MURCIA NEWS

Pharmacies will notify Murcian Health Service of any positive cases detected using antigen testsPharmacies in the region are now selling over the counter antigen tests Pharmacies across the Region will notify the Murcian Health Service (SMS) of any positive cases of coronavirus detected through the antigen tests they carry out within pharmacies.. 30/07/2021

Cartagena bans solar power plants in a large area on Earth Overshoot Day No industrial solar power generation permitted between Canteras and Isla Plana despite the need for ecological transition Throughout Spain authorities are finding it hard to balance the need for more ecologically sustainable sources of energy to.. 30/07/2021

Court ratifies curfew for non-cohabitants from 2 to 6am in Murcia regionThe measure will remain in place until August 27 One of the principal reasons behind the current surge in new Covid cases is the amount of socialising between younger members of the population which has pushed the accumulated incidence rate in.. 30/07/2021

Vehicle driven by 79-year-old man overturns on La Azohia-Cartagena roadThe driver was trapped inside his vehicle A 79-year-old man was rescued by firefighters and taken to hospital after being injured when the vehicle in which he was travelling left the road and overturned, at kilometer 12 of the RM-E22 highway (Cartagena.. 30/07/2021

Torre Pacheco campaign vaccinates nearly three thousand in the 20 to 29 age groupSome 2,706 people in the younger age range received their first dose of Pfizer in Torre Pacheco On Wednesday, July 28, some 2,706 people aged between 20 and 29 in the municipality of Torre Pacheco received their first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19.. 29/07/2021

Murcia Covid Update July 29: Number of infections reach new peak The Region of Murcia has registered 651 new cases of Covid in the past 24 hours The Region of Murcia continues its Covid escalation during the fifth wave of the pandemic, with 651 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, a number that hasn&rsquo.. 29/07/2021

Frustration from Los Alcazares police over disgusting litter on the beachesThe couldn´t care less attitude of holidaymakers is offensive and frustrating Some of us are happy to give up our own spare time to go down to the region’s beaches and clear up plastic waste to try and prevent the destruction of our.. 29/07/2021

Griffon vultures begin to breed again the Sierra EspuñaAfter sixty years, four mating pairs of the scavenger birds have been spotted in the Sierra Espuña natural park   In 1992, the griffon vulture virtually disappeared from the Sierra Espuña, a 25,000-hectare park spanning the boundaries.. 29/07/2021

One man treated for smoke inhalation during fire in Camposol B Sector restaurantThe 35- year-old was treated in-situ by the 061 Mobile Emergencies Unit attending the callout on Camposol urbanizatioin in Mazarrón Emergency health services have treated a 35-year-old man affected by smoke during a fire in a bar restaurant.. 29/07/2021

Aguilas calls on unvaccinated people to get their jabs as soon as possibleThe municipality urges citizens to get vaccinated and has cancelled some social events and activities in a bid to get the Covid cases in Águilas under control   Following a rise in Covid cases in the municipality, Health authorities.. 29/07/2021

Covid outbreaks in Murcia care homes: all staff returning from leave will be PCR testedFollowing outbreaks in both Lorca and Cartagena, further measures will be employed to safeguard the elderly residents In an attempt to slow the resurgence of infections in the elderly, the Ministries of Social Policy and Health in the Region of.. 29/07/2021

Murcia reports lowest unemployment rate for 13 years The jobless total in Murcia is reported to have fallen by 18 per cent in just three months The Active Population Survey for the second quarter of 2021, which was published on Thursday morning by the Spanish government’s central statistics unit.. 29/07/2021

Cartagena Police rescue a 21 month old child trapped in a carThe mother of the little girl in the municipality of Cartagena had locked her keys inside the vehicle Early on Wednesday morning, July 28, the Local Police of Cartagena rescued a 21-month-old little girl who had been locked inside the family car.. 29/07/2021

Works begins on the AVE rail line in Alhama de Murcia with inevitable disruptionThe overall project in the Region of Murcia will take up to three years to complete Image of the location of the planned work The hotly debated works on the AVE commuter network in Murcia have begun this week with the demolition of old buildings.. 29/07/2021

Costas updates Mar Menor Protection Plan removing reference to clearance of silt deposits This effectively means that the residents of Los Urrutias and Los Nietos must wait until next year for any sort of actions from the administrations. This summer in Los Urrutias and Los Nietos, two of the towns on the inland shore of the Mar Menor.. 29/07/2021

Woman rescued from car on AP-7 in Pilar de la HoradadaThe accident took place near the border between Valencia and Murcia   A female driver was rescued from her car on the AP-7 near Pilar de la Horadada, close to the border between the Region of Murcia and the Valencia region, on Wednesday afternoon.. 28/07/2021

Red flag on Mazarron Playa Puerto beach following waste water overflowMazarrón was hit by a heavy hailstorm on Monday overwhelming the waste water system Mazarrón has suffered from waste water problems for years due to poor town planning by a former council which failed to take into account the peculiar.. 28/07/2021

Experimental hop growing project in north-west Murcia looking positiveThe aim of the brewery is to only use locally-grown produce to make Murcia’s regional beer The Estrella de Levante brewery in Espinardo, in the northwest of the city of Murcia, has been engaged in an experimental project since 2018, the idea.. 28/07/2021

Curfew for non cohabitants delayed in Murcia until the weekendThe regional government of Murcia must wait for the ratification of the Supreme Court as it is a measure that affects fundamental rights The measure restricting meetings between non-cohabitating people between the hours of 2am and 6am which was.. 28/07/2021

Murcia Covid Update July 28: Two Covid deaths in the Region as infections soarThe number of new infections in the Region of Murcia continues its steady climb and two more people have lost their lives The image shows the current rise in Covid cases The impact of the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic has sadly started.. 28/07/2021