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COVID-19 VIRUS HOTLINE: Information hotline for those who suspect they may have the coronavirus. Anyone experiencing symptoms should stay at home and dial 900 400 061 or 955 545 060 – and only call 112 in an emergency.

For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

Another good, reliable source for updated Covid news, announcements and statistics are both your local
Ayuntamiento & the Junta de Andalucia’s FB and Twitter pages. @AndaluciaJunta https://twitter.com/AndaluciaJunta https://www.facebook.com/AndaluciaJunta/

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Saturday, May 1st is a National Holiday in Spain, Labor Day

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 2nd

The Stolen Gnomes (lite): Sat 8MAY 7pm
Restaurant Kukko
Jim, Mick and Gary will be playing a lively mix of Celtic, Blues, and International Popular songs.
Jim acoustic/guitar vocals, Mick mandolin/electric guitar, Gary bass/ flute/acoustic guitar/vocals. 100 % live.
€5 entry, booking advisable. 646111203
Avda de Los Boliches 4 29640 Fuengirola

Cookery Workshops at Casa Montes Negros:
Casa Montes Negros is looking forward to welcoming you back to the farm as we reopen our doors for our spring cookery workshops.
Casa Montes Negros Cookery Workshops
-Wednesday 12th May
Moroccan Cookery Workshop
With guest chef Tracey Webb we will be taking a culinary tour of Morocco through the delicious recipes we will prepare including tagine. A hands on experience which includes all the ingredients, a folder with all your recipes, and tea break and lunch in beautiful surroundings where you taste all your hard work! Starts at 10.30 and finishes at 15.30.
-Saturday 29th May
Spanish Tapas Cookery Workshop
Explore a exciting range of tapas dishes from all over Spain through a practical workshop on Casa Montes Negros organic farm. Starts at 10.30 and finishes at 15.30. Includes a folder with all your recipes and tea break and lunch in beautiful surroundings where you get to taste all your hard work! Price 35 euros
Send us an email at casamontesnegros AT gmail DOT com (no spaces) or ring us on 0034 655987105 to book your place. Please include your name, mobile number and tell us about any dietary requirements you may have at the time of booking.
The meeting place for the Cookery Workshops is El Cruce restaurant carpark in Trapiche at 10.00am. http://tiny.cc/6advdz From there you will be guided up to the farm. If you prefer not to drive, we offer the option of being taken up to the farm and back to the meeting point for 5 euros per person.
We also accept private bookings for Cookery Workshops and Residential Cookery weekends.
Minimum 4 people for 1 day cookery workshops, contact us for prices. You can also book a workshop in your own place of choice. If you would like a taxi service to pick your group up and return them, contact us for a quote.
Rachael Saunders, FB page
www.casamontesnegros.com
https://casamontesnegros.wordpress.com

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Greek House- Greek Casita Restaurant in Torrox Costa!
Located on the sea promenade, between the Safari bar and Picadero restaurants, BLQ 80 bajo. We offer you a little piece of Greece with our Greek home made specialities. New Hours: Wednesday thru Sunday 6pm till close. Closed Monday & Tuesday. Lunch available by reservation only. For reservations call telephone number 642585049. You can choose meat specialties (Gyros, Souvlaki, Bifteki, Sutsukaki, Mussaka), cheese (Feta Psiti, Feta Saganaki, Hallumi), vegetables (Greek salad, Hummus, Eggplant cream, Mezze, Tzatziki) or sea fruits ( prawns or octopus), all of this accompanied with our special Greek pita bread. We offer a lovely meal time in a quiet end exquisite atmosphere, accompanied with the best Greek music. See you soon! https://la-casita-griega.business.site/

Malagalingo: We want to help you to speak Spanish while you enjoy being at home
Online or Onsite
From absolute Beginner to Advance
You can meet new people and speak Spanish in a very relaxed way
We offer group and one to one lessons.
Message us and we will give you more information about all our options, don’t let boredom come to your house!
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Web: https://malagalingo.com
Email: malagalingo@gmail.com
Tel./Whats: + (34) 650 479 493

Casa Magel B&B: The borders are opening
Freedom is coming.
Casa Magel is open for business and is again offering their very popular special stays.
-2 nights B&B, with 1 night 3 course evening meal including wine at a cost of 130€ for 2 staying in an en- suite bedroom.
-3 nights B&B with 1 night 3 course evening meal including wine, plus tapas and drinks, in a local bar or in house, at a cost of 175€ for 2 staying in an en-suite room.
-Extra nights 50€ per night
-As an extra this year we are offering the chance for guests on the 3 night stay to either paint a ceramic tile or paint a t-shirt. We supply the paints and tiles with instruction or bring a t-shirt and we will show how to paint a personal memento (great for covering a stubborn stain!!). The extra cost will be 25€ for each person. Check out www.mehoward31.wixsite.com/art-el-valle
Our breaks are great for presents or to celebrate a special occasion.
Come to Casa Magel, enjoy comfortable well decorated rooms, wonderful mountain views, good food, and friendly hosts.
We have an outside fully equipped Andalucian kitchen exclusively for guests use, with meals & drinks to purchase or bring your own.
Casa Magel is the right place to come to relax and enjoy the freedom of our lovely countryside, lots of wonderful walks and close to the Camino Del Rey in El Chorro. Or spend a day sightseeing in the beautiful town of Antequera which has the most churches in Spain, 27 in all.
So much to appreciate after being cooped up for so long. We have lots of room for safe distancing, all hygiene measures are taken.
Check out our website www.casamagel.com
Tel: 722879503

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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MOONETTE – Organic Skincare for Mature Skin
We are a Torrox-based company specialising in the creation of formulae which help prevent premature skin ageing.
We are committed to making effective products at affordable prices
As our skin is the first layer of our defence against microbial infections, ultraviolet radiation and environmental contamination it plays a vital role in our health. As we grow older, however, our skin becomes thinner, wrinkled, and more sensitive; hence it requires the use of treatments containing specific ingredients to the care of treating mature skin.
Recognising this need we have created a range of formulae which help
-slow down ageing process by smoothing fine lines and wrinkles.
-improve facial complexion and eliminate blemishes.
At Moonette, we are passionate about health, beauty and plants. Your skin will benefit from the properties of botanic essential oils combined with a selection of nutrients for deep hydration, cell revitalization and antioxidant effect, all sourced from the finest natural ingredients with gorgeous fragrances.
Naturally, we care about our planet and feel the need to help reduce the sheer volumes of plastics waste that are generated daily around the globe. Presently, we are minimizing the usage of plastic materials in our production while seeking alternative forms of packaging. To help reduce pollution we are asking all local customers to recycle or reuse their Moonette skincare containers, and offering a small discount on future purchases to customers recycling containers.
Free small testers are available on request. Please call us to find out more or to order: Tel 650 044 102. You can also find us on Instagram @moonetteskincare or Google (search Moonette).
Margaret Gosling
margaret@moonette.es
www.moonette.es & Moonette FB Link

Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Handmade coffee table using reclaimed materials inset wooden tiles using 3 shades of grey chalk paint & waxed Measurements W78.50 x D48 xH34cms Price 95€
-Up cycled lamp table. Mosaic top with blue and creme chalk paint and waxed Measurements 52 cm diameter, 46 cm high Price 75€
-Footstool stripped back to natural clear wax with new fabric seat cushion. Measurements 44 x 44 x 44cms Price 55€
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale, 2 items:
-Ottoman. Linen/blanket chest or toy box. 96cm wide x 47cm deep x 41cm high €20
-Tens machine battery operated. Used once only. €5
Sheila – Nerja, WhatsApp 637208963

For Sale: Hop in top entry cat litter tray
58,5x39x 39,5 cm, New, never used €15
Saskia. Torrox Costa 627684256
Vincedvvo @ Hotmail dot com

News & Articles

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Andalusia cuts Covid infections one more day and the incidence already drops to 225 points: {Translation}
Updated: 04/29/2021 18:35
-Andalusia continues to reduce the number of cases of covid infection day by day. On Thursday, 1,698 people were infected, almost 200 fewer than on the same day last week, confirming the downward trend of the fourth wave. However, the decline in this peak of the pandemic is slow. There are no sharp drops in the number of positives, but rather a smooth curve in the number of reported cases.
-This can also be seen in the 14-day cumulative incidence, which on Thursday stands at 225.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. It reached 263 points on 19 April and now, ten days later, it has dropped by 38 points. It is a steady and continuous drop, but a slight one.
-The same trend can be seen in this seven-day measure of the strength of the health crisis. In this case, Andalusia now has 95.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, down from 115.5 on 19 April.
-Where there has been a clearer decrease is in the number of deaths. There are 9 this Thursday, bringing the total since the beginning of the Covid pandemic to 9,720. However, this drop – there were 29 yesterday and 22 the day before – does not necessarily represent a change in trend, since a week ago there were also days with fewer than ten deaths a day.
-The number of hospitalised patients, which this Thursday reached 1,450 (17 less than yesterday), continues to fall. In fact, Andalusia has already reduced 143 hospital admissions since the peak of the fourth wave, which occurred on 20 April with 1,593 patients in Andalusian hospitals due to covid.
-Where the ceiling has not yet been reached is in those admitted to the ICU. In fact, on Thursday the community registered 351 patients in intensive care, five more than yesterday. Although there is a rise and a new peak is marked, it is true that the figures reveal a slowdown in the increase of those hospitalised in ICU, so that this week or next week the peak of this variable may already be exceeded and a clear decrease can be seen. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-andalucia-recorta-contagios-covid-mas-y-incidencia-baja-225-puntos-202104291237_noticia.html

Check the 73 towns in Andalucía that have new Covid restrictions for at least a week: http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202104/29/check-towns-andalucia-that-20210429130808.html

National Police warn of a new technique used by burglars to know if anyone is at home: In this new method, the criminals place strings of glue between door and the frame. With this simple system, the thieves know if there is movement in the house in question and if its occupants enter and leave normally or, if on the contrary, they have not opened the door for days. Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202104/29/national-police-warn-technique-20210429122615.html

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter just failed to lift off: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter was scheduled to embark on its most daring flight yet on Thursday. But it failed to lift off, so NASA plans to try again on Friday.
Ingenuity made history when it flew for the first time on April 19 — a 10-foot hover that marked the first controlled, powered flight ever conducted on another planet. Since then, the 4-pound drone has completed two more flights, venturing farther and flying faster each time. Full article: https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-ingenuity-helicopter-failed-lift-off-ambitious-fourth-flight-2021-4

Football News- Barcelona missed the chance to go top of La Liga as they suffered a surprise home defeat by Granada: The opportunity was there for Barcelona to beat over-matched Granada and move into sole possession of first place in La Liga with just weeks to go in the season. Instead, Ronald Koeman’s team laid a massive egg, shockingly losing at the Camp Nou, 2-1. Granada had two chances in this game and scored both of them, grabbing both goals in the second half to come from behind. Full article: https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/barcelona-vs-granada-score-messi-and-barca-blow-chance-to-go-top-of-la-liga-with-shocking-loss/

Football News- Villarreal 2-1 Arsenal, Nicolas Pepe’s away goal hands the Gunners hope: Arsenal kept alive their hopes of reaching the Europa League final as a Nicolas Pepe penalty gave the 10-man visitors an away goal in defeat at Villarreal. Full article: https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/arsenal/europa-league/result/result-villarreal-2-1-arsenal-pepes-away-goal-hands-the-gunners-hope_445386.html

Lottery- Results of the Primitiva of Thursday, April 29, 2021: The winning combination of lottery of the Primitiva celebrated this Thursday, April 29, 2021, has been made up of the numbers 01, 04, 36, 37, 42 and 43. The complementary number is fifteen, and the refund, the 5.
In the lottery of the Joker the chosen number has been the 5068852, awarded with 1 million euros. Source: https://spainsnews.com/results-of-the-primitiva-of-thursday-april-29-2021/

Lottery- National Lottery: The first prize has gone to 44,620 and is endowed with 30,000 euros to the tenth. It was also recorded in Burgos, Oviedo, Valdepeñas (Jaén), Molina de Segura (Murcia), Reus (Tarragona) and Valencia. In the case of Telde, The Las Terrazas Shopping Center distributed the lot.
The second prize went to number 42,781, endowed with 6,000 euros, and was also dispatched in Barcelona, Sabadell (Barcelona), Girona and Jaca (Huesca).
The refund has been for numbers 0, 1 and 8. Source: https://spainsnews.com/the-national-lottery-leaves-two-prizes-in-the-canary-islands/

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

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For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Spain Coronavirus Data from Spain’s Ministerio de Sanidad, Official C-19 Pages:
https://www.mscbs.gob.es/en/profesionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertasActual/nCov-China/situacionActual.htm
AND
https://cnecovid.isciii.es/covid19/

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

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Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
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Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
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Torrox: 952 539 828
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Frigiliana: 952 533 126
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DigameXtra No. 1942 Thursday, April 29th, 2021

On April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 By Naythan

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For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

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Tell them you saw it on DigameXtra! Tell your favourite establishments to post on DigameXtra to get next-day publicity!

