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Research shows cannabis can prevent Covid from replicatingA study conducted on mice shows that CBD inhibits viral replication without side effects A breakthrough study published this week in the journal ‘Science Advances’ has examined the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) on human and mice cells and.. 21/01/2022

Omicron accounts for 70 per cent of EU Covid casesThe Omicron variant is now the dominant coronavirus strain in Spain The European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) has confirmed that the Omicron variant has by now been identified in every country of the European Union (EU) and the.. 21/01/2022

Slight decrease in hospitalisations: Spain Covid update January 21The cumulative incidence rate in Spain has dropped for the third day in a row After almost three months without let-up, the Covid cumulative incidence rate has dropped in Spain for the third consecutive day, and although the decreases are slight they.. 21/01/2022

Spain rules out booster vaccine for children under 18Health authorities in Spain will focus on encouraging the 3.1 million unvaccinated to get the jab Last week Spain announced that it would respond to a request by the Public Health Commission and begin offering booster Covid jabs to everyone over the.. 20/01/2022

These are the two communities in Spain which are easing Covid restrictionsWith the incidence rate declining, two regions in Spain have chosen to relax safety measures but five others will extend restrictions until the end of January The regional governments in La Rioja, Andalucía, Navarra, the Canary Islands.. 20/01/2022

Incidence drops for second consecutive day: Spain Covid update January 20The sixth wave continues to wreak havoc in Spain with almost 158,000 new cases and 160 deaths Spain has experienced the second drop in 48 hours in its cumulative incidence rate on Wednesday January 19 after 11 weeks of uninterrupted increases during.. 20/01/2022

European Medicines Agency warns against fourth Covid jab in general Spanish populationThe European regulator argues that injecting repeated boosters over short periods of time could reduce antibody levels As the Omicron variant continues to run rampant across Spain, despite 90.5% of the population having been double-jabbed, the European.. 19/01/2022

Spain Covid update January 19: incidence falls for first time since NovemberHospital pressure and fatalities continue to rise in Spain and are expected to worsen in the coming days On October 14, the accumulated incidence of coronavirus began to rise in Spain after weeks of falling figures and its exponential increase hasn.. 19/01/2022

Omicron or flu? How to tell the difference between symptomsHow to tell the difference between the early signs of the Omicron variant, the common cold and flu When faced with symptoms that resemble the flu amid the current coronavirus pandemic, it’s sometimes tricky to know whether these are actually.. 18/01/2022

Spain breaks another infection record: Covid update January 18Both infections and the incidence rate have reached new heights in Spain Since the sixth wave of the coronavirus pandemic began in Spain on October 14, around 3.1 million people have contracted Covid and according to the health authorities, more.. 18/01/2022

EU countries ramp up Covid requirements with mandatory jabs and passportsIn Austria, vaccinations will be mandatory for all adults while France has extended the use of the Covid passport Even though experts across the globe are predicting that the sixth wave of the pandemic should peak in the coming weeks, France and Austria.. 17/01/2022

Madrid supports adding Djokovic to the Mutua Open line-upThe mayor believes the tennis star’s presence would be a ‘big win’ for Madrid Spain has now weighed in on the seemingly endless Novak Djokovic saga with the mayor of Madrid saying it would be “a great claim” if the tennis.. 17/01/2022

Spain begins key week for predicting the end of the sixth waveLast week Spain experienced a consistent decrease in daily infections On the anniversary of the peak of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, health experts in Spain are hoping that the sixth wave will follow the same trend. Between January.. 17/01/2022

Only 6 per cent of adults in Spain are unvaccinatedThe Omicron variant has created a surge in vaccinations throughout Spain As Spain moves forward with the booster Covid jab for everyone over the age of 18 and the campaign for vaccinating younger children continues to gather steam, just 6.7% of the.. 17/01/2022

AntiCovid chewing gum to hit the market in Spain‘Chewing Mask’ gum will be available in supermarkets in the Canary Islands next month From February, a rather novel product will join the fight against coronavirus in Spain. The so-called ‘Chewing mask’ is the first gum.. 14/01/2022

Rapid Covid tests: Spain goes from most expensive to cheapest overnightThe government has set a price cap of 2.94 euros on over-the-counter antigen tests in Spain With Spain racking up an average of 100,000 coronavirus infections every day, the demand has never been higher for self-test antigen kits. Following a nationwide.. 14/01/2022

France reopens its borders to vaccinated BritsQuarantine has been scrapped but travellers will still need a Covid test to enter France Fully vaccinated travellers from the UK will be able to enter France once again from Friday January 14 without providing a “compelling” reason, French.. 14/01/2022

Spain advances booster jab to everyone over the age of 18Wait time between second and third doses has been reduced to five months in Spain The general directors of Public Health of the Ministry met on Thursday morning, January 13 and made a number of important decisions regarding the coronavirus pandemic.. 13/01/2022

Half of ICUs in Spain in very high-risk Covid categoryThe occupancy rate exceeds 25% in 26 provinces in Spain The explosion of infections that began before the Christmas holidays and has continued well into the New Year has begun heaping pressure on Spain’s hospitals, and although the Ministry&.. 13/01/2022

Spain sets price cap of 2.94 euros on pharmacy antigen testsThe lower price for Covid tests will come into effect in Spain on Saturday January 15 The Interministerial Drug Price Commission (CIMP) has unanimously agreed on Thursday January 13 that the maximum sale price of Covid self-diagnostic antigen tests.. 13/01/2022