As Covid indicators fall, vaccination slows right down
The test rate is less than half of what it was a month ago; the number of Covid patients in ICU exactly a half.
Curve of the current virus wave "has been bent"
In general, cumulative incidence and hospitalisations are down.
Pharmacies to initiate Covid positive sick leave requests
A way of easing pressure on health service primary care.
Up to 4,000 daily Covid cases forecast for next week
A call for limiting mobility again - a curfew.
Health alerts but "no hospital pressure at the moment"
Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera at level one; Minorca level three.
Prosecutor's Office opposes Covid certificate for large events
The prosecutor believes the requirement would be disproportionate in terms of personal privacy.
Balearics health situation "not comparable" with regions with new restrictions
Valencia has applied a curfew to 32 municipalities.
January had second highest number of Covid deaths in the Balearics
It's a year since the first death from Covid; April last year had the most deaths.
Almost 80,000 people in the Balearics have received Covid leave benefit
Average leave time for infection is close to 20 days.
First day without care home new Covid cases since vaccination started
Nearly all residents and staff have been vaccinated twice.
Armengol thanks "thousands" for their efforts during the crisis
"Next year, when we return here and look back, we can say that together we beat coronavirus."
Testing in Mallorca
The amount of testing per day has come down.
Balearics bars and restaurants can only provide home delivery and takeaway.
Bars and restaurants can only provide home delivery and takeaway.
Balearics have second lowest coronavirus incidence in the country
There is an expectation that terraces will be allowed to reopen in early March.
Should the Balearics be given vaccine priority?
UK variant on the decline in Mallorca
The health minister wants a very slow relaxation of measures because of concerns about the variant.
Pilar Costa, Balearic government spokesperson
Pilar Costa, Balearic minister for the presidency.
De-escalation from restrictions will be slow in the whole of the Balearics
There will still be weeks of "very high" hospital pressure.
Javier Arranz, spokesperson for the Balearic infectious diseases committee
Javier Arranz, spokesperson for the Balearic infectious diseases committee
"Many days of pressure" yet to come in Balearic hospitals
The incidence rate is dropping, but there is still pressure on ICU in particular.
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