Care home Covid cases have quadrupled since the holidays
Absenteeism among care home workers has also shot up.
Huge increase in positive Covid cases in Balearic schools
A reflection of the situation "in the rest of Balearic society".
Pressure group calls for halt to cruise ships because of Covid
Follows 54 people having been taken off a ship in Palma on Thursday.
Covid testing
A third of people testing positive.
Armengol calls for continuing Covid caution
The president was responding to the Spanish government's proposal that Covid be treated as endemic.
90% of Mallorca Covid cases are Omicron
"Mild Covid will have to be managed like any cold."
Nurses wanting improved health protection measures
Over 600 health professionals have Covid at present.
Covid testing in Mallorca
More than 13,000 tests in a day.
Queue for Covid testing in Palma, Mallorca
Queue for testing in Palma.
A silent New Year: the week in Mallorca
The twelve grapes were late in being consumed; everyone needed a sick note; the army arrived and so did some positives.
People on a street in Palma, Mallorca
An explosion of Omicron cases in Mallorca.
Queuing for Covid tests
Queue for tests at Son Dureta
Real number of Covid positives likely to be double those reported
On the basis of almost 5,000 new cases a day, the reality is more like 10,000.
Distributors concerned about the number of workers off sick
A key issue is getting workers signed back on to work.
Covid testing point in Mallorca
Covid testing point at Son Dureta in Palma.
Sick leave due to Covid to be processed online
A new online facility will be operational next week.
Vaccination in the Balearics
A fall in the daily case numbers due to less testing.
Testing in Mallorca
The daily test rate is put at 37%.
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