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COVID-19

20 October 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Barcelona's Sergino Dest (L) and Dynamo's Vitaliy Mykolenko battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group E soccer match between FC Barcelona and FC Dynamo Kyiv at the Camp Nou Stadium. Photo: David Ramirez/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Sports

PANDEMIC

Barca coronavirus cases reach 10 for week as three more test positive

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/30/21

Sergino Dest, Philippe Coutinho and Ez Abde are the latest to go into quarantine, with Barca's numbers dwindling ahead of Sunday's trip to Real Mallorca

29 December 2021, Italy, Rome: People wearing face masks walk in the center of Rome on piazza di Spagna. New restrictions to counter the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) require the use of a protective mask even outdoors. Photo: Fabio Frustaci/ANSA via ZUMA Press/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Italy to tighten restrictions for unvaccinated, relax isolation rules

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/30/21

From January 10, unvaccinated people will be excluded from hotels, congress centres, local and long-distance public transport, ski lifts and festivals

21 December 2021, Spain, Sevilla: Barcelona's Gavi (L) and Sevilla's Diego Carlos battle for the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Sevilla and Barcelona at Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. Photo: Jose Luis Contreras/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

PANDEMIC

Barca trio Dembele, Gavi and Umtiti test positive for Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/30/21

The Blaugrana sit in seventh place in LaLiga, 18 points behind leaders Real Madrid

07 December 2021, Spain, Madrid: Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior (R) and Inter Milan's Nicolo Barella battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group D soccer match between Real Madrid and Inter Milan at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Photo: Apo Caballero/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

PANDEMIC

Four Real Madrid players test positive for coronavirus

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/30/21

Madrid issued a short statement on Wednesday confirming Courtois, Camavinga, Valverde and Vinicius were the latest players to test positive

28 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Passers-by walk through the shopping street Portal del Angel under Christmas decorations. Photo: Jordi Boixareu/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain cuts quarantine duration for Covid positive cases to 7 days

The Nomad Today 12/29/21

The measure comes after the United States reduced the quarantine to five days, and with omicron infections on the rise throughout Spain

29 November 2021, Czech Republic, Trutnov: An employee of the microbiological laboratory of the Trutnov Hospital evaluates tests for COVID-19. The first case of the coronavirus variant Omicron in the Czech Republic has been confirmed after further laboratory tests. Photo: Taneèek David/CTK/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

France registers 208,000 new coronavirus cases in one day

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/29/21

Two people in France test positive for the virus every second

23 December 2021, Spain, Madrid: Travelers line up at the Iberia check-in counter at Madrid's Adolfo Suarez airport. Photo: Gustavo Valiente/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain tightens entry requirements for travelers from high-risk areas

The Nomad Today 12/29/21

The decision of the Ministry of Health imposes mandatory negative tests for Covid-19 on travelers from certain countries and reduces the validity of vaccination passports to 9 months

27 December 2021, Spain, Palma: A nurse cares for a patient in the intensive care unit of the main hospital Son Espases for coronavirus patients. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain mobilizes 1,000 soldiers to inject vaccines as omicron spreads

The Nomad Today 12/29/21

The number infections and the 14-day incidence rate reported by the health authorities broke a new record on Tuesday

FILED - 22 March 2018, Duesseldorf: Spanish player Jordi Alba attends a press conference ahead of Friday's international soccer friendly match between Spain and Germany, at the Paul-Janes-Stadion in Duesseldorf. Barcelona announced today, Tuesday, that defender Jordi Alba has tested positive for the Coronavirus. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa,

Sports

LA LIGA

Barcelona's Alba tests positive for Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/21

The club has reported the case to the relevant authorities

27 December 2021, Spain, Palma: A nurse cares for a patient in the intensive care unit of the main hospital Son Espases for coronavirus patients. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain's Covid incidence exceeds 1,000 and breaks all-time record

The Nomad Today 12/28/21

Since the pandemic began, the Ministry of Health has reported 5,932,626 million cases and 89,139 deaths

17 November 2021, Spain, Barcelona: FC Barcelona's new Brazilian player Dani Alves (R) poses with FC Barcelona's president Joan Laporta (L) during his presentation at Camp Nou Stadium. Photo: Thiago Prudencio/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

LA LIGA

Barca's Alves and Lenglet test positive for Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/21

Both players will undertake a period of self-isolation at home, the club confirmed in a statement

25 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Protesters take part in a protest against the vaccination and the Covid passport in the centre of Barcelona on Christmas day. Photo: Paco Freire/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain's parliamentary speaker tests positive as Covid-19 rate soars

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/27/21

Spain's seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants is currently 563

30 April 2021, Belgium, Antwerp: Vials of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine are lined up in the Middelheim Hospital ZNA. Photo: Dirk Waem/BELGA/dpa

World

PANDEMIC

New record as France reports highest ever number of new Covid cases

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/26/21

The seven-day incidence nationwide was last at just under 647 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants

A passenger plane takes off from the airport in Frankfurt am Main. Photo: Julia Cebella/dpa.

Economy & Business

CANCELLATIONS

Thousands of flights axed worldwide at Christmas due to Omicron

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/25/21

US media reported that airlines had been hit by a shortage of healthy staff amid a spike in Covid-19 infections

24 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Police officers fine a person after checking his papers and reasons to be outside during curfew time that was imposed as part of coronavirus measures. Photo: Kike Rincón/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Court approves Catalan night curfew as case numbers rise

The Nomad Today 12/24/21

Family gatherings at Christmas are limited to a maximum of 10 people, unless they live under the same roof

A view of Valletta, the capital of Malta. Photo: Pixabay.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Malta adds Covid restrictions as cases hit record highs

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/23/21

Record numbers of cases have been detected in Malta this week

24 October 2020, Schleswig-Holstein, Flensburg: Vehicles drive past the borders near Flensburg from Germany into Denmark. As of Saturday entry from Germany has been subjected to restrictions after Denmark declared Germany as a risk country amid the rising numbers of coronavirus infections. Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Compulsory tests to enter Denmark and Sweden from late December

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/23/21

Sweden currently has one of the lowest incidence rates in the EU, but a quicker spread due to Omicron is expected

The Finnish Prime Minister, Sanna Marin. Photo: Janina Orjasniemi/Vnk/Finnish government.

Coronavirus

OMICRON VARIANT

New coronavirus measures in Finland, restrictions over New Year's Eve

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/22/21

As of Christmas, pubs will have to close at 10 pm, and as of December 28 at 6 pm in the case of pubs and at 8 pm in the case of restaurants

FILED - A Corona warning sign "We Need You" hangs at Humberto Delgado International Airport. In Portugal, the emergency status with new restrictions and test rules has been in effect again since Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 due to increasing corona numbers. Photo: Pedro Fiuza / ZUMA Press Wire / dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Portugal again imposes Covid-19 restrictions on public life

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/22/21

The seven-day incidence of coronavirus infection in Portugal has risen to over 300

20 December 2021, Spain, Malaga: A woman shows her Corona certificate to a waiter at a bar in Malaga. Starting on Monday, only customers who are vaccinated, recovered or have a negative test result will be allowed into bars, restaurants, and hotels in Andalusia. Photo: Álex Zea/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Spain marks record daily Covid-19 cases of almost 50,000

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/22/21

The new Omicron variant already accounts for 80 per cent of all new infections in Madrid