Social issues
Italy eases COVID-19 restrictions in 16 regions
Many regions (16 out of 20) in Italy lowered the COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, and most of the country has now become yellow areas, which means that the risk of infection is considered medium. In the country’s health risk classification, the regions including Lazio (Rome) and Lombardy (Milan) will change from orange to […]
Read MoreStorm Justine makes its way toward Spain
On Friday, January 29, the new Atlantic Deep Sea Storm Justine began to spread across Spain, but it is expected to be fully affected on the Andalusian coast on Saturday afternoon. After experiencing an unprecedented week of temperatures similar to spring, many areas have witnessed record high temperatures. Justine, the tenth strong […]
Read MoreSouth Africa Coronavirus Variant Detected in Spain
Spanish officials confirmed that Spain found a variant of the SouthAfrican coronavirus in Spain on Thursday, as the Ministry of Health reported a decrease in new infections. Galician health officials said they found the mutation in a man who recently went to work in South Africa. This variant has been found in at […]
Read MoreGreece: Stricter lockdown restrictions in Athens
The Greek authorities said they will impose stricter lockdown restrictions on the Greater Athens area after the decline in the infection rate in January this week reversed. Most retail stores will reopen on January 18 and will be closed in the capital on Saturday, leaving only the pick-up service. Officials from the […]
Read MoreItaly: Small town offers homes for only 1 euro
Biccari, located deep in the southeastern part of Puglia, is also selling dilapidated houses for 1 euro, but unlike other destinations, it also has bargains in readily available locations. The price of an empty turnkey home is as low as €7,500 ($9,000). Most are between 10,000 Euros and 13,000 Euros. The sale […]
Read MorePortugal: Hospitals near full COVID-19 capacity
Portugal said on Saturday that due to the surge in infections that prompted authorities to send some critically ill patients to the Portuguese archipelago, the intensive care unit (ICU) set up on its mainland for COVID-19 cases only had 7 empty beds. According to data from the Ministry of Health, of the 850 […]
Read MoreSpain: Government plans a four-day workweek to fight Covid-19
Spain’s socialist-led government plans to implement a four-day work week in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pilot plan is causing concern throughout Europe. According to the Independent newspaper, the plan was proposed by the left-wing political party MásPaís and supported by the country’s Ministry of Finance to provide financial assistance […]
Read MorePortugal to offer Covid-19 vaccine to people over 80
The coordinator of the plan, Francisco Ramos, announced on January 28 that all people over 80 years old in Portugal will be included in the first phase of the vaccination plan against Covid-19. Francisco Ramos believes that this is the “probably the most important” change to the country’s vaccination schedule, and this decision […]
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