News of the day 21 December 2020
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British Airways Planes.

International

UK Flight Ban Latest

The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Italy, Ireland, France and Sweden have already forbidden flights from the UK from landing.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Squatters take over Pere Garau house.

Latest headlines

Residents complain about squatters in Palma

Several people were evicted from the same building over the summer and in September.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Tourists arriving at Palma Airport.

Latest headlines

Balearic Hoteliers optimistic about next summer season

"There is a desire to travel, but first we have to reduce the levels of contagion at holiday destinations.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Passengers arriving at Palma Airport.

Latest headlines

Some travellers test positive on arrival in the Balearics

All domestic and international travellers must provide a negative PCR test to gain entry to the Balearic Islands.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Art i Covid Exhibition, Can Planes Museum, sa Pobla.

Latest headlines

Can Planes is thriving despite the pandemic

Can Planes Museum also offers workshops, presentations, conferences, school visits and scheduled excursions.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

‘La bondadosa crueldad: Leon Ferrari, 100 años’ Exhibition.

International

Reina Sofía Museum sued over exhibition

"This is recidivist behavior and goes against the very code of ethics of museums.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Thousands in isolation at Christmas.

Latest headlines

Thousands will spend Christmas in isolation in the Balearics

Of the 74,741 close contacts identified and analysed, 6,483 had symptoms, 68,266 were asymptomatic and 12,515 tested positive.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Palma, Mallorca.

Latest headlines

Mallorca Weather for Tuesday

It's a bit cloudy around in the north west of Mallorca today, but the rest of the Island should stay dry and sunny with highs of 20 degrees. To keep up with the weather all over the island via our webcams click here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Rail Services halted.

International

More countries ban flights from the UK

Canada, Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Chile are also restricting air traffic with the United Kingdom.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

President Francina Armengol of the Balearics

Coronavirus news

Government hires over 350 Covid information personnel

These workers will "help the population better understand what coronavirus is like".

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Alcudia, Mallorca

Coronavirus news

Coronavirus cases increase in 36 Mallorca municipalities

In Alcudia there has been a steep rise in the number of cases over the past week.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

A medical worker prepares a vaccine

International

More than 40% of Spaniards willing to get COVID-19 vaccine -survey

The survey was carried out on Dec. 1-9 among 3,800 people.

Reuters

Testing in Mallorca

Coronavirus news

Balearics coronavirus figures for Monday

Three percentage points down on Sunday, the test rate has gone up by the same percentage.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Microbiology laboratory at Son Espases Hospital, Mallorca

Coronavirus news

Analysis to ascertain if coronavirus variant is in Mallorca

The incidence of coronavirus in the Balearics has increased sharply in recent weeks.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Sant Antoni fiestas in Sa Pobla, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Sa Pobla calls off the Sant Antoni fiestas

Sant Antoni in Sa Pobla attracts people from all over Mallorca.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Comment

Christmas is off

As Armengol has said: Be Good this Christmas and we will all be able to celebrate Christmas together next year. Let us hope that she is right.

Jason Moore

Holiday / Lifestyle
Cant de la Sibil·la at Palma's Cathedral through IB3 TV in 2019

Lifestyle

What's On this week on Mallorca

Please continue to check for updates due to the lastest restrictions on the island. Complete list of Christmas events, concerts and church servicese.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Osteospermum

Lifestyle

Gardening in Mallorca just never ends

Our worst enemy here in the Mediterranean is the harsh gale force winds that blow up from time to time.

Dorothy Loeffler

Malabar Prawn curry

Lifestyle

Something Different this Christmas

A takeaway curry is going to be an extremely popular option this Christmas.

Marc Fosh

Sport / Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca's Cufre (R) gets his marching orders

Real Mallorca

Nightmare before Christmas as nine man Mallorca lose 2 - 3

Mallorca now have a 13-day break until La Liga SmartBank resumes.

Monro Bryce

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