Saturday, May 1st is a National Holiday in Spain, Labor Day

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 2nd

Ayuntamiento de Torrox Events:
-The Constitution Square of Torrox will be converted from 1 to 3 May into an open public exhibition where both our typical staircase and flower-style altars can be contemplated.
-In addition, there will be performances suitable for the event itself. Under the direction of dancer Alvaro Guarnido, local singers and artists will participate in an inaugural show that will be held on #Saturday May 1 from 17,30 pm.
-On Monday, May 3, to commemorate the Day of the Cross, performances of children’s groups from the local academy of Lidia and Lucia will begin.
During both shows the Almedina Women’s Association will offer TypicalDulces and TipicDulces for their tasting. FB page

Ayuntamiento de Nerja Event: The Villa de Nerja Cultural Center will celebrate the International Dance Day, today, April 29 at 19.00 p.m. with an event where students and students from the Municipal School of Music and Dance will represent pieces of ballet Classic, modern dance, sevillain dances and folk groupings. In addition, Fernando Hurtado’s resident company will perform a sample of their show ” Low Cost “, which will be played by actors Rubén Guerrero and Alejandra Gutierrez. FB page

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Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
Folding table with drawers each end .Natural top & grey chalk waxed with new bronze handles. Measurements Diameter 80cms Height 76cms
Price 130€ . contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

Recommendations & Requests

Vaccine: Hi, I am 70 and missed my call to go for vaccine can anyone advise what to do now. The call was one way so could not call back. Tel 674362467.
Email nanc251@yahoo.co.U.K. Thanks for any help.

Vaccine Certificate Reply: You cannot get a vaccine certificate yet, they won’t be produced until around the end of June, and you need a Digital Certificate to get it anyway. You need to use the ClicSalud App, not Salud Responde.
-Nathalie, Competa

News & Articles

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The fourth wave of Covid in Andalusia- with 412 fewer infections than a week ago: {Translated in full} Updated: 28/04/2021 13:28
-Andalusia recorded Wednesday 1 .484 new infections of coronavirus and 29 deaths attributable to Covid -19 data confirm the trend of gradual decline in the fourth wave of the pandemic. These are 412 cases less than those recorded on Wednesday of last week. The ratio of deceased is higher than last week when 20 deaths were added to the Andalusian Covid statistic.
-During the pandemic , 545,554 Andalusians been infected with coronavirus and 9,711 have have died from the pandemic.
-The average rate incidence at 14 days falls to 231 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Granada marks the highest incidence with 406 cases although with a clear downward trend and Malaga is the only province with a rate at medium alert levels (134 cases). The rate drops this Wednesday by almost 19 points in Almería (233), and it also does so significantly, around ten points, in Cádiz (161), Córdoba (193) and Jaén (316). In Seville it does so in a more discreet way – four points less – to reach 258 cases and it only rises significantly in Huelva, which with 251 cases per one hundred thousand inhabitants returns to extreme alert levels.
-Regarding the vaccination plan , 22.2 percent of the target population has been vaccinated with one dose and 10.4 percent of the population over 16 years of age have double-dose immunization. This complete guideline has already been received by 95.1 percent of those over 80 years of age, 8.5 percent in the age group 70 to 79 years, and 5.9 percent of Andalusians between 60 and 69 years.
-Regarding health pressure , Andalusia counts this Wednesday 1,467 Covid patients admitted to its hospitals, -three more patients than on Tuesday- so it has 8 percent of its conventional beds occupied by the pandemic. Of the total, 346 are critical ICU patients -12 more than the day before-, occupying 18 percent beds Intensive Care of the community’s. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-cuarta-covid-sigue-guion-andalucia-412-contagios-menos-hace-semana-202104281212_noticia.html

Covid-19 vaccination drive in Spain- Nearly half of 60-69 age group have received at least one shot:
-A total of 100% of the over-80s have received the first dose and 78% have received the two shots needed for full protection in the case of the Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna vaccines. Some 67% of people in the 70-79 age group have also received at least one dose. -In the last week, more than 400,000 doses were administered a day, which has pushed up the number of people aged 60-69 who have been vaccinated. Nearly half of this age group, 47%, has received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, a total of 2.5 million people.
-The speed of the campaign is expected to accelerate further with the arrival of new doses. Spain received 188,000 Moderna doses and 103,000 AstraZeneca shots this week, and 1.7 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine are expected to be delivered every week starting in May.
Full article: https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-04-28/covid-19-vaccination-drive-in-spain-nearly-half-of-60-69-age-group-have-received-at-least-one-shot.html

Andalucíans Over 70 Can Call These Numbers To Make An Appointment For The Covid Vaccine: The number of over-70s living in Andlaucía, approximately 160,000 people, can now call their health centre to make an appointment. To make it easier for these people to get their first dose, the Andalucian Health Service (SAS) has set up various phone numbers in each province to request appointments. See all the phone numbers in the full article:
https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/28/andalucians-over-70-can-call-these-numbers-to-make-an-appointment-for-the-covid-vaccine/

Attention! FluBot Android Banking Malware Spreads Quickly Across Europe: FluBot, a banking trojan, began its operations late last year, infecting more than 60,000 users in Spain, according to Proactive Defence Against Future Threats (PRODAFT) in March 2021. It’s said to have amassed more than 11 million phone numbers from the devices, representing 25% of the total population in Spain.
Primarily distributed via SMS phishing (aka smishing), the messages masquerade as a delivery service such as FedEx, DHL, and Correos, seemingly notifying users of their package or shipment delivery status along with a link to track the order, which, when clicked, downloads malicious apps that have the encrypted FluBot module embedded within them.
Although Spanish authorities arrested four criminals suspected to be behind the FluBot campaign last month, infections have since picked up, while simultaneously expanding the countries targeted to include Japan, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and the Netherlands in a short period of time.
“FluBot is likely to continue to spread at a fairly rapid rate, moving methodically from country to country via a conscious effort by the threat actors,” Proofpoint researchers said. “As long as there are users willing to trust an unexpected SMS message and follow the threat actors’ provided instructions and prompts, campaigns such as these will be successful.” Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/attention-flubot-android-banking.html

Spain’s Costa del Sol Rattled By Two Earthquakes:
According to information provided by the National Geographic Institute (IGN), the most powerful earthquake occurred at 2:40 p.m. and was felt in Melilla with an intensity of grade III, although it was mild and only lasted for a few seconds. It was also felt further up the coast in the Andalucían towns of Malaga, Nerja, Vélez Málaga and Torre del Mar.
Around two hours later, at 4:45 p.m., another second earthquake occurred in the same area, south of the Alboran Sea, with a magnitude of 3.2 and with the epicenter located 17 kilometers deep, this quake was also felt in Melilla. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/28/spains-costa-del-sol-rattled-by-two-earthquakes/

Lottery- Bonoloto draw for Wednesday, April 28, 2021:
The result of today’s Bonoloto Wednesday, April 28, 2021 it is: 05, 10, 21, 26, 28 and 46, the complementary number being 3. 4 and the refund on 3. Source: https://spainsnews.com/bonoloto-draw-for-wednesday-april-28-2021/

Mars helicopter Ingenuity spots Perseverance rover from the air: NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity managed to snap a photo of the agency’s Perseverance rover from the air on Sunday (April 25), providing an unprecedented view of a robotic explorer on the surface of another world. Full article: https://www.space.com/perserverance-rover-spotted-in-mars-helicopter-photo

Racing News- Canadian Grand Prix CANCELLED for second successive season… and is replaced on F1 calendar by Turkey due to Covid-19 travel restrictions: Formula One bosses have cancelled the Canadian Grand Prix for a second successive season after failing to obtain a quarantine exemption for their travelling contingent on arrival in Montreal. The June 13 date has instead been handed to Istanbul, even though Turkey went into full lockdown on Thursday. Other venues, including Germany and China, are on a reserve list if any more gaps open up.
Full article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-9522549/Canadian-Grand-Prix-cancelled-replaced-Turkish-GP-Covid-19-travel-restrictions.html

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

Pets

Missing Dog: Kuchar has been missing since Thursday when he escaped from our garden in the La Rabita area of Torrox campo. Have you seen him?
Jackie 618401385; John 687675755

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Useful Links, Info & Numbers

Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

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DigameXtra No. 1941 Wednesday, April 28th, 2021

On April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 By Naythan

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Announcements

For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

DigameXtra Summer Schedule – No Sunday Issues

What’s On

Tell them you saw it on DigameXtra! Tell your favourite establishments to post on DigameXtra to get next-day publicity!

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 2nd

New Covid Restriction Info Announced:
All these measures come into force this Thursday, April 29. New measures:
-Internal mobility is opened in Andalusia
-Andalusia remains closed for entrances and exits -Hospitality open until 10.30 pm but can have clients until 11.00 pm, as long as the clients can be home by 11 pm. Workers at businesses allowed to remain open until 11 pm, when going home after work, should carry proof of their legit need to travel after curfew.
-Meetings. Where there are no changes is in the meetings. They will continue to be of a maximum of six people in open spaces and homes, and of four in the interior of the hotel industry.
-Andalusia allows trips between provinces from this Thursday and the bars will open until 11:00 pm , shops until 10:30pm
-The curfew in Andalusia is maintained from 11 at night to 6 in the morning.
Sources, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-nuevas-medidas-covid-andalucia-directo-juanma-moreno-anuncia-restricciones-coronavirus-tras-reunion-comite-expertos-202104271833_directo.html#DD
AND
https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-nuevas-medidas-covid-bares-y-comercios-andalucia-abriran-hasta-2300-horas-202104272101_noticia.html

Suncoast Outdoor Activity Club: This Saturdays hike (May 1st) is from Sayalonga to El Morche. This beautiful hike is 10 kms long with some ups and downs.
Meet will be at 9.30 am on the parking lot on the corner of the N-340 and the Rio Güi (Playa del tito Juanjo) FB page

Restaurant/Bar My Daughter Kitty: Mother’s day May 2nd.
2 music acts, Afternoon tea (booking req.) 10am-6pm
Calle primula, Urbanisation Almijara II 29780, Nerja
Overlooking Nerja market FB page

Weekly Crochet/Knitting Group:
Calling All Members and anybody who would like to join us..
We meet every Thursday from 10/10.30 am until 1ish.
in Caleta de Velez at La Fuente.
Do you Crochet? Would you like to learn? Do you fancy having coffee and chatting one morning whilst working?
We are a multilingual group of ladies that are meeting every week in Caleta de Velez on Thursdays.
The group is well over 8 years old and would love new members to come along and join us…Working at your own speed and chatting making friends. And – if you really don’t fancy Crochet but like to Knit, well come along with that instead.
And Don’t Forget – We will teach you either craft if you wish.
Hope to see you there.
Need more information?
Email Polly – madpip at hotmail dot co dot uk

Services Wanted/Offered

Nik of all Trades: Services available for home, garden and office
Gardening – from weeding to landscaping, stonework (walls, paths, etc) a speciality. Transport and tools all provided by me, no job too small or too big as I have others to call on if required, from 100€ per day per man plus any required materials at cost or fixed price quote if you prefer.
Small construction/demolition jobs – walls, fencing, guttering, tiling etc. from 100€ per day per man plus any required materials at cost or fixed price quote if you prefer.
Painting and decorating – interior or exterior, tools all supplied, materials extra at cost – from 100€ per day per man or fixed price quote if you prefer.
Evenings, weekends and holidays both Spanish and English are all included at no extra cost.
Check my website for examples of my work www.nikofalltrades.es
Email enquiries or for more information to nikash2 at hotmail dot com or just write that email address or web address down somewhere in case you may need me in the future! I am a DigameXtra sponsor and so my contact info is available everyday in the sponsors section below as well. There is also a contact form available on the website.
References/recommendations available from the UK and Spain
Based in Competa but can travel anywhere in Digameland. Quotations are completely free!

