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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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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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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
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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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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Weekly Markets
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
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot
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Nerja 952 524 519
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Frigiliana: 952 533 231
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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
Local News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
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