MURCIA REGION

Murcia changes to phone notification of Covid vaccination appointments as region plays vaccination catch-up Faulty SMS messages help to relegate Murcia to the bottom of the vaccination rankings in Spain In the light of the problems encountered so far by the regional health service of Murcia in notifying and confirming Covid vaccination appointments for.. 16/04/2021

Murcia reports 82 more Covid positives as the number of active cases rises slightly: Covid update April 15 Another fatality takes the Covid death toll in Murcia to 1,582 The expected post-Easter rise in Covid incidence continues to be a minimal one in the Region of Murcia, at least for the time being, and the latest daily update published by the regional.. 16/04/2021

Bomb threat hoax at San Javier school after teacher accused of disrespecting Islam A student hoax is suspected but all threats of this kind must be taken seriously Classes were suspended for a couple of hours on Thursday morning at the Ruiz de Alda secondary school in San Javier after an email was sent in both Spanish and Arabic.. 15/04/2021

Mass vaccination of Mar Menor residents continues Next week the campaign will focus on those aged 70-74 for Pfizer vaccinations Although the Murcia region has received significantly less vaccines than had been scheduled for delivery this week due to a combination of the Janssen vaccine not being.. 15/04/2021

Remains of 10-metre-high tower built by Iberian tribes found in Santomera The tower was built at least 2300 years ago by tribes inhabiting pre-Roman Murcia A team of archaeologists investigating the mountains of the Sierra del Balumba in the municipality of Santomera have identified the remains of one of the largest known.. 15/04/2021

Chinese state-owned company presents Mazarrón solar power plant; its fourth plant in the Murcia region China Three Gorges continues to invest in the sunshine of the Costa Cálida The China Three Gorges Corporation, a Chinese state-owned company which was behind the construction of the largest hydroelectric power plant in the world (the Three.. 15/04/2021

Major restoration of the Embarcadero de Hornillo in �guilas set to begin this year The emblematic jetty is a monument to British engineering dating from 1903 Restoration of the Embarcadero del Hornillo, the iconic loading jetty which was built by British engineers in the first years of the 20th century to facilitate the export.. 15/04/2021

Murcia reports 58 more Covid positives but the number of active cases drops Two more fatalities take the Covid death toll in Murcia to 1,581 While Covid incidence rates continue their generalized upward trend in almost all of Spain as a fourth wave of infection threatens the country after the Easter holidays, in the Region.. 15/04/2021

Region of Murcia Covid restrictions April 14 to 20 Puerto Lumbreras is the only municipality confined during this period These restrictions take effect from midnight on Tuesday April 13 and remain in place until midnight on Tuesday April 20. This week the main changes to the restrictions are.. 14/04/2021

Last year Murcia exported 112,000 tons of peppers 155 million euros worth of peppers were sold abroad, mainly to Germany, France, the UK and Italy Among the many fruit and vegetable crops grown in the Region of Murcia one of those experiencing the most growth in export sales is peppers.. 14/04/2021

1,200 jobs to be created by new Amazon logistics plant in Corvera The plant will open alongside the airport in Corvera this autumn Online retail is one of the few sectors of the global economy which can be said to have benefited from the coronavirus pandemic over the last 15 months or so, and in the Region of Murcia.. 14/04/2021

Murcia reports 116 more Covid cases but no further fatalities: Update April 13 The increase in infection rates in Murcia remains a very gradual one Coronavirus incidence rates continue their generalized upward trend in almost all of Spain as a fourth wave of infection threatens the country after the Easter holidays, although.. 14/04/2021

Fire guts an abandoned building in Cieza which has been home to itinerant fruit pickers No casualties reported as the former meat factory was unoccupied at the time Firefighters were called out on Monday evening to an old meat processing plant in Cieza which has more recently been occupied by homeless people and foreign agricultural.. 14/04/2021

Traffic remains almost non-existent at Corvera airport: passenger numbers down by 97.4 per cent in March Traffic at the Region of Murcia International Airport was just 2.6 per cent of the level reported in March 2019 The almost total cancellation of international travel in Europe during the winter continued to have a devastating effect on the Region.. 13/04/2021

Murcia vaccination campaign continues with 75-79 and 65-69 age groups The Murcia health service anticipates 60,000 more jabs this week despite AstraZeneca supply problems Image: Vaccination in Mazarrón on Tuesday Despite the uncertainties caused by continuing difficulties in the supply of the AstraZeneca.. 13/04/2021

Over 1,100 fines for failing to obey pandemic restrictions in the municipality of Murcia this weekend 100 more offences in Cartagena as people continue to break curfew and fail to wear facemasks The Policía Local in the city of Murcia report that they issued 1,134 fines to members of the public for failing to obey pandemic restrictions over.. 13/04/2021

Series of earthquakes in the north-west of the Murcia region The tremors are mainly in Moratalla and Caravaca de la Cruz, although there was a single tremor in Calasparra In the last 24 hour period a series of minor tremors have been registered in the Region of Murcia by the National Geographic Institute.. 12/04/2021

Puerto Lumbreras is the only municipality confined this week Torre Pacheco has been released from confinement and measures in bars have been relaxed The regional covid monitoring committee met on Monday (April 12) as normal to evaluate the situation in the Region of Murcia and decide the level of restrictions.. 12/04/2021

Regional government spending 1.1 million euros on Mar Menor jellyfish nets The nets will protect 43 kilometres of beaches within the Mar Menor The regional government of Murcia has announced that the annual programme to net the principal beaches within the Mar Menor will go ahead as normal this summer, and will spend.. 12/04/2021

Number of Covid cases in Murcia region remains one of lowest in the country There has been little change in the Covid situation during the last week The Covid situation in the Murcia region has changed little during the last week and on Saturday (figures published on Sunday) only 47 cases were diagnosed. The overall total.. 12/04/2021