health

Front line Canarian health workers believe that the Government has acted too late
Front line Canarian health workers believe that the Government has acted too late

Hospitals and staff are under extreme pressure due to the increase in cases with the Omicron variant...

Covid update: The Canary Islands start Christmas with 3,122 new cases
Covid update: The Canary Islands start Christmas with 3,122 new cases

Vaccination centres are open on Christmas Day and Boxing Day for those who are eligible to go without an appointment…

Covid update: 2,957 new cases and 8 deaths the day before Christmas Eve
Covid update: 2,957 new cases and 8 deaths the day before Christmas Eve

Tenerife has the most new infections with 1,855 (62.7%), Gran Canaria has 766, Lanzarote has 161, and Fuerteventura has 84…

The mandatory use of masks outdoors is coming back in Spain
The mandatory use of masks outdoors is coming back in Spain

The Council of Ministers will approve it tomorrow and it will come into effect when published in the BOE...

Covid update: New cases continue to increase with 2,670 in the Canaries today
Covid update: New cases continue to increase with 2,670 in the Canaries today

Of the new cases 1,736 are in Tenerife, 662 are in Gran Canaria, 121 are in Lanzarote, and 84 are in Fuerteventura...

Quirónsalud Tenerife now has the most advanced diagnostics for prostate cancer
Quirónsalud Tenerife now has the most advanced diagnostics for prostate cancer

The hospital has acquired the first micro-ultrasound scanner in the Canary Islands...

Vaccinated people who come in contact with an infected person will not have to quarantine
Vaccinated people who come in contact with an infected person will not have to quarantine

They will be allowed out for essential activities and testing is recommended...

Covid update: New cases skyrocket to over 2,000 in the last 24 hours
Covid update: New cases skyrocket to over 2,000 in the last 24 hours

Tenerife sets a new record with 1,417 new cases followed by Gran Canaria with 424, Lanzarote with 89, and Fuerteventura with 71…

Over 50s can now request an appointment to get a booster vaccine in the canaries
Over 50s can now request an appointment to get a booster vaccine in the canaries

People of any age vaccinated with one or two doses of AstraZeneca can also make an appointment…

Covid update: 1,171 new cases and 4 deaths in the Canary Islands today
Covid update: 1,171 new cases and 4 deaths in the Canary Islands today

Tenerife has 708 new cases which is more than double those than in Gran Canaria with 346, Fuerteventura has 46, and Lanzarote has 41…

Moderna Covid booster produces strong antibody response against Omicron
Moderna Covid booster produces strong antibody response against Omicron

Results show that their half-dose booster lifts levels to 37 times higher than immune response after two doses…

Covid update: 1,687 new cases, 1,163 of them in Tenerife
Covid update: 1,687 new cases, 1,163 of them in Tenerife

Tenerife is now the most affected island in almost all areas, except for hospital pressure…

Covid update: 1,670 new cases and 8 deaths in the last 24 hours
Covid update: 1,670 new cases and 8 deaths in the last 24 hours

Of the new cases 1,149 are in Tenerife, 358 are in Gran Canaria, 81 in Fuerteventura, and 51 are in Lanzarote…

Covid update: 1,482 new cases today in the Canaries; 1,000 of them in Tenerife
Covid update: 1,482 new cases today in the Canaries; 1,000 of them in Tenerife

ICU admissions of Covid patients have increased by 10% in the last 24 hours…

14,669 children under 11 already have an appointment for the Covid vaccine
14,669 children under 11 already have an appointment for the Covid vaccine

This means that over 10% of the target population of that age group has requested an appointment already…

Covid update: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Lockdown?
Covid update: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Lockdown?

1,207 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest daily number since the pandemic began…

Vaccination starts today of 136,900 children under 11 years old in the Canaries
Vaccination starts today of 136,900 children under 11 years old in the Canaries

9-11 year olds can go to vaccination centres with their parents without an appointment…

Covid update: 694 new cases and 3 more deaths today in the Canaries
Covid update: 694 new cases and 3 more deaths today in the Canaries

Adeje nightclub is facing legal action for ignoring Covid rules after an outbreak of 19 people so far…

Covid update: All indicators increase as spreading of virus goes out of control
Covid update: All indicators increase as spreading of virus goes out of control

Tenerife is now the most infected island with over 300 new cases today and over 3,000 active cases in total…

Covid update: third day in a row with more than 500 new daily cases
Covid update: third day in a row with more than 500 new daily cases

Of the new cases today, 223 are in Gran Canaria, 201 are in Tenerife, 72 are in Fuerteventura, and 46 are in Lanzarote…