Passengers in a bus in Palma, Mallorca
Passengers are being asked to keep quiet.
Public transport passengers asked to be silent
One of the government's Covid recommendations for public transport.
Balearics have third highest number of infections in Spain
Eight regions of Spain have a cumulative incidence higher than the state average.
Desperation drives Hospitality workers onto the streets of Palma
The Government has shut down the Hospitality Sector in Mallorca and Ibiza for at least 15 days from Wednesday, January 13.
Balearics amongst the slowest for Covid vaccinations
Spain receives a shipment of 360,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine every week.
Restrictions delay causes stress & confusion
“We are just asking for just a little bit of coherence so they don't create more problems than we already have.”
Balearic vaccination programme to speed up this week
The Government is aiming to immunise 70 percent of the population by June.
President Armengol of the Balearics during a videoconference
President Armengol held a videoconference with mayors on Sunday.
January fiesta activities to be prohibited
The fiesta "parties" are already banned, but the government will now go further.
People in a street in Palma, Mallorca
Infection is spreading much more rapidly.
Twenty days to add 10,000 new coronavirus cases in the Balearics
It took 213 days for the first ten thousand cases to be registered.
When all else fails, close the bars: the week in Mallorca
Social relaxation was to blame, a mountain municipality was in danger of collapse, and stability just kept on rising.
Es Gremi Music Centre in Palma takes drastic action
"The continuous changes of restrictions, more and more severe each time, are brutal and cause emotional and mental wear and tear.."
Shopping frenzy in Mallorca!
From Tuesday January 12, only departments dedicated to essential services, such as supermarkets will be open to the public.
No Palma lockdown; new measures to apply from Tuesday
Large stores with the exception of supermarkets will have to close.
Partial closure or total lockdown what's best for Palma?
The President of the Government, Francina Armengol says our social lives are to blame for the spiralling coronavirus infections in the Balearic Islands.
Health ministry accused of "abuse of power"
The nursing union says that Son Espases has cancelled holidays "until further notice".
City council backs Palma lockdown
The President of the Government Francina Armengol has confirmed that experts are now seriously considering the Ministry of Health’s recommendation.
Palma lockdown on the table
“Experts are studying and evaluating possible measures..”
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
- Mallorca needs to remember price is king
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Action This Day
“It is a time for action; bring in the army with their logistical expertise to distribute the vaccine..”
Jason Moore11/01/2021 10:24