Coast Fm Gold: Want to be able to talk directly to your customers and clients?
Guess what they have been listening to and will continue to listen to……the Radio!
Coast Fm Gold has been available Online, as well as via Tunein, Google, Siri and Alexa throughout the crisis giving ’emergency announcements and telephone numbers’ and music, music, music!
Now it’s time to start up business’s again, and what a better way to let them know you have re-opened and are ready- A RADIO ADVERT! We reach all over the Axarquia- so we are local! Plus we reach around the world! We are the Eastern Costa Del Sols favourite Radio Station!
We are running ”special crisis” low advertising rates…ring us now on 691 934 626 or by email to studio@coastfmgold.com Website: http://coastfmgold.com/

Golden Leaves Funeral Plans:
Pre-planning your funeral is a thoughtful and responsible way to show you care about your family.
Funerals are no easy task. There are numerous considerations to factor in, including logistics, food and drink, casket purchase and burial grounds. A loved one’s death brings immense emotional strain to any family, and the question of financing and arrangements only exacerbates the stress.
Handling all of these challenges is difficult enough in one’s normal circumstances, but having to go through it while abroad is an enormous burden.
Golden Leaves Funeral Plans aims to support grieving families during these tumultuous times. Since our inception in 1984, we have partnered with a widespread network of funeral directors across the UK and Europe.
Purchasing a funeral plan with Golden Leaves enables you to plan, design and pay for your funeral services in advance.
As one of the leading providers of expat prepaid funeral plans in Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Balearic Islands, and the Canary Islands, we make sure to adequately support your family in the time of greatest need.
If you are an expat family in need of prepaid funeral services please contact Ruth on phone or whats app + 34 693 715 718
Based in Javea/Alicante. Company Reg. No: 2935393
Email: Ruth.forder@goldenleaves.com

People Group Spain- Interpreters Available
Don’t let the language barrier be a problem!
At People Group Spain we offer interpreters who are fluent in English and Spanish to help you with your day to day needs. Whether you need us to accompany you to a meeting, help you with paperwork, or even just make a phone call on your behalf, we will always be here to help.
You can find us at Calle Diputación 9, Nerja or
contact us by phone on 615763349 or
by email at admin@peoplegroupspain.com

Wanted- Swimming Lessons: Hello, I am interested in having swimming lessons from a qualified instructor, some English would be ideal as would a private pool, will travel reasonable distance. but ideally local to Torrox area i realize it will have to be when the COVID situation allows.
Please Tel Karen / Michael on 951 834 439

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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Halting Erosion using Vetiver
From Vetiver Spain in Sayalonga
Our Nursery is open by appointment depending on the current travel restrictions. Please email or call first. We have Moringa seedlings, Organic Moringa powder and Comfrey plants. We also have some local trees and some exotic trees from Africa.
Vetiver is a rapid growing and non-invasive sterile clump grass with a height of 1-2 metres and a root system of 3-4 metres in depth. We have been providing Vetiver throughout the EU for almost 10 years now. We are located in Sayalonga where we can plant year round but our best results by far start in February. The reason is that Vetiver is indigenous to India and Vetiver loves the heat of the summer. Use Vetiver cuttings as mulch around all of your fruit trees. Decomposing Vetiver improves soil quality, keeps the weeds down and the insects away all while helping to maintain soil moisture.
Vetiver is a nutritious and replenishable animal fodder. Horses and pigs love it. We use it in our chicken pens replacing hay because it stops mites.
In the 2 photos below you will see land prepared for Vetiver and the results 2 years later.
We also use Vetiver along driveways and sidewalks. It also makes a great and inexpensive ornamental hedge.
Here is a link to a short video showing the results.
https://youtu.be/rjTmb_LL2uo
We suggest planting now, as this is the BEST time of the year to plant.
To see more images of Vetiver go to this link.
https://www.vetiverspain.org/photo-gallery.html
Presently we have some specials, which include free shipping to numerous locations.
For more information please contact us.
Please visit us or visit our website:
www.vetiverspain.com
Email: info@vetiverspain.com
Telephone: (34) 692 288 657

Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-2 matching bedside units Price 90€ ( the pair )
Measurements 44 x 33 x 58cms
-Upcycled rocking chair stripped back to natural chalk paint new fabric seat cushion clear wax Price 85€
-Lovely upcycled bedroom set Measurements
90 x 43 x 78cms 49 x 34 x 61cms Price 160€
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale: Two pairs of Custom Made Curtains, Tab Top fully lined, heavy fabric. White/Grey/Brown vertical stripe
1 pair patio door size 198cm long 163 wide
1 pair shorter 126cm long 114cm wide
Sizes are per individual curtain.
Perfect condition, washable at 30 degrees.
50€ or nearest offer. More pics on request.
Located Torrox Campo but can meet.
Lilian 638897797 WA John 628282518 WA
johnmlovell @ gmail.com

For Sale, 3 items:
-light turned wooden headboard (97x80cm width/height)
with a second part, both together for 44€ (originally, the wooden parts came from a bed) non-smoking household without pets
-used, working coffee machine (Ufesa) 10€.
-small oil radiator/heater (Orbegozo) in good condition for 10€.
We live in Campo, about 10 min from Torrox pueblo
Christiane 643832266 whatsApp after 8:00 am

For Sale, 3 items:
-Letter box. White metal; 300mm x 210mm x 65mm. Complete with screws raw-plugs and 2 keys. Unused, original box. 10€
-Outside rustic Wall lights. Both metal with glass inserts. Fitted with ES27 light fittings. Complete with light bulbs.
Good condition. 8€ each
-Exterior Decorative door bell. Made out of cast iron. Easily assembled. Excellent condition. 15€
Buyer collects; Stuart, Caleta De Velez
Mobile; 609592766
email; stuartlincombe@yahoo.co.uk

For Sale: IKea Tylosand modular 3 seat sofa in brown; will sit 4 comfortably. A comfortable, good sized sofa which can easily be made into two 2 seater sofas. The covers can be zipped off the cushions which are removable from the sofa. The back and arm supports are easily removed for easy transport. New covers are available from various sources. Size approximately 240cm wide, 90cm deep and 70cm high. From a non-smoker household. Collection only please. 50€. Nick, Competa ,WhatsApp 644535148,
email: nick.hawksworth@me.com

For Sale: Fab RUNAROUND lightweight ladies bike in excellent condition, comes with side stand, pump, spare inner tube, front and back racks, lights, cycle bell. Great for cruising around, 50€, Nerja, Carol
Email: carol ellul 18 at gmail dot com

For Sale: Gasheating, wall fastening, gas bottle outside,
very good heating, 62 cm X 63 cm X 18 cm.
Very good condition. 75€. Competa.
More pics on request.
Edwin: boegero@gmx.de

Recommendations & Requests

Gate Openers: Can anyone recommend an agent who can supply and fit electric gate openers. Please contact Tony, Alcaucin.
Email: tony dot randall at hotmail dot com

Vaccination certificates via Salud Andalucia app: Is anyone else having a problem using this app to obtain a vaccination certificate? I enter personal information – health card no. ,extranjero card no.(NIE) DOB, mobile no., all of which are accepted by the Salud Respond app. The Salud Andalusian app rejects these data as incorrect. Any ideas/ help would be greatly appreciated. Ron/Competa
Email: ronaldlott @ gmail.com

Is Your Business Fakebook Page Losing You Customers?: While a properly maintained FB page can certainly boost your client base, a poorly maintained FB page can just as certainly drive away potential clients. If you fail to post at least weekly, viewers may consider that evidence your business is not successful, as it appears it has few customers that need to be kept updated on your activities. If you fail to post at least every 2 weeks viewers may think you have closed your business! I see many local businesses who have not posted on FB in months. I see some FB pages where there are no replies to comments posted. This makes it look like you don’t monitor the FB page, and don’t care about the concerns of clients or potential customers.
If you use FB for your business, you really should post something everyday, and keep your page free of clutter, poorly written posts and poor quality images, as these reflect directly onto your reputation.
If you are going to use FB for biz you need to make it part of your weekly routine, otherwise it may cost you more than you gain from it!
-Naythan

News & Articles

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The Government extends the mandatory warranty periods and the possibility of repairing products to increase their useful life: The Council of Ministers has approved this Tuesday to extend the legal guarantee period for products by one year to three and increase the minimum time in which manufacturers must have spare parts once for up to 10 years (now there are five) a product is no longer manufactured, thus guaranteeing the consumer’s right to repair.
Full article, English: https://spainsnews.com/the-government-extends-the-mandatory-warranty-periods-and-the-possibility-of-repairing-products-to-increase-their-useful-life/
If you can read Spanish or use a translator, the original source version is better: https://www.eldiario.es/economia/gobierno-amplia-plazos-obligatorios-garantia-posibilidad-reparar-productos-aumentar-vida-util_1_7873899.html

No evidence of Covid-19 transmissions at 5,000-strong concert one month on: Exactly a month ago, 5,000 people attended a Love of Lesbian gig at Barcelona’s Palau Sant Jordi—the first large concert in over a year.
-Although spectators were not required to remain seated or socially distanced, they did have to provide proof of a negative antigen test and wear FFP2 masks as part of an experiment conducted by Festivals per la Cultura Segura and Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol.
-A month later, and after tracking the number of Covid-19 cases amongst the 4,592 concert-goers who gave their consent to share this information, the pilot test organizers have determined that the gig was not a superspreader event in results that could have implications for future Covid-time festivals in Barcelona and beyond.
-All in all, only 6 people tested positive within two weeks following the concert—the equivalent of an incidence rate of 131 cases per 100,000 inhabitants when at the same time, Barcelona’s overall rate was 259.5.
Of these 6 cases, medical professionals have been able to establish that 4 were not infected at the March 27 event, while the origin of the other 2 remains unknown. Because of the strict health and safety measures in place during the concert, however, they believe they are unlikely to have gotten the virus there. Full article: https://www.catalannews.com/covid-19/item/no-evidence-of-covid-19-transmissions-at-5000-strong-concert-one-month-on-say-organizers

Fake Gas Inspectors Working the Costa del Sol: Fuengirola Council, councillor for Consumer Affairs, Francisco Jose Martin, has said there had been an increase in the number of scams relating to gas inspectors being carried out against the elderly.
He added, “Different municipalities of the province are warning of an exponential increase in these cases of fraud where, for the most part, the elderly are victims. “It is important to remember that all the inspections of the installation of gas… in the home, are only done if the owner of the house requests them.”
Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/27/fuengirola-warns-of-increase-in-scams-against-elderly/

UK Pensioners In Spain Struggle With A ‘Failing System’ Amid Soaring Health Costs: Sue Wilson, chair of the campaign organisation Bremain in Spain has warned that UK pensioners have been hit with hefty medical fees as they await sign-off on their paperwork, known as an S1 form, which would grant them access to the Spanish national health system.
Ms. Wilson said: “Some people are paying for medical care that perhaps they wouldn’t need to had they got their residencia sorted out sooner. It is not just the cost of the healthcare it’s the drugs as well so you know if you take a lot of medicines then that can get pricey.” Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/26/uk-pensioners-in-spain-struggle-with-a-failing-system-amid-soaring-health-costs/

Lottery- Bonoloto draw for Tuesday, April 27, 2021:
The result of today’s Bonoloto Tuesday, April 27, 2021 it is: 05, 10, 11, 13, 34 and 46, the complementary number being 08 and the refund on 9. Source: https://spainsnews.com/bonoloto-draw-for-tuesday-april-27-2021/

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

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Useful Links, Info & Numbers

Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

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DigameXtra No. 1940 Tuesday, April 27th, 2021

On April 27, 2021April 26, 2021 By Naythan

Welcome to DigameXtra !

DigameXtra Featured Sponsor

Announcements

For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

DigameXtra Summer Schedule – No Sunday Issues

What’s On

Tell them you saw it on DigameXtra! Tell your favourite establishments to post on DigameXtra to get next-day publicity!

