Festive period relaxations will not apply to Boxing Day
Four days for increased gatherings and later curfew, and only four days.
Government criticised over QR Code plan
“The Government is getting used to carrying out a policy based on decrees and preventing projects from going through Parliament.."
The neverending question of domestic PCR tests
The Balearic Government is pushing for mandatory negative PCR tests for both national and international travellers arriving in the Balearic Islands.
Mallorca reservations soar as UK vaccine is approved
2020 has been the worst year ever for foreign tourism in the Balearic Islands thanks to inter-country travel restrictions and compulsory quarantines.
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People in Palma, Mallorca; Christmas 2020
The government's message is - be responsible.
Family gatherings of ten people at Christmas in the Balearics
Applies to four days over the holiday period.
Drones to be used during holidays in Mallorca
Administrations are adopting a zero-tolerance attitude with those who don’t comply with the regulations.
No QR Code, No Entry!
"A QR code can be downloaded from the internet and personal data entered, such as name, surname, ID, address and telephone number.."
So, what do you want?
"Here in Spain the vast majority are doing what they are told, why can’t some Britons?"
Police to monitor streets & shopping centres
24,646 people have contracted the virus since March and 3,563 people are still Covid-19 positive.
BREAKING NEWS: UK Covid Vaccine Approved
The vaccine offers 95% protection against coronavirus.
QR System being finalised for bars & restaurants in Mallorca
Ministers questioned how the system will work if customers don't have the necessary technology.
Mallorca’s brave traders
"The resorts may be closed but some souvenir stores are not giving up just yet.."
Be careful if you're leaving Mallorca for Christmas!
Photographs were published over the weekend showing large crowds of people in the streets of some Spanish cities.
The number of people in severe poverty has doubled because of Covid
Aid such as the minimum living income is not reaching enough people in poverty.
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Guardia Civil control, Mallorca
The curfew in Mallorca is currently from midnight.
Definitive Christmas Covid measures to be known in mid-December
The Balearic government will wait and see what the situation is in a fortnight's time.
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Guardia Civil in Mallorca
The Guardia Civil have reported the owner and those in the cafeteria.
- 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
Comment
Mallorca in the Covid cash
"The Balearic government does not appear to get what the EU Covid funds are for.."
Humphrey Carter03/12/2020 11:05