health

Recommended foods you should include in your diet
Recommended foods you should include in your diet

Eating healthily is one of the most important things you can do for your body to reduce the risk of illnesses...

Spain could end mandatory face masks on public transport 'soon'
Spain could end mandatory face masks on public transport 'soon'

The health minister has again requested that everyone get the second booster dose against Covid to continue "saving lives"...

What are the benefits of medical insurance?
What are the benefits of medical insurance?

Medical insurance is becoming increasingly important for individuals and families and can protect more than just your health…

37 people have died with Covid in the last two weeks in the Canary Islands
37 people have died with Covid in the last two weeks in the Canary Islands

Last week, 25% of patients in hospital with Covid died. This is the highest fatality rate since the pandemic began...

The consumption of sugary drinks is linked to baldness and depression
The consumption of sugary drinks is linked to baldness and depression

The study shows that drinking one sugary fizzy drink a day increases hair loss by 26%...

The WHO once again recommends wearing masks indoors and on public transport
The WHO once again recommends wearing masks indoors and on public transport

In the Canary Islands, their use in buses and taxis is still mandatory, as well as to access pharmacies, medical centres, and hospitals...

The SpTH health app enabled safe mobility of over 52 million travellers
The SpTH health app enabled safe mobility of over 52 million travellers

More than 94% of travellers used it, as some were exempt, with only four litigation cases filed from people against it...

Covid rebounds in the Canaries as a second island rises to health alert level 2
Covid rebounds in the Canaries as a second island rises to health alert level 2

Health is asking everyone over 12 to get their booster jab as it is proven to reduce the number of serious cases...

Spain reintroduces travel restrictions for visitors from China
Spain reintroduces travel restrictions for visitors from China

All travellers from China, regardless of nationality, will have to provide a negative test or proof of vaccination...

Gran Canaria rises to Level 2 health alert for Covid
Gran Canaria rises to Level 2 health alert for Covid

This is a sign that the epidemiological situation has worsened, hospitalisations have increased, but no additional restrictions...

Canary Islands exceeds 4.6 million vaccines, with 1.8 million immunized
Canary Islands exceeds 4.6 million vaccines, with 1.8 million immunized

Its two years since the SCS administered the first vaccine. The younger generation are the ones not getting inoculated...

The under 60’s can now be vaccinated with the fourth dose against Covid
The under 60’s can now be vaccinated with the fourth dose against Covid

Anyone can now get it as long as there are no medical reasons not to, and children under five can have the paediatric vaccine...

Spain starts to automatically update EU Digital Covid certificates
Spain starts to automatically update EU Digital Covid certificates

If your certificate expires before 30th June 2023, it is being extended...

6 simple ways to boost your health
6 simple ways to boost your health

Looking to boost your health? Check out these six simple ways to do just that...

Spain will continue with masks on public transport and planes all winter
Spain will continue with masks on public transport and planes all winter

The Minister of Health says that the measure will stay in force until the experts rule to the contrary…

Health chiefs want to ban the term 'man-flu' because it actually hits women harder
Health chiefs want to ban the term 'man-flu' because it actually hits women harder

They claim it should be given a new name because statistically it's actually worse for women to catch it than men...

Birth rate drops by 25% in the Canary Islands due to economic and social concerns
Birth rate drops by 25% in the Canary Islands due to economic and social concerns

Births plummeted in the first six months of 2022 compared to 2016, due to job insecurity, lack of housing and poverty...

FOOD ALERT: Sausages withdrawn from Lidl’s shelves for Salmonella
FOOD ALERT: Sausages withdrawn from Lidl’s shelves for Salmonella

The food safety agency have informed that two batches of chistorras are at risk. More information here...

6 useful tips if you are a golf enthusiast
6 useful tips if you are a golf enthusiast

These tips will improve your game in no time. Not only will you be a better golfer, but you’ll also have a lot more fun on the course…

COVID infections increase by almost 50% in the last week in the Canary Islands
COVID infections increase by almost 50% in the last week in the Canary Islands

There have been 734 new cases in people over 60 years of age, the highest figure since July...