La Casa Hotel & Restaurant: This week at La Casa Hotel and Restaurant in Torrox Pueblo
Our terrace will be open for drinks and food Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 1pm until 6pm
Friday and Saturday evening too this week until 9.30pm
This weeks set menu for just 14.95 will be
To Start Prawns Pil Pil or Greek Salad
Main course of Mushroom Risotto with Truffle oil or Hake with chips and Salad
Desert Apple pie or Vanilla icecream or Tea/Coffee
A la Carte Menu also available
952535471/662039741 to book
LA CASA Hotel & Restaurant
Calle Baja, Plazuela De Barajas 3
Torrox, 29770, Malaga, España

Lee Townsend show: Friday 30APR 3pm
La Fusion, El Peñoncillo Torrox Costa FB Page

Rock of the Ages show: Wed., May 5th 7pm.
Village Inn, C/ Esmeralda 1, Riviera del Sol 29649
New venue for us to Rock! Its going to be an amazing evening of all the best soft rock classics. Bon Jovi, Queen, Foreigner and many more.
Tickets also include a choice of 3 main courses and a glass of wine or small beer all for only 15euros
Limited tickets available send PM or contact 622399366 to get yours FB Page

Johny Chiu show: Friday 30APR at 2 PM.
Live in Bio Beach Club, El Morche. FB Page

Ventolera Festival: Plaza de Toros, Estepona, will host a number of popular Spanish bands on August 5, 12, 19 and 26.
Tickets may be ordered at www.entradasatualcance.com
Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/26/estepona-dishes-up-four-august-nights-of-indie-rock-and-pop/

Services Wanted/Offered

Archgrove Services: A family run light haulage/transport company with bases in Archez, Spain and near Oxford, UK.
We provide a one stop service for all your transport needs and pride ourselves on reliability, flexibility, good communication and a very much ‘can do’ approach. No job is too small and there is always a solution.
Our services include:
-Regular runs between UK and Spain
-Transport of personal property from full house moves to vehicles down to small single items
-Courier Services
-Man & Van services
-Packing, including supply of packing materials
-UK Home shopping with UK delivery address
-Storage of property and vehicles in UK and Spain
-Any jobs in Western Europe and Scandinavia considered
Fully Insured with Haulage, Goods In Transit and Public Liability policies.
If we can be of service please contact Steve & Gail. We are on Facebook and always available to chat through your needs and provide a free no obligation quote if required. FB-Link
UK: 0044 7868 435052
SPAIN: 0034 951 066 093
Email: archgroveservices@gmail.com Our contact is also in the DigameXtra Sponsor’s Section everyday.

SPW Construction Services: Professional high quality building service, fully qualified tradesmen to all trades.
Extensions, retaining walls, driveways, swimming pools, damp problems, roofs, blocked drains.
Replacement kitchens and bathrooms, Tiling and terraces. Plumbing, electrics and plastering, painting.
Architect service, building licence applications.
Handyman service now available for those smaller jobs.
For free consultation and estimate contact us on 622 938 440
or email: scottparkwilson AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk
Scott/Arenas
Our contact is also in the DigameXtra Sponsor’s Section everyday. Home Page and FB-Link

Starlite organisers looking to fill 400 vacancies for festival’s tenth edition this summer: The Starlite recruitment team will be in Marbella from 4 to 6 May to select people to fill 400 of the more than 1,000 jobs that the famous music festival generates each year.
Applicants who want to apply for a job can do so through the following link: https://empleo.landings.jobandtalent.com/starlitecatalanaoccidente/
Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/local/202104/26/appliations-invited-starlite-jobs-20210426180459.html

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Beautiful blanket box been converted from a pine cupboard. Natural & yute waxed new handles
Measurements 80 x 43 x 65cms Price 95€
Contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale: TV, Philips. Working perfectly, scart connections only (2). €50. Saskia, Torrox Costa. 627684256
Email: vincedvvo AT hotmail.com

For Sale: Children’s travel bed, foldable, slight signs of wear but no impairment in use. 2 wheels to lock, non-smoking household without animals. 45€
We live in the campo, about 10 min from Torrox pueblo
(+34) 643832266 whatsApp after 13:00 please!
Thank you! Christiane

For Sale, 2 items:
-Scott motor cycle jacket –removeable lining/Harley badges/large/amour inc. 50 euros
-Shark helmet – Evoline 3/full or open face/large/drop down sun visor, 400e new, 75 euros
Email: Dorian.f.hill@gmail.com ; 663726265
Dorian, Vinuela area

Free: 3 seater Sofa available – free! Replacing because a new sofa needed to cope with my back problems. Comfy but needs a cover on it (supplied).
Width 202cm; depth 85cm.
Contact Jenny on 665 463 169 or
Email: jennytorrox at gmail dot com

Recommendations & Requests

Campo Sign: Steve from Algarrobo asked about these augmented reality ‘markers’ on GR 249 Trail Posts. If you download the Gran Senda de Malaga App, you can “read” specific information about the stage you are on the GR 249. It provides information about the stage, the attractions on the stage and the www.gransendademalaga.es web site where you can download the PDF guide to the entire 35 stages. Ron. Algarrobo.
Here’s the link to the Apple App:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/senderismo-realidad-aumentada/id1497739954

News & Articles

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The contagion curve of the fourth wave continues to decline in Andalusia: {Translation}
-The contagion curve of the fourth wave of coronavirus falls slowly in Andalusia, which this Monday counts 1,785 new cases and 7 deaths with data from the last 48 hours. This is 249 cases less than the record last Monday .
-The evolution of infections in recent days sets the trend: on Saturday 1,839 cases were counted in just 24 hours, 2,070 were on Friday for 1,884 on Thursday, 1,899 on Wednesday. Only last Tuesday marked a lower number of infections last week.
-Seville is the province that has added the highest number of infections in the last two days, with 492; Granada registered 331, Cádiz 228, Málaga 199, Jaén 181, Huelva 138, Almería 124 and Córdoba 92 positive for coronavirus.
-This slight decrease in infections influences the incidence rate. At 14 days, it stands at 240 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, while at 7 days it is 104, less than half. This data confirms the downward trend of the impact of the fourth wave. However, there are provinces above the extreme alert level. This is the case of Granada, which continues to have the highest incidence in the community with 430 cases per one hundred thousand inhabitants; Jaén, with 337 cases and Seville, whose 14-day rate has been stalled for days at 270 cases per one hundred thousand inhabitants.
-The lowest rate is Malaga that has 138 cases and therefore in medium level alert, followed by Cadiz, with 176 cases, Cordoba, 188; Almería, which registers 239 cases, and Huelva, with 246.
-The also decreases for the sixth consecutive day number of hospitalized Covid patients, which this Monday is 1,426 -Those admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) have fallen by four in relation to Sunday’s data to stand at 318.
-Those hospitalized are 106 less than a week ago ; and the patients in ICU, ten less. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-coronavirus-andalucia-curva-contagios-cuarta-sigue-baja-andalucia-202104261148_noticia.html

Andalusia Covid vaccine- 42% of people over 60 years of age already have at least one dose: {Translation, 1st paragraph only}
The Minister of Health and Families, Jesús Aguirre , has assured that over 60 years there are 42 percent of Andalusians with a dose of the vaccine coronavirus ; while in the case of those over 70 years of age, the percentage rises to 70.6 percent; in addition to the fact that “those over 80 years of age have all of us vaccinated.” Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-vacuna-covid-andalucia-42-por-ciento-personas-mayores-60-anos-tiene-puesta-menos-dosis-202104261445_noticia.html

Junta de Andalucia will this Monday April 26 begin mass screenings in four municipalities in the province of Malaga, namely, Alfarnate and Alfarnatejo, Ronda, and Cuevas del Becerro: This comes after the General Directorate of Public Health and Pharmaceutical Management believed these areas to be susceptible to a specific risk assessment after having detected in them a growing trend of coronavirus infections. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/26/mass-coronavirus-screenings-to-continue-in-malaga-province-this-week/

Gov’t Agencies Hack Computers To Fix Malware WITHOUT Notifying Users!: Emotet, the notorious email-based Windows malware behind several botnet-driven spam campaigns and ransomware attacks, was automatically wiped from infected computers en masse following a European law enforcement operation.
While the motivation, to remove very bad malware, is noble, noone has any business breaking into your computer without permission.
Twice in the past 30 days, once in the US and once in the EU, authorities have done just that. This sets the stage for gov’ts to access your data whenever they deem necessary, with very little oversight. In order to find the malware they must scan the entire contents of your computer. Do you want the gov’t to see everything on your computer? That includes every file, every website visited, every search you have done. Do you have private info or company secrets to protect? Without any legislation or public debate they just went ahead and did as they pleased. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! While malware is bad, it is no excuse for these drastic measures. I suspect we will see some big ticket class action lawsuits as a result, which the taxpayers will end up footing the bill for. The only clear way to stop this is to encrypt your entire hard drive, while not difficult to do, it will slow your computer significantly, as well as also using a paid, well respected VPN for ALL your online activities. Full article with additional commentary by Naythan: https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/emotet-malware-destroys-itself-today.html

1.5 Billion Apple Devices at Risk- Apple Ignores AirDrop Bug That Could Leak Your Personal Info to Anyone Nearby:
Only turn on AirDrop when in use! When finished, disable it!
“As an attacker, it is possible to learn the phone numbers and email addresses of AirDrop users – even as a complete stranger,” said a team of academics from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. “All they require is a Wi-Fi-capable device and physical proximity to a target that initiates the discovery process by opening the sharing pane on an iOS or macOS device.”
-The researchers said they privately notified Apple of the issue as early as May 2019, and once again in October 2020 after developing a solution named “PrivateDrop” to correct the flawed design in AirDrop.
-But given that Apple is yet to indicate its plans to fix the privacy leakage, users of more than 1.5 billion Apple devices are vulnerable to such attacks. “Users can only protect themselves by disabling AirDrop discovery in the system settings and by refraining from opening the sharing menu,” the researchers said. Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/apple-airdrop-bug-could-leak-your.html

Coronavirus vaccination campaign among the elderly in Spain is starting to pay off: A medical expert said that proof that vaccines work is that now the majority of the elderly admitted for coronavirus had decided not to be vaccinated.
José Luis Velasco, deputy medical director of the Clínico explained, “Over 80 years old, we only have six patients and they were not vaccinated.” Of the 15 patients in hospital with Covid-19 over the age of 70, 14 had not received the vaccine: “When you discuss it with them, they tell you that they had fears and that is why they had not been vaccinated”. Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/local/202104/26/coronavirus-vaccination-campaign-among-20210426121208.html

Scotland Reopening: Coronavirus restrictions ease as thousands hit Scotland’s pubs, gyms, shops and cafes. On Monday (April 26), after four months of strict lockdown rules, the country moved from Level 4 to Level 3 of the Scottish Government’s five tiers of restrictions. Full article:
https://www.scotsman.com/health/coronavirus/scotland-reopening-coronavirus-restrictions-ease-as-thousands-hit-scotlands-pubs-gyms-shops-and-cafes-3214404

E.U. Set to Let Vaccinated U.S. Tourists Visit This Summer: American tourists who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to visit the European Union over the summer, the head of the bloc’s executive body said in an interview with The New York Times on Sunday, more than a year after shutting down nonessential travel from most countries to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
“The Americans, as far as I can see, use European Medicines Agency-approved vaccines,” Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said Sunday in an interview with The Times in Brussels. “This will enable free movement and the travel to the European Union. Because one thing is clear: All 27 member states will accept, unconditionally, all those who are vaccinated with vaccines that are approved by E.M.A.,” she added. Full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/world/europe/american-travel-to-europe.html

European Commission launches legal action against AstraZeneca over ‘failure to respect Covid-19 vaccine contract’: Announcing the move on Monday, spokesman Stefan De Keersmaecker said “the Commission has started last Friday legal action against the company AstraZeneca on the basis of breaches of the advance purchase agreement.” He said the reason for the legal action was that “some terms of the contract have not been respected” and that “the company has not been in a position to come up with a reliable strategy to ensure a timely delivery of doses.”
AstraZeneca’s contract with the European Union foresaw an initial 300 million doses for distribution among the 27 member countries, with an option for a further 100 million.
Only 30 million doses were delivered in the first quarter of 2021, and the company says it can only provide 70 million in the second quarter, rather than the 180 million it had promised.
AstraZeneca said in a statement that it “regrets” the commission’s decision to take legal action and it will “strongly defend” itself in court.
Full article: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/european-commission-astrazeneca-legal-action-vaccine-contract-b931767.html

Warning Over New UK Travel Announcement: MPs and travel operators in the UK are reportedly warning the government will spark confusion if their travel green list conflicts with Foreign Office travel advice.
According to the Express newspaper, fears have been raised that holidaymakers could still face trouble if they want to visit a green list country once the UK government announces its list of countries for travel if the Foreign Office separately advises against travel to the destination. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/25/warning-over-new-uk-travel-announcement/

Bill Gates says no to sharing vaccine formulas with global poor to end pandemic: Bill Gates, one of the world’s richest men and most powerful philanthropists, was the target of criticism from social justice campaigners on Sunday after arguing that lifting patent protections on COVID-19 vaccine technology and sharing recipes with the world to foster a massive ramp up in manufacturing and distribution – despite a growing international call to do exactly that – is a bad idea. Full article: https://www.salon.com/2021/04/26/bill-gates-says-no-to-sharing-vaccine-formulas-with-global-poor-to-end-pandemic_partner/

