heard politicians say that they will be guided by science, by scientists and by data?
Andrew Ede13/04/2021 09:42