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Covid update: Today is two years since the first case was detected in Spain
Covid update: Today is two years since the first case was detected in Spain

There have been 625 new cases today and 5 deaths as downward trend continues…

Covid update: 2,232 new cases and 29 deaths this weekend
Covid update: 2,232 new cases and 29 deaths this weekend

On the eve of the two year anniversary of Covid in Spain, this weekend has seen more deaths from the virus than any other...

The Canary Islands buy new monoclonal antibody treatments for Covid
The Canary Islands buy new monoclonal antibody treatments for Covid

These are new antiviral therapeutic alternative treatments that have been approved by the Spanish Medicines Agency...

Minister of Health: ‘All the data indicates that we have bent the curve’
Minister of Health: ‘All the data indicates that we have bent the curve’

The Spanish Government are starting to consider that the sixth wave of Covid is coming to an end...

Covid update: 12 more deaths as cases continue to drop in the islands
Covid update: 12 more deaths as cases continue to drop in the islands

Hospital pressure is still a concern as admissions continue to rise…

New website is launched to register positive self-diagnosis test results
New website is launched to register positive self-diagnosis test results

It is only for tests bought in chemists and aims to make the ‘alta’ and ‘baja’ for sick leave as easy as possible…

Covid update: 100,000 active cases in the islands, only four deaths today
Covid update: 100,000 active cases in the islands, only four deaths today

There have been 2,007 new cases today with the most in Gran Canaria again…

Covid update: 15 more deaths as cases and incidence rates drop again
Covid update: 15 more deaths as cases and incidence rates drop again

Tenerife now has the lowest 7-day incidence rate of just over 500 as the downward trend continues...

Covid update: 2,495 new cases and 14 more deaths in the islands today
Covid update: 2,495 new cases and 14 more deaths in the islands today

Incidence rates and daily cases are still following a downward trend, but hospital pressure is still very high risk…

Can I get discharged from home isolation without seeing a doctor?
Can I get discharged from home isolation without seeing a doctor?

Yes you can. The Ministry of Health now has an automated system for people under the age of 45…

Covid update: Cases continue to drop but hospital pressure and deaths continue to increase
Covid update: Cases continue to drop but hospital pressure and deaths continue to increase

This month now has the highest death toll from Covid during the whole pandemic with 200 already dead so far…

Covid update: 4,000 new cases and 24 deaths over the weekend in the Canaries
Covid update: 4,000 new cases and 24 deaths over the weekend in the Canaries

There were 2,561 new cases yesterday and 1,394 today as they continue to slowly decrease...

New cases and incidence rates continue to drop in the Canary Islands
New cases and incidence rates continue to drop in the Canary Islands

Yesterday there were 35% less new cases than the Friday before...

Wearing masks on planes cuts risk of catching Covid by up to 12 times
Wearing masks on planes cuts risk of catching Covid by up to 12 times

They studied how far virus-laden droplets could travel and infect people and the differences between wearing a mask or not...

Covid update: Daily cases and incidence rates drop again in the Canaries
Covid update: Daily cases and incidence rates drop again in the Canaries

Today there are 3,276 new cases of Covid, which is less than half of those last Thursday…

Covid update: Incidence rates are falling for the first time since November
Covid update: Incidence rates are falling for the first time since November

The Ministry of Health has reported 4,546 new cases today, 2,223 less than last Wednesday, and 11 deaths…

Covid update: 5,549 new cases and 5 more deaths in the Canaries
Covid update: 5,549 new cases and 5 more deaths in the Canaries

An infant under 2 years old is in hospital in Lanzarote with Covid…

Over 30’s can now get their booster jab, wait since last one has reduced to 5 months
Over 30’s can now get their booster jab, wait since last one has reduced to 5 months

The waiting time since your second jab, or if you’ve had Covid, have been changed…

Active cases drop today with more people discharged than diagnosed for Covid
Active cases drop today with more people discharged than diagnosed for Covid

Over 615,000 people have now had their booster jab, and 59,000 5-11 year old children have had their first one…

Covid update: The Canaries add 2,511 new cases and 10 deaths this Sunday
Covid update: The Canaries add 2,511 new cases and 10 deaths this Sunday

Latest data shows that the Canary Islands has the lowest mortality rate from Covid in all of Spain...