Pamplona In Spain Suspends Sanfermines Bull Run For The Second Year In A Row: “To my very despair, I’m forced to officially suspend the festival of San Fermin in 2021,” Mayor Enrique Maya told reporters on Monday, April, 26. He cited the high Covid-19 contagion in the Navarra region and the low vaccination ratio. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/26/pamplona-in-spain-suspends-sanfermines-bull-run-for-the-second-year-in-a-row/

Surprise in the deep sea- Researchers discover sponge paths on the ocean floor: A team around deep-sea scientist Antje Boetius has now discovered that sponges, long thought to remain stationary anchored to an ocean floor object, or swept along by currents, actually leave trails on the sea floor in the Arctic deep sea. They conclude that the animals might move actively – even if only a few centimetres per year. Full article: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/awih-sit042621.php

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Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
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UK Coronavirus:
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DigameXtra No. 1939 Monday, April 26th, 2021

On April 26, 2021April 25, 2021 By Naythan

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For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

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Phoenix Club: Our social club is open for coffee, cake and a chat but due to restrictions, all our trips are on hold until further notice. The terrace is open with 6 to a table and inside, it is limited to 4 per table.
-We are collecting foodstuffs for the Spanish Red Cross on a weekly basis, so if you can add a couple of items to your weekly shop and bring it down to us, it would be very much appreciated. They really need baby food, nappies and foodstuffs such as rice, flour and pasta.
We are selling off all our books and DVDs at 4 for €1 and we have had new stocks in, from Wilbur Smith, Andy McNab to Stephen Leather, plenty of choice for gentlemen readers. We also have jigsaws for sale at €1 each. Come along and pick up a bargain on any Tuesday
-Our greetings cards are for sale on the first Tuesday of every month, all handmade so if you are looking for a beautiful handmade card, pop along and have a look.
-Please remember to sanitise your hands on coming in and sign in. Signing in is just a precaution in case I need to contact you. It is mandatory to wear a mask.
-We meet at La Vega bar and restaurant every Tuesday and you can find the bar just behind the Repsol garage on the way out of Torre towards Benajarafe. We are now open from 11.30 – 1pm.
-For further information, please contact Gail on 951067723/626370695 or email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk for more information

Howlin’ Ramblers: At Monaghan‘s Pub Saturday May 1, 6pm at Monaghan’s Pub.
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Hanningtons Kitchens and Bathrooms: We have been installing kitchens and bathrooms here on the Costa for 13 years. We pride ourselves on our professionalism, highest standards of work and customer service.
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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Traditional Castilian chest of drawers solid top striped back to natural with chalk paint waxed with new bronze handles.Measurements 98 x 37 x 82cms Price 95€
-2 matching bedside tables Natural & Yute waxed with new handles Measurements W 50 x 32 x 56cms Price 90€ (for the pair)
-Yute / Natural round table waxed with 2 yute chalk painted chairs with new Fabric on seat cushions Diameter 90cms Height 77cms Price 120€
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For Sale: Bathroom cabinet. Bathroom cabinet with mirror doors. Internally adjustable shelf. MDF board construction. Easy to clean white finish. Already assembled. 2 screw wall fixing or can stand on a flat surface. Measurements: 56x13x55cm. 4 months old. Not needed at new home. Slight blemish on one of the doors as shown in the collage.
Price €24. Contact Steve in El Morche tel 620056188 or by WhatsApp.

For Sale, 2 items: Ceiling and Bedside Lights.
-Two ceiling lights, 12 euros each or both for 20.00 euros.
-Two bedside table lights. 6 euros each or both for 10 euros.
See photos attached.
If you want ALL FOUR then a bargain price of 25 euros (no offers). Torrox Park Area, whatsapp available
0034 654 905 185. Kathleen.

For Sale, 2 appliances sold as a pair:
Ecron juicer and Russell Hobbs Smoothie maker. Good working order. 20€ for both appliances.
610955826 Joy, Torrox. PI

For Sale: 3 large storage boxes. Size 5. 57 litre. Size 60x40x30cm. In almost new condition. Costing €10.95 each from one of the coastal Bazaars. €5.50 each, or 2 for €10, or all 3 for €14. Torrox Park. Phone or Whatsapp after 8am. John 608 667 883/+44 7974 389 892.

Recommendations & Requests

Mystery sign appearing in the campo?: Does anyone know what these are? Can they be read in some way, like a QR code? Any enlightenment much appreciated, either to me at seyres at yahoo dot co dot uk, or maybe better to Digame, in case other people are wondering.
Steve, Algarrobo/Trayamar

Volunteers Required: SPW Construction are soon to be carrying out some urgent voluntary building works at an animal sanctuary near to Velez Malaga. This work will take place over the coming 3 weekends and we could do with a little extra help. If you can spare a few hours one Saturday or Sunday, this would be much appreciated by all , especially the animals. Although voluntary, I will cover transport costs to and from the site, or can arrange collection / drop off in Velez. Please reply directly to Scott (Arenas) 622 938 440 or email me through my website,
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News & Articles

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Andalusia reduces by 45 those hospitalized this Sunday, but increases the patients in ICU: {Translation} Updated: 04/25/2021 3:05 p.m
-Andalusia falls for the fifth day in a row hospitalised by coronavirus this Sunday 25 April to 1,427, 45 less than the day before and 30 less than last Sunday, while those admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) have increased after two days in decline to 322, eight more in one day and 20 more than a week ago.
-The number of hospitalised patients fell by 45 after dropping by 29 on Saturday and Friday, 58 on Thursday and five on Wednesday, rising by 61 on Tuesday and 75 on Monday, and falling by 41 last Sunday.
-For their part, ICU patients have increased by eight after dropping by four on Saturday and three on Friday, and five consecutive increases: two on Thursday, one on Wednesday, five on Tuesday, six on Monday and eleven on Sunday.
-The region is still far from the peaks of hospitalised patients recorded in the third wave on 2 February (4,980), in the second on 10 November (3,478) and in the first on 30 March 2020 (2,708).
-With regard to ICUs, Andalusia also remains below the peak of the third wave reached on 7 February (735), of the second on 18 November (528) and of the first on 30 March 2020 (439). Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-andalucia-baja-45-hospitalizados-este-domingo-pero-aumentan-pacientes-202104251133_noticia.html

Israel examining heart inflammation cases in people who received Pfizer COVID shot: Israel’s Health Ministry said on Sunday it is examining a small number of cases of heart inflammation in people who had received Pfizer’s (PFE.N) COVID-19 vaccine, though it has not yet drawn any conclusions. Israel’s pandemic response coordinator, Nachman Ash, said that a preliminary study showed “tens of incidents” of myocarditis occurring among more than 5 million vaccinated people, primarily after the second dose.
Most of the cases were reported among people up to age 30. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-examining-heart-inflammation-cases-people-who-received-pfizer-covid-shot-2021-04-25/

U.S. adds 116 countries to its ‘Do Not Travel’ advisory list:
The U.S. State Department has added at least 116 countries this week to its “Level Four: Do Not Travel” advisory list, putting the UK, Canada, France, Israel, Mexico, Germany and others on the list, citing a “very high level of COVID-19.”
Before Tuesday, the State Department listed 34 out of about 200 countries as “Do Not Travel.” The State Department now lists 150 countries at Level Four. It declined to say when it would complete the updates. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-adds-about-100-countries-its-do-not-travel-advisory-list-2021-04-21/

Stop Apple from deleting your old or banned apps: Instead of paying app developers to update their apps, Apple, in many cases, just buys replacement apps and removes old apps from their store, and your iPhone/iPad, without even notifying you. This has earned Apple a terrible reputation with app developers, many of whom will never work with Apple again for this reason. Thus the poor selection of reliable apps from well known developers in the Apple Store when compared to the huge variety available for Windows, who does pay developers to update their apps. Here is a way to prevent your old apps from being deleted by Apple. -Naythan
https://rumble.com/vftus3-henderson-based-parler-returning-to-apple.html

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) researchers say you’re no safer from Covid indoors at 6 feet or 60 feet in new study challenging “social distancing policies”:
MIT professors Martin Z. Bazant, who teaches chemical engineering and applied mathematics, and John W.M. Bush, who teaches applied mathematics, developed a method of calculating exposure risk to Covid-19 in an indoor setting that factors in a variety of issues that could affect transmission, including the amount of time spent inside, air filtration and circulation, immunization, variant strains, mask use, and even respiratory activity such as breathing, eating, speaking or singing.
“We argue there really isn’t much of a benefit to the 6-foot rule, especially when people are wearing masks,” Bazant said in an interview. “It really has no physical basis because the air a person is breathing while wearing a mask tends to rise and comes down elsewhere in the room so you’re more exposed to the average background than you are to a person at a distance.”
The important variable the CDC and the WHO have overlooked is the amount of time spent indoors, Bazant said. The longer someone is inside with an infected person, the greater the chance of transmission, he said.
“We need scientific information conveyed to the public in a way that is not just fearmongering but is actually based in analysis,” Bazant said. After three rounds of heavy peer review, he said it’s the most review he’s ever been through, and that now that it’s published he hopes it will influence policy.
Full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/23/mit-researchers-say-youre-no-safer-from-covid-indoors-at-6-feet-or-60-feet-in-new-study.html
The full research paper: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/17/e2018995118

How a single pill home cure for Covid could be available this year: If the trial is successful, it is just possible that a home cure for Covid-19 will become available later this year. The anti-viral pill was developed from scratch during the current pandemic, Dafydd Owen, the director of medicinal chemistry at Pfizer, told a private symposium of the Division of Medicinal Chemistry last month. PF-07321332 will be administered in combination with low doses of Ritonavir, an antiviral used to treat HIV. It acts as a “booster” to increase the amount of PF-07321332 in participants’ blood. Full article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/revealed-home-cure-covid-could-available-year/

Why Password Manager Apps Should Be Avoided: As I have warned in previous articles, cloud services (including password managers) get hacked regularly. So why would you trust them to store all your passwords? For example: Click Studios, the Australian software company behind the Passwordstate password management application, has notified customers to reset their passwords following a supply chain attack…”Affected customers password records may have been harvested.” The full list of compromised information includes computer name, user name, domain name, current process name, current process id, names and IDs of all running processes, names of all running services, display name and status, Passwordstate instance’s Proxy Server Address, usernames and passwords.
This is not an isolated event. In December 2020, a rogue update to the SolarWinds Orion network management software installed a backdoor on the networks of up to 18,000 corporations, allowing hackers access to these victim corporation’s customer’s data.
Summary by Naythan. Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/passwordstate-password-manager-update.html

Apple News- iOS 14.5 arrives this week, 2 reasons you should wait to update your iPhone or iPad: Being an early adopter of iOS 14.5 or any new software doesn’t always pay off.
The updates will go live this week, and while we don’t have an exact date we do know that it will include several additional features, such as new Siri voices and a fancy new Face ID feature that makes it possible to use your iPhone while wearing a face mask.
While it’s tempting to update your iPhone or iPad to the latest and greatest software Apple has to offer, being an early adopter of anything, even official OS updates, can cause more issues and headaches than it’s worth. Instead of jumping on the iOS 14.5 bandwagon right away, you might find it better to wait a few days before updating (I’d wait 2 full weeks, minimum. -DoctorLaptop).
Full article: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/ios-14-5-arrives-this-week-2-reasons-you-should-wait-to-update-your-iphone-or-ipad/

Spanish Politics- Chaos reigns at Madrid electoral debate, as Pablo Iglesias walks out and program cut short after clashes with far-right Vox candidate: A pre-election debate held at the Cadena SER radio network descended into chaos on Friday morning, with the Unidas Podemos candidate for the upcoming Madrid regional polls, Pablo Iglesias, walking out of the studio almost as soon as the program had begun. The left-wing politician, who recently left his role as deputy prime minister in the national government to contest the May 4 elections, opted to leave given the refusal of far-right Vox candidate Rocío Monasterio to retract doubts she had expressed over whether death threats he had received were genuine. She said, “And well, I believe little of what Pablo Iglesias says, and I think that all Spaniards, every time that we hear Pablo Iglesias say something, we call it into question because he has deceived us vilely over this last year.” Full article: https://english.elpais.com/politics/2021-04-23/chaos-reigns-at-madrid-electoral-debate-as-pablo-iglesias-walks-out-and-program-cut-short-after-clashes-with-far-right-vox-candidate.html

