More bad Coronavirus news

[Derek]

Spain leads Europe in COVID-19 new infections as the month of September becomes CRUCIAL for expats on the Costa del Sol & Costa Blanca

See here

https://global247news.com/2020/08/20/spain-leads-europe-in-covid-19-new-infections-as-the-month-of-september-becomes-crucial-for-expats-on-the-costa-del-sol-costa-blanca/?fbclid=IwAR0ZBia6QdDQ5OfTYSzDSpkvRobnEAUAD6iCEu6WHETrRzxqCdfiSoULUhk

[chris and jackie]

What I don’t understand is why Spain doesn’t have more local lockdown like UK for hot spots, it seems that Valencia is not too bad but still get all the restrictions of say Madrid.
Saw this report about benidorm where cases are only 6 in 100k
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/08/19/benidorm-demo-planned-for-this-sunday/

[BeachLife]

Morning all - please see below the Stats for "our" area - this is as localised as I can get the data

Source is: https://icvgva.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/3a3115ad642a4516b0928f21e395b32d

Been tracking it in a spreadsheet a snap of the sheet is attached

I havent been able to normalise the data by population size - but I think the raw data paints a picture

[BeachLife]

Now with the population figures to get to the more recognisable Cases / 100,000

(doesnt help really)

[BeachLife]

What I don’t understand is why Spain doesn’t have more local lockdown like UK for hot spots, it seems that Valencia is not too bad but still get all the restrictions of say Madrid.
Saw this report about benidorm where cases are only 6 in 100k
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/08/19/benidorm-demo-planned-for-this-sunday/

Hi Chris & Jackie.

Last 2 weeks for Benidorm + PCR was 73 so now 108 / 100,000.  It WAS 6 a few weeks before that but has recently spiked

https://icvgva.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/3a3115ad642a4516b0928f21e395b32d


Scroll down the left hand column and you can see each area / town

 

[Blue and white stripes]

Very helpful Beachlife.

[chris and jackie]

Thanks beachlife, those figures seem horrendous. What’s causing such massive spikes?

[masmu]

Good work Beach - thanks!

Some scary figures there!

[TRIDENT]

Today we had a choice....Cycle down the coast road through to Santa Pola or Go out into the quiet areas in the opposite direction. We chose the latter. The coast is packed this week cars every where. Another week and as usual it will be quiet again and the Cv 19 numbers will stabilise. Unfortunately from the start it was always reported that the ones dying were the people with underlying symptoms so the younger generation felt safe (which they probably are).We see on a daily basis the difference in  attitude of the generations. Look after number one and do everything to keep yourself safe.

[Derek]

Trident you are so right do not underestimate the enemy. Protect yourself and by doing so you protect others,

Derek

[Derek]

Spain                   386054   28838   152.7   0.7
United_Kingdom   325642   41429   22.2           0.2

Last 14 days Spain 153 cases per 100,000 people against UK 22 see link below

https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-08-24/why-is-spain-being-hit-again-by-the-coronavirus-pandemic.html?fbclid=IwAR04aGru0EImLMac1TkAWGG9un7GT396xQbehF-c5okumT7sbWEC54JAT7I

[chris and jackie]

Murcia introduces even more draconian measures
https://m.facebook.com/DrivingSpain/

[BeachLife]

Here is a pretty good example of why COVID is in a resurgence in Spain;

http://tiny.cc/bwgqsz

Unbelievable

[chris and jackie]

Think we’ll have to give September visit a miss, several reasons. Flights cancelled continuously, we don’t think we could do the 14days quarantine easily, not keen on face masks for walking around even if social distancing. And main one our annual insurance is not valid for travel against FCO advice and a specialist policy cost is extremely expensive.

If position changes in next 2 weeks we’ll come , if not end October

[Blue and white stripes]

Try Staysure Insurance. It cost us an additional £15 a year to cover for travelling against Government advice.