The figures are changing constantly so we try to keep up with them. Friday’s figures will probably be used to determine who can reopen on the 3rd after two weeks if their contagion rate has gone down.
Covid Figures: Friday 29th
by Martin Myall •
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Covid Figures: Thursday 28th
by Martin Myall •
It’s been three days since our last contagion-figure update but things are changing fast, in the case of the Costa Tropical, mostly for the better.
Órgiva vs Illegal Settlements
by Vivienne Hughes •
Órgiva Town Council has decided that it is going to do away with the illegal settlements (encampments) within the municipality.
Covid Figures: Monday 25th
by Martin Myall •
The following figures were published by the Junta this morning and show a growth in contagion figures in general. On the Costa Tropical, Motril has joined Almuñécar and Salobreña in breaching the 500 barrier.
When One is Too Many
by Hugh MacArthur •
In a large town, reaching the 500 barrier for a municipal lockdown could mean dozens of new infections, but if you’re a tiny village, it can be just one person.*
Thick Snow in the Alpujarra
by Martin Myall •
Coming down from Pitres in the Alpujarra this morning, we passed a continual stream of traffic heading up to the snow; last night left a thick mantle.
Popular Rural Retreats & Why
by Martin Myall •
The pandemic has savaged the hospitality sector and the big hotels, for example have come off worse compared with small rural hotels.
New Restrictions from Monday
by Martin Myall •
From Midnight Sunday; i.e. Monday morning, new restrictions will come into force until the 25th of this month, when it will be revised.
Snowfall on Day One
by Vivienne Hughes •
The first day of the year saw snowfall on the Granada plateau (altiplano) in the north-east of the province.
Orgiva OAP Home Evacuated
by Vivienne Hughes •
It’s surprising that we still get hill fires in winter, which was the case on Monday, breaking out in the Órgiva area of the Alpujarra.