Brussels Wants To End Spain’s ‘Virtually Toll-Free’ Paradise For Drivers: According to recent reports, the Spanish government has already drafted a project to present in Brussels in which it describes how it will introduce a toll system across its network of motorways and high-capacity roads to cover their burdening maintenance costs. It is now understood that Spain’s national government has wanted to introduce toll systems in line with its EU neighbours for a couple of years now.
Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/25/brussels-wants-to-end-spains-virtually-toll-free-paradise-for-drivers/

Football News- UEFA president attacks Real Madrid and Barcelona: “They think the Earth is flat”: The president of the UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, has assured that the 12 founding clubs of the European Super League They will have to “bear the consequences of what they did”, although there is “a clear difference” between the six English clubs, which showed “greatness” by withdrawing from the project, and the other six, and considers that Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Juventus believe “that the Earth is flat and that the Super League still exists.”
“Everyone has to bear the consequences of what they did and we can’t pretend that nothing happened. You can’t do something like that and just say ‘I’ve been punished because everyone hates me.’ What they did is not right and we will see in the next few days what we will do “, stated in an interview with the British Sunday newspaper ‘The Mail on Sunday’. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/uefa-president-attacks-real-madrid-and-barcelona-they-think-the-earth-is-flat/

Football News- Barca rally to beat Villarreal, close the gap on Atletico: Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Barcelona came from behind to beat Villarreal 2-1 at the Estadio de la Ceramica and move within six wins of the La Liga title. Full article: https://www.espn.com/soccer/barcelona/story/4370162/griezmann-8-10-as-barca-rally-to-beat-villarrealclose-the-gap-on-atletico

Golf News- Garrick Higgo wins Gran Canaria Lopesan Open: South Africa’s Garrick Higgo held off a determined challenge from Max Kieffer to win his second European Tour title in the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open.
Higgo took a two-shot lead into the final round at Meloneras Golf and the 21-year-old left-hander carded a flawless closing 63 to finish 25 under par.
Kieffer, who lost out in a five-hole play-off in the Austrian Open last week, finished three shots adrift following a final round of 62, which included an eagle and seven birdies. Full article: https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/golf/result/result-garrick-higgo-wins-gran-canaria-lopesan-open_444792.html

Tennis News- Nadal Takes Barcelona Open title: Rafael Nadal won his 12th Barcelona Open title, in a thrilling three-set victory over Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas.
In a tight third set, Nadal faced a match point before piling on the pressure to win 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 7-5. Full article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/56880758

Covid vaccine landmark as more than half UK receives initial jab: NHS England data up to 23 April shows that a total of 28,102,852 first doses have been administered – a rise of 107,656 on the previous day. This takes the UK total to 33,496,293, a figure expected to rise further when the latest numbers are reported by Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
As 66,796,807 people are estimated to live in the UK, the figure means more than half the population have at least had a first shot. Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/24/covid-vaccine-landmark-as-more-than-half-uk-receives-initial-jab

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

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Useful Links, Info & Numbers

Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

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DigameXtra 25APR21 – No Sunday Issues Until After Summer

On April 25, 2021 By Naythan

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DigameXtra Summer Schedule
No Sunday Issues

No more Sunday issues until October 17th.
If there are any critical breaking news events on a Saturday I will publish a “DigameXtra Special Alert” issue.

Churches & Worship

Churches- Most of the churches have not updated their posts since before the Covid restrictions were relaxed. So I have removed these. Please send in updated posts if you’d like your church listed. -Ed.

EVANGELICAL CHURCH (services in English language)
Each Sunday at 11:00 am we meet for worship at the Christian meeting Hall in Calle Ros Alfe´rez 7. Torre Del Mar. (not far behind the Catholic Church) We are an Evangelical Church, bible believing Christian’s coming together for live worship, prayer, and sharing our faith. All who love Christ are welcome and all who want to know more about the Christian faith are equally welcome. The meetings are friendly, joyful, reverent and orderly. Our one united desire is to glorify God.
My name is Peter and below is my email address.
petcac @ gmail. com (no gaps)

El Puente Christian Fellowship – Sunday Service
El Puente Christian Fellowship is a loving, multi-national, Bible believing community of Christ, who meet each Sunday at 11 am to worship The Lord. We enjoy a time of worship with contemporary songs and traditional hymns, and a message brought to us by one of the Elders or a visiting speaker.
The church meeting hall is situated underneath Maroma Inmobiliaria Puente Don Manuel, Cruce de Periana – 29713.
Full directions and further information can be found on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/El-Puente-Christian-Fellowship-105285888299225/ or please contact us by email on elpuentechristianfellowship@gmail.com. For those who cannot join us in person, we aim to stream Sunday services via the Facebook page (subject to a good internet connection!).

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

OPTION 1: https://www.mapacovid.es/

OPTION 2: For a more frequently updated version visit this site. Unfortunately this map does not zoom in using the mouse wheel, so it can be difficult to see the smallest towns. https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-mapa-covid-19-andalucia-restricciones-y-medidas-contra-coronavirus-municipio-202102101441_noticia.html?

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

Fun & Games

Useful Links, Info & Numbers

Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

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DigameXtra No. 1938 Saturday, April 24th, 2021

On April 24, 2021April 24, 2021 By Naythan

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Announcements

For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

DigameXtra Summer Schedule – No Sunday Issues

What’s On

Tell them you saw it on DigameXtra! Tell your favourite establishments to post on DigameXtra to get next-day publicity!

Trapiche Market:
Trapiche market is open as normal this Tuesday.
It is hosted at the beautiful Jardines del Trapiche venue. It’s a great place to find unique and personal gifts as well as your every day essentials.
Lots of stalls to discover, you will find old favourites, and new ones too!
The market is open from 9:30am-1:30pm every Tuesday
Carretera Benamargosa, 0.5 Km, 29718 Velez-Malaga.
There are stalls with vintage clothing; hand turned olive wood bowls and other items; natural worm fertiliser for the garden; hand-painted Andalucian tiles and ceramics; handmade cards and embroidered items that can be made to order; original artwork and photography; fresh fruit & veg; delicious cakes, pies, pastries & artisan chocolates; garden & house ornaments; large selection of fiction and non-fiction books; handmade jewellery and more. We’re spoilt for choice! You can also support Axarquía Animal Rescue with their tombola and meet some of the animals available for adoption.
View houses in your area, discuss property management or selling your house with BluCee Real Estate, and have your haircut by Yolanda, British Wills and more…
Please view our Facebook page, it is being updated daily with photos, contact details of stall holders and items for sale and services on offer.
Facebook for Trapiche Market
We look forward to seeing you there, and if you’d like more information about having a stall at the market contact Anita at anitajjordan @ hotmail.com / +34 627 877 164

Andalucía’s longest zip wire is due to open on 15 May in Alhaurín de la Torre: Sunview Park Adventure, a leisure park in Alhaurín de la Torre, is due to open on 15 May. It features a 1,350 metre zip wire – the longest in Andalucía.
The site will initially be open weekly from Thursday to Sunday from 10am to 10.30pm. The owners had hoped to open the site near the end of 2020 but pandemic restrictions scuppered these plans.
Visitors will have the opportunity to go on the zip wire in a Superman pose which will allow them to reach speeds of 100km/h.
They will also be able go on seated, either individually or in pairs. Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/local/202104/23/andalucia-longest-wire-open-20210423100108-v.html

Aston Vinuela Walking Football team: The very successful Aston Vinuela Walking Football team, sponsored by Axarquia Real Estate, is looking to recruit new players for the forthcoming season. We train every Thursday 5-7pm at the Vinuela ground, so if you are over 50yrs and of a reasonable standard come along and join us!
For those who want a less serious kick-around there is an hour of “social” fun walking football from 7-8pm. This is open to all ages and abilities and we are also rebuilding a women’s team for a tournament in May.
We are a friendly, multi-national club that promotes the enjoyment of football, you will be made very welcome.
For more information please contact Clive on 643513541

Golf Society at Los Moriscos, launch event May 6th: Friendly and fun Golf Society at Los Moriscos, and OPEN to new members.
-RAGS is a progressive, forward thinking and inclusive golf society. We actively promote diversity, social inclusion and encourage membership for those seeking fun, friendship and competitive golf in the sun.
-RAGS Golf Society is getting a step closer to reality. An agreement is now formally in place with management at Los Moriscos to host our launch event on Thursday 6th May, with lots of prizes and a tasty paella for all players.
-For our first outing numbers are restricted to 16 players, so please let us know by Email or Messenger if you wish to play. Green fees are 33 euros per person, which includes prizes. Club management will also be providing a FREE Paella lunch afterwards in the Clubhouse
‘we can’t always guarantee the sun, but we can provide the fun’.
ragsgolfsociety@gmail.com FB Page

ELTON JOHN EXPERIENCE (tribute): Friday May 14th, at Las Lagunas Theater in Mijas, a unique show of the living legend and one of the most revolutionary and influential artists in the history of music. This is a journey through the professional career of the British artist through the best songs and world hits of him, thanks to the voice and piano of a great artist of recognized prestige. Paul Maxwell has shared stages with big stars like Michael Bolton, Tony Hadley, Lionel Ritchie, Simple Red, Seal, George Benson and many others!
Advance Price: € 20 ; Price at the box office: € 25
Doors open: 6:30 p.m. Start: 7:00 p.m.
+ info: Te 633647260 We are waiting for you, you cannot miss it!
Important notes:
– Restricted capacity and strict compliance with health regulations in force on the date of the event.
-We suggest that you buy your ticket in advance in order to avoid queues at the box office.
-In case of cancellation of the event, the amount of the tickets will be refunded.
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Services Wanted/Offered

Tony Roam Transport & Removals Departure and Arrival Dates:
16 years Removals To & Fro Spain / UK Spain.
Next Trip leaving UK to Spain 26th April
Next Trip leaving Spain to UK 8th May
Guaranteed Scheduled and also unscheduled all year every month on time.
We also offer a door to door at dates and times you choose.
Transportation, Removals & light haulage company that have guaranteed scheduled trips all year from UK to Torrox and back at the same time every month.
Also additional unscheduled to suit your needs.
Full or part loads undertaken.
Full or Part loads up to 20 cubic meters up to 2.5 tonne.
Up to £25,000.00 insurance with British Insurance Company.
Evidence of insurance can be supplied by email on request. Hard Copies always carried on the vans.
We live just behind Torrox Pueblo in Spain and in South Wales UK and have vans going back and forth UK to Spain to UK by way of Santander or Bilbao / Portsmouth or Plymouth Ferry.
For more information and prices for all to see please visit our website http://www.euroam.co.uk/
email: tonyroam@btconnect.com
Tel Spain 0034636393542 – UK 00447973362003.
Face book Tony Roam – WhatsApp Either Number

Car Clean Malaga:
Is your car looking tired? Does the interior need some TLC? Selling your current car & want to get the best price for it? We can help!!
At Car Clean Malaga we strive to achieve the highest level of finish on our customers cars possible. We are able to correct defective paintwork, faded headlights, scratches, stone chips and make interiors clean & fresh. We have invested thousands of euros in the best tools available to carry out these jobs as speedily as possible, ensuring you get the most efficient and cost effective results carried out for you!
Warren will come and see your vehicle and discuss with you what you need and a budget you have to work with.
Once your vehicle is booked in with us you can rest assured you will be pleased with the end results!
We can also offer this service to motorhomes, caravans, motorbikes, small cars, 4x4s & vans!
Call or WhatsApp Warren on 618-346-098 or email at warren@carcleanmalaga.com for your FREE no obligation quote. Based in Comares.

