Slowdown in cancer diagnosis in Mallorca during pandemic
A Ministry of Health study revealed that 34% of cancer patients suffered from anxiety or depression during confinement and 40% of patients are lonely.
In sickness & in health in post-Brexit Europe
The EHIC card won’t be valid after December 31, 2020 and although talks are continuing, right now there's no other option on the table.
Flu jabs available for everyone in Mallorca
"The best advice we can give now is get vaccinated.."
Massive slump in Balearic tobacco sales
The decrease is partly due to the absence of millions of tourists who usually buy cartons of cigarettes to take home because they’re much cheaper in the Balearics.
Movember movement gathers pace in Mallorca
The Movember movement aims to raise awareness about prostate cancer, testicular cancer and male depression.
LIDL recall
Lidl says customers will be given a full refund, with or without a receipt and can return the products to any Lidl store.
Health
More groups advised to get flu jab this year
The Health Department is recommending that more groups be included in the flu campaign this year because of the coronavirus crisis.
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3 out of 4 Municipalites are free of Covid-19
Palma was the worst hit location in Majorca with 1,140 cases and 141 fatalities and there were 24 deaths elsewhere on the Island.
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Call for smoking ban over Covid-19 fears
SEE says smokers who are infected and asymptomatic can emit drops of water containing the virus, which puts the rest of the population at risk.
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Doctors overwhelmed with patient consultations
Balearic Doctors are doing hundreds of patient consultations by phone every day.
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Private Care for Tourists who contract Covid-19
Care will be provided even if people don’t have documents or insurance.
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No Covid-19 bonus for Doctors
The Balearic Islands are one of the few Autonomous Communities that has not agreed to Covid-19 compensate or a 2% pay rise.
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Will Doctors take strike action?
Medical Unions are demanding a pay rise and compensation for their hard work Covid-19 patients.
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Lowest number of Covid-19 infections
A total of 68,296 people in Spain participated in the Seroprevalence study.
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Health Department gets the biggest budget in history
The Health Department's approved budget will skyrocket to around 1,950 million euros, the highest in history.
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Most Basic Health Units reopen on Wednesday
Several Basic Health Units in Majorca will remain closed because demand is very low.
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Complaints about Local Health Centres closing
Mayors in Majorca are furious over Health Centre cutbacks and closures.
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Thousands waiting over 6 months for operations
The length of time patients are waiting for operations has doubled from 77.86 days last year to 4 months, on average.
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Comment
Thank You
“My sincere thanks to all the medical staff for keeping us safe this Christmas..”
Jason Moore24/12/2020 09:57