MS Bespoke Joinery: With many years experience in the Joinery trade, I am able to offer a professional and personalised service to meet your individual requirements.
Wardrobes– if you are looking to maximise your wardrobe space, or modernise your existing Spanish wardrobes, then sliding doors is an ideal solution.
All wardrobes are fitted from floor to ceiling, with doors that slide effortlessly and silently, with soft-close mechanism.
Home Office– if you are working from home, it is important to make your space as comfortable and practical as possible, allowing you to maximise your productivity.
Murphy Beds– if space is at a premium, a wall bed is a really smart way to create a very flexible room – one that converts from a comfortable bedroom, to a work or play area, in less than a minute.
Beds can be installed with cabinets, in a large selection of designs, sizes and finishes.
Kitchens – From ultra-modern, glossy, handle-less cabinets to traditional Shaker style.
A comprehensive range of fully-fitted kitchen cabinets available to suit all budgets, offering style and practicality.
All kitchen-related trades catered for, to ensure a smooth transition from conception to completion.
For more information and a no-obligation quote,
contact Mick at CoExGal@aol.com
or by phone at +44 7575 597060 or +34 696161951
https://www.msbespokejoinery.com/
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English Nurse Care Team:
Personal Home Care and Nurse Support
Trained, Police Checked and Fully insured Home Care Support Team.
From “ a bit of shopping …to 24 hour care “
From supported trips to END OF LIFE.
We add quality to life with one to one support.
Care at home in Andalucia.
– Nurse Supported –
– A realistic option to Residential Care –
Tel 951 550 581 or 692 419 548, Competa based.
englishnurse@rocketmail.com
Colegio Oficial Enfermeria Malaga Reg. 17425

Jobs Offered: Mercadona is looking for more staff in stores along the south coast of Spain: The chain is offering jobs in a dozen supermarkets and also at its logistics centre in Antequera.
Specifically, the company is looking for workers for its stores in Nerja, Vélez-Málaga, Algarrobo, Coín, Alhaurín el Grande, Álora, Benalmádena, Mijas, Fuengirola, Marbella and Estepona.
Mercadona does not specify the number of vacancies in each store, nor the type of contract. But, in the case of Nerja, they are weekend jobs and in the rest, temporary part-time jobs are on offer.
According to advertisements the supermarket chain will be looking for butchers, fishmongers, cashiers, bakers, greengrocers as well as cleaning staff and shelf-stackers. There are 20-hour contracts from Monday to Saturday with five-day working, fixed morning or afternoon shifts, paid practical training and a gross monthly salary of 669 euros.
Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/local/202104/23/mercadona-looking-more-staff-20210423123621.html

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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For Sale, 3 items: We have 1 x pair and one single ceiling fans/lights for sale. All working. In order as pictured below, all offers considered.
-1 x fan with white blades, 2 x bulb sockets and switch chain. 130cm diameter x 35cm drop €10.00.
-2 x fans with transparent blades and single light socket 105cm diameter x 45cm drop €10 each or €15 for the pair.
-Also available 2 x remote send and receive units to control fan and light operation, €10.00 the pair.
Please call or WhatsApp Aidey: +44 7811 466234 or email: aideydessent@mac.com

For Sale, 3 items: Silky, laundered, as new curtains for sale, 10 euros each curtain. Light, stylish and perfect for summer.
-1. Pale pink with pastel stripes. Drop: 175cm (69″) Width: 128cm (50″). 2 curtains.
-2. Pastel colour mix with leaves and flower pattern. Drop: 190cm (75″) Width: 124cm (48″) 4 curtains.
-3. Pale green with flower and leaf pattern. Drop: 229cm (90″) Width: 229cm (90″) 2 curtains.
Torrox-Costa. Linda 648119401
lindahwlc @gmail .com (no spaces)

For Sale: Rollator Foldable Walker 48Euros
Dee / Sayalonga [44] 07445674721

For Sale: Pair of very pretty Oriental style ceramic vases.
Matched pair, complete with carved wooden stands (small piece missing on one stand, not noticeable). No chips or cracks. 40cm high, 20cm “wide” €20.00 for the pair
Based Torrox Costa (El Penoncillo). Can meet BP Garage Torrox, Motorway Garage Nerja, or other suggestions.
Contact 603 780 323 (phone or WhatsApp) or joannejones 3110 @ gmail. com (no spaces)

One For Sale & One Free Item:
-FREE- Over-ground pool. Reasonably good condition. 4.85m diameter, 1.15m height. Preference for someone who will dismantle it and take it away before the end of next week.
-For sale- Intex sand filter pump for the pool as above. Euro 100 ONO (to cover the parts I have spent on it in the last year)
Buyer collects. More pics on request.
Responses to Jeni, campo Canillas de Aceituno
jeni.loves.her.life@gmail.com

Charity Shop Alcaucin / Puente Don Manuel: The clothing and Book Shop are now Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10.00am until 1.30pm. Come along and snap up a bargain. cgbrasier@gmail.com

Recommendations & Requests

Canon Camera Problem: Can anyone out there in Digame land help me please? I have a problem with my Canon Camera, if you know of anyone could you kindly get in touch, many thanks.
Dee / Sayalonga [+44] 07445674721

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News & Articles

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This is the map of current Andalucia preventative levels by sanitary districts. Source: https://www.facebook.com/AndaluciaJunta/posts/5298520456888859

Andalusia lowers the extreme risk due to Covid although it adds more than 2,000 new infections in one day: {Translated in full} Updated: 23/04/2021 14:13
-Andalusia recorded this Friday 2,070 new cases of coronavirus and 33 deaths due to Covid-19 on the day that the community reduced its incidence rate to 14 days below the limit of 250 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants that marks the level of extreme risk in the pandemic.
-Despite exceeding two thousand positives in one day, a record higher than in previous days, this is 407 fewer cases than those counted a week ago, something that affects the controlled trend of the infection curve of the fourth wave in Andalusia.
-The one-week incidence rate of 106 cases supports this theory of a favourable evolution. It is less than half the 14-day rate (249). In this dynamic, the incidence rate has fallen in all provinces, except in Seville, which copies the 273 cases of Thursday, and Malaga, the province with the lowest incidence (140 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants), which is the only one in which this indicator has risen this Friday. Cadiz experienced a significant drop in incidence with 177 cases and to a lesser extent Almeria (258), Cordoba (219), Huelva (261), Jaen (347) and Granada, the province with the greatest impact of the disease and a 14-day incidence rate of 438 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
-Another evidence of the positive trend marked by the fourth wave is the decrease in care pressure. On Friday, 1,501 Covid patients were admitted to Andalusian hospitals, 29 fewer than on Thursday. Of the total, 318 are being treated in intensive care units, three less than the day before.
-Granada and Seville are under the most pressure, with 346 and 383 Covid patients respectively. The ICUs of Granada’s hospitals are the ones treating the most patients, with 85 patients on Friday. Full article: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-coronavirus-andalucia-andalucia-baja-riesgo-extremo-covid-aunque-suma-mas-nuevos-contagios-202104231213_noticia.html

Andalusia extends the current measures against Covid for one more week: curfew, mobility and schedules: {Translation, 1st paragraph only}
The BOJA confirms Andalusia has extended until April 29 the validity of the current measures decreed by the Covid-19 pandemic, which affect both the perimeter closure of the autonomous community and that of each of its eight provinces, as well as the schedule of the known as a night ‘curfew’ in the section between 11pm and 6am.
Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-andalucia-prorroga-semana-mas-actuales-medidas-contra-covid-toque-queda-movilidad-y-horarios-202104230753_noticia.html

The Junta de Andalucía could decide to allow mobility between provinces next week: Speaking at the opening of a health centre in Almeria, the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, announced that the region could make a decision to open mobility between provinces next week.
The head of the regional government said that, as usual, the final decision would be made by the committee of experts that advises the Junta on making decisions about the pandemic and that it will meet next Tuesday, 27 April. Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202104/23/junta-andalucia-could-decide-20210423172325.html

Spain will treat pets as ‘living beings’ and not ‘objects’ in custody battles: The Spanish Parliament has pre-approved a measure which will enshrine the rights of dogs, cats and other domestic animals as “living beings” which “have feelings” with regards to legal affairs such as divorces or inheritances. Full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20210422/spain-will-treat-pets-as-living-beings-and-not-objects-in-custody-battles/

IPTV News- Popcorn Time Plans to Make a Comeback, Despite Legal Trouble: (Note: PT is illegal to use in many areas, this article is for educational purposes only. -Ed.)
This week one of the Popcorn Time developers, using the official email address, informed us that a comeback is in the making. The team has lost access to the Cloudflare account which caused some problems, but nothing that can’t be fixed. Full article: https://torrentfreak.com/popcorn-time-plans-to-make-a-comeback-despite-legal-trouble-210423/

Aid From Junta de Andalucia for Hotels and Tourist Apartments: {Translated in full} The Councilor for Commerce, Javier López, has appeared to report on the new aid from the Junta de Andalucía for hotel establishments, tourist apartments and rural complexes, “with the aim of alleviating the economic consequences of COVID-19 in the sector and contributing to the continuity of the companies. These grants are also compatible with other calls from other administrations that have the same purpose, and your application will be available in the coming days ”.
-“Andalusia has been the only autonomous community that has promoted this type of aid to support these strategic tourist sectors that create employment and wealth,” says the councilor, and details, “so the aid to hotels will be 200 euros for each one of the places available in the hotel establishments that appear in the Andalusian Tourism Registry on March 13, 2020. In the case of tourist apartments, it will be 80 euros for each of the places in these establishments. Finally, in aid to rural tourist complexes, there will be a fixed fee of 3,000 euros ”.
-People and companies that carry out their activity prior to the date of entry into force of Royal Decree 463/2020, of March 14, by which the state of alarm is declared, may be beneficiaries of the aid; that have their fiscal domicile in Andalusia; that are registered in the Economic Activities Tax, in the case of self-employed SMEs, registration in the Special Social Security Scheme for Self-Employed or Self-Employed Workers; that are registered in the Andalusian Tourism Registry, and that prove the drop in sales or income caused by the negative economic impact caused by the health crisis of at least 20%, in the 2020 financial year. Source, Spanish: https://www.nerja.es/comercio-informa-de-las-ayudas-de-la-junta-de-andalucia-para-hoteles-apartamentos-turisticos-y-complejos-rurales/

Football News- Sevilla To Host 4 EuroCup Games, Dublin Matches Moved: As just announced by Junta de Andalucía, the stadium of the Cartuja of Sevilla, Andalusian headquarters of the Eurocup, will host the three matches of the Spanish national team against Sweden, Poland and Slovakia, in addition to a match of the eighth final.
The UEFA confirmed that Seville will replace Bilbao as the venue for the next Eurocup, in which Munich remains as host and the matches that were to be played in Dublin will be played in Saint Petersburg and London.
As decided by the UEFA Executive Committee meeting this Friday, the stadium The Cartuja of Seville will be the alternative headquarters to San Mamés in the competition, in which Munich has confirmed a minimum of 14,500 spectators to host matches.
Sources: https://www.facebook.com/AndaluciaJunta/posts/5302159743191597
AND
https://spainsnews.com/uefa-confirms-that-bilbao-and-dublin-are-left-out-of-the-eurocup-and-seville-joins/

Spanish Politics- Spanish minister and leftist leader receive letters with death threats and bullets: “Your time is running out”, reads the message for Pablo Iglesias of Unidas Podemos. Interior Ministry chief Fernando Grande-Marlaska and the head of the Civil Guard were sent similar packages.
“You have 10 days to resign. The days of laughing at us are over. National Police. Civil Guard. Time is not on your side for the taponazos [very loud gunfire or explosion],” reads an anonymous letter postmarked April 19 and addressed to Grande-Marlaska. Inside the envelope were two 7.62x51mm bullets, according to the police report filed by the minister. An investigation is underway to identify the sender.
Full article: https://english.elpais.com/spanish_news/2021-04-23/spanish-minister-and-leftist-leader-sent-letters-with-death-threats-and-bullets.html

Covid Cat Warning: Pet owners have been warned not to cuddle their pets if they are suffering from Covid-19 after a cat died after catching the deadly disease from a human. The tiny kitten had to be put down aged four months after developing breathing trouble, with researchers from Glasgow University finding SARS-CoV-2 in her lungs. Full article: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cat-dies-covid-caught-owner-23965637

Lottery Results:
-Bonoloto draw for Friday, April 23, 2021.
The result of today’s Bonoloto Friday, April 23, 2021 it is: 12, 26, 32, 35, 42 and 48, the complementary number being 44 and the refund on 0.
-EuroMillions: results of the draw for Friday, April 23, 2021.
The winning combination in the lottery EuroMillions of Friday April 23, 2021 corresponds to the one formed by the following numbers: 3, 14, 15, 19 and 29, and the stars two Y 8. The Million code has been the NBF03509.
Source: https://spainsnews.com/

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

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Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

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DigameXtra No. 1937 Friday, April 23rd, 2021

On April 23, 2021April 22, 2021 By Naythan

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For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

DigameXtra Summer Schedule – No Sunday Issues

What’s On

Tell them you saw it on DigameXtra! Tell your favourite establishments to post on DigameXtra to get next-day publicity!

Axarquia Eat and Travel- Upcoming Walking Tours:
History / Gastronomy / Theatrical Show
-Friday 23APR, Religious Buildings
-Friday 30APR, Al Andalus
Axarquia Eat & Travel is a gastronomic association, a nonprofit organization, which loves our region-Axarquia.
We are an association that wants to show the historical, artistic and gastronomic legacy of Vélez-Málaga and Axarquia region. We organize events where we combine walking tours, theatrical elements and gastronomy. Our main goal is to build a bridge to the non-Spanish speaking communities living in the Axarquia so that they can learn more about our culture. For this reason, we offer tours in English and other languages.
Bookings- planesaxarquia@gmail.com
Tel: 0049 1522 5850696
Website Link & FB Link

Bands & Acts: Please submit your gig promos. Your music is your business, you need to get as much exposure as possible, don’t rely on venues to promote you! Most of those FB posts by venues only have a few likes, if any at all, so obviously are not reaching many people. DigameXtra sends out over 4200 email issues everyday to subscribers, and the website gets another 800 visits per day. That is way better exposure than you are getting in any FB posts!!! Entertainers get to post their shows for free as long as they are subscribed to this newsletter. What are you waiting for? Photo:dgim-studio / Freepik

Services Wanted/Offered

Greek House- Greek Casita Restaurant in Torrox Costa! NOW OPEN! Remodeling is Finished! New Hours!:
Located on the sea promenade, between the Safari bar and Picadero restaurants, BLQ 80 bajo. We offer you a little piece of Greece with our Greek home made specialities. New Hours: Wednesday thru Sunday 6pm till close. Closed Monday & Tuesday. Lunch available by reservation only. For reservations call telephone number 642585049. You can choose meat specialties (Gyros, Souvlaki, Bifteki, Sutsukaki, Mussaka), cheese (Feta Psiti, Feta Saganaki, Hallumi), vegetables (Greek salad, Hummus, Eggplant cream, Mezze, Tzatziki) or sea fruits ( prawns or octopus), all of this accompanied with our special Greek pita bread. We offer a lovely meal time in a quiet end exquisite atmosphere, accompanied with the best Greek music. See you soon! https://la-casita-griega.business.site/

Malagalingo: Don’t worry about being confined, we have some plans for you!
Malagalingo wants to help you to speak Spanish while you enjoy being at home
Online or Onsite
From absolute Beginner to Advance
You can meet new people and speak Spanish in a very relaxed way
We offer group and one to one lessons.
Message us and we will give you more information about all our options, don’t let boredom come to your house!
Facebook
Web: https://malagalingo.com
Email: malagalingo@gmail.com
Tel./Whats: + (34) 650 479 493

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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MOONETTE – Organic Skincare for Mature Skin
We are a Torrox-based company specialising in the creation of formulae which help prevent premature skin ageing.
We are committed to making effective products at affordable prices
15% off on all products – end on Sunday 25 April 2021
If you:
1. Subscribe to Moonette’s Newsletter. (Sign-up at bottom of our website)
2. and leave a customer’s review on our FB, IG or Google page (just choose one of the three platforms will do).
As our skin is the first layer of our defence against microbial infections, ultraviolet radiation and environmental contamination it plays a vital role in our health. As we grow older, however, our skin becomes thinner, wrinkled, and more sensitive; hence it requires the use of treatments containing specific ingredients to the care of treating mature skin.
Recognising this need we have created a range of formulae which help
-slow down ageing process by smoothing fine lines and wrinkles.
-improve facial complexion and eliminate blemishes.
At Moonette, we are passionate about health, beauty and plants. Your skin will benefit from the properties of botanic essential oils combined with a selection of nutrients for deep hydration, cell revitalization and antioxidant effect, all sourced from the finest natural ingredients with gorgeous fragrances.
Naturally, we care about our planet and feel the need to help reduce the sheer volumes of plastics waste that are generated daily around the globe. Presently, we are minimizing the usage of plastic materials in our production while seeking alternative forms of packaging. To help reduce pollution we are asking all local customers to recycle or reuse their Moonette skincare containers, and offering a small discount on future purchases to customers recycling containers.
Free small testers are available on request. Please call us to find out more or to order: Tel 650 044 102. You can also find us on Instagram @moonetteskincare or Google (search Moonette).
Margaret Gosling
margaret@moonette.es
www.moonette.es & Moonette FB Link

Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Traditional pine Welsh style dresser been transformed into a stylish natural & waxed wooden unit with yute chalk paint and new bronze handles
Measurements 149 x 40 x 215cms Price 375€
-Very comfy grey suede reclining 3 seater sofa 204 x 98 cms Price 250€
-Farmhouse style solid table with 4 matching chairs
Striped back to natural waxed with chalk paint
Measurements Length 124cms Depth 67cms
Height 74cms Price 275€
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale: Citroen C4 (Model Seduction) 2011, 1.6 diesel 6 speed box, 134000km, New tires, Cruise Control, Speed Limiter, Bluetooth, hands free phone, radio/cd/data stick, L & R air con, tinted windows Excellent condition. (couple of minor scratches) €4000
Contact Dave, or phone 654085811
Email: dgdeepblue @ gmail. com (no spaces)

For Sale, 2 items:
-55inch Smart TV. Sony smart TV plus stand and Sony sound bar. 4k TV. 2019 model all in excellent condition, total cost new 1050 euros, will accept 450€
-Phillips hi-fi system hardly used, will accept 40€
Ring 657116294, dennis, caleta de velez

For Sale: Replace Your Aging Tower PC with a Small, Powerful, Brand New MiniPC + 128Gb Data Card, €260
-Minis Forum model GN 31 Mini PC +
-SanDisk ultrafast micro SD Card 128Gb
Both still sealed in original packages.
* Windows 10 Pro 64 bit factory installed and activated.
* Intel quad-core processor Pentium J3710 and fan cooling system. Factory has unlocked the 6.5W TDP restriction and increased the TDP threshold up to 9W (2.64GHz maximum speed) so that the CPU can run at the highest frequency for a long time without reducing the frequency. (Factory overclocked for max performance!)
* 4GB RAM (On board, can’t be upgraded)
* 128 SSD hard drive + 128Gb Flash Card (Full HD video compatible), plus has slot to add another 2.5″ SATA3 HDD / SSD
* Video- Intel 405; 4K @ 30Hz HD Graphics, supports 2x monitors using HDMI and VGA ports.
* 2x USB 3.0 ports, 2x USB 2.0 ports, 1x RJ45, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, 3.5mm mic/headphone audio jack, 1x VESA bracket, 1x power adapter and 1x HDMI cable.
* 2.4G/5G wifi, Bluetooth 4.2, Ethernet port.
* This mini PC will satisfy all users except perhaps heavy gamers. I have one of these. I watch steaming live sports in HD quality on a 50inch HDMI display and at the same time work on the internet with several windows open simultaneously on a 24 inch VGA display. Never a problem. Very impressive. Come by for a demo.
* Buyer supplies monitor(s), mouse and keyboard.
* Price €260 including MiniPC + Memory Card
* Contact DoctorLaptop
Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com
I will respond in the order received.

News & Articles

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Covid in Spain- Health reports 10,814 new infections and 132 deaths: {Translation} Updated 22APR21 19:48
The Ministry of Health has reported 10,814 new infections on Thursday and has added 132 deaths to the official count. The cumulative incidence has risen three points to 232 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days. In total, 3,456,886 people have been infected and 77,496 have died since the beginning of the pandemic, according to official data provided by the Health Ministry. Some 21.4% of the population has already received at least a first dose of vaccine, 10,141,949 people to be precise. And 7.9% have already received the full course (3,768,015 citizens). In the last 24 hours, 412,155 vaccinations against covid have been administered. Source, Spanish: https://elpais.com/sociedad/2021-04-22/ultimas-noticias-del-coronavirus-y-las-vacunas-en-directo-casos-y-restricciones-de-la-covid-en-espana-y-en-el-mundo.html

Andalusia reduces 58 hospitalized for coronavirus in a single day and lowers its incidence again: {Translation} Updated: 04/22/2021 19:22
-Andalusia is now undoubtedly in the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic. And it is doing so with force in some of the parameters used to measure the course of the epidemiological curve. This is the case of hospitalisations, which are 58 fewer on Thursday than yesterday. Thus, on Thursday there are 1,530 people admitted to the community’s hospitals due to Covid-19.
-However, this sharp decline is not yet reflected in the ICU, where it usually takes longer to see changes in the trend. There, 321 patients were reported on Thursday, seven more than yesterday.
-Coronavirus infections, which on Thursday number 1,884, also point in the right direction. They are almost the same number as on the same day last week, which means that there is no growth. This also comes after several days of decline, something that has been noted in the cumulative incidence of the pandemic (IA).
-Thus, the IA in Andalusia is 251.69 on Thursday, one point less than yesterday. Moreover, this measure of the speed and intensity with which the pandemic is advancing has been falling for almost a week now. It is a trend that can also be observed over 7 days, a parameter where changes in the curve can be seen earlier.
-Thus, the immediate and medium-term future shows a downward curve, which would certify that Andalusia is already in the descent phase of this fourth wave that has had nothing to do with the third, which grew exponentially in a few days.
-In addition, the community has registered 16 deaths this Thursday. This value does show a certain rise, but it is logical. These are the deaths that correspond to the infections reported weeks ago, when the figures were still rising. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-andalucia-reduce-238-hospitalizados-coronavirus-solo-y-baja-nuevo-incidencia-202104221244_noticia.html

Wearing a face mask outdoors and then putting it into your pocket when you enter a bar is like wearing a helmet to go for a walk and taking it off when you get on a motorbike: Despite this, it is common to see this paradox in many countries such as Spain, where it is mandatory to wear a face mask outside, but there are exceptions for indoor spaces such as restaurants and offices. But a growing number of leading experts have begun to question these contradictory measures, including Marc Lipsitch, the head of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard University in the United States. “I am generally a hawk about maintaining rules with a clear benefit. Outdoor masking has notable costs and really no evidence of benefits,” he wrote on Monday in a message on Twitter. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/science_tech/2021-04-22/top-level-scientists-question-obligatory-use-of-face-masks-in-open-air-and-with-social-distancing.html

New Week, New Massive FB Hack- Fakebook ‘dangerous vulnerability’ exposes millions of email addresses, AGAIN, and They Admit They Don’t Care!: After the company allegedly dismissed the exploit, a security researcher highlighted a Facebook vulnerability exposing millions of user email addresses.
The anonymous researcher created a video demonstrating a tool that can link Facebook accounts to their email addresses. The tool can process up to five million email addresses per day.
In an email about the leak that Facebook accidentally sent to Dutch publication DataNews, Facebook instructed public relations staff to “frame this as a broad industry issue and normalize the fact that this activity happens regularly.” (Normalize weekly “secure” email dumps?!? -Ed.)
Responding to Ars Technica, who viewed the video, a Facebook spokesperson said, “It appears that we erroneously closed out this bug bounty report before routing to the appropriate team. We appreciate the researcher sharing the information and are taking initial actions to mitigate this issue while we follow up to better understand their findings.”
This “mega-leak” comes a month after a dump of phone numbers belonging to 500 million Facebook users. Facebook has 2.8 billion monthly active users, including many using the iOS app on iPhones and iPads. Full article: https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/04/22/facebook-dangerous-vulnerability-exposes-millions-of-email-addresses

Phone House Customer Alert! – A cyberattack against Phone House exposes the bank details of millions of Spanish customers: It affects the names, ID numbers, bank accounts, emails, phones, addresses and dates of birth of five million customers, and cybercriminals threaten to publish more if the company does not pay.
Last week, a ransomware- type cyberattack hijacked several databases of the Spanish division of Phone House. The cybercriminals then threatened to publish the data of 13 million clients and company workers if the company did not pay the ransom they demanded to recover them. This Wednesday the Babuk group, which has claimed responsibility for the action, has continued with the extortion and has published on the dark web a part of the data that it claims to have in its possession, about 100 gigs of sensitive information.
If your data is exposed, the experts’ recommendation is to immediately change the passwords of the affected services (and any other in which the same password has been set) and notify your bank of what happened. To check to see if you were included in the data dump visit https://haveibeenpwned.com/
Source, Spanish: https://www.eldiario.es/tecnologia/ciberataque-the-phone-house-filtra-datos-5-millones-clientes-comprueba-si-afectado_1_7848786.html

Tennis News- Nadal beats Nishikori in Barcelona Open:
Rafael Nadal beat Kei Nishikori 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open. Nadal will face Britain’s Cameron Norrie next. Norrie advanced after David Goffin retired in the second set of their match due to injury. Photos:AP. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/cameron-norrie-david-goffin-barcelona-kei-nishikori-rafael-nadal-c8b878f39099c1116b5c8a558c89e408

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

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Useful Links, Info & Numbers

Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

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DigameXtra No. 1936 Thursday, April 22nd, 2021

On April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 By Naythan

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