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FOOD ALERT: Sausages withdrawn from Lidl’s shelves for Salmonella
FOOD ALERT: Sausages withdrawn from Lidl’s shelves for Salmonella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

Almost 200,000 people suffer from diabetes in the Canary Islands
Almost 200,000 people suffer from diabetes in the Canary Islands

9% of the population have diabetes of one type or the other, mostly due to obesity...

The end of face masks on public transport?
The end of face masks on public transport?

The Canaries president is in favour of no masks on transport but says they must continue to be mandatory in medical centres...

Warning of new wave of Covid infections across Europe due to new variants
Warning of new wave of Covid infections across Europe due to new variants

The BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 strains are already in Spain and will probably be predominant by early December...

Over 100,000 doses of the new vaccine against Covid have been administered in the Canaries
Over 100,000 doses of the new vaccine against Covid have been administered in the Canaries

Anyone with pathologies such as diabetes, respiratory problems, obesity, and heart or kidney problems are advised to get the booster…

Spain extends face mask requirement on public transport until March 2023
Spain extends face mask requirement on public transport until March 2023

Holidaymakers and residents in Spain and the Canary Islands still have to wear masks on buses, coaches, and taxis...

Over 60s can now get the new Covid vaccine for all variants
Over 60s can now get the new Covid vaccine for all variants

The SCS say it is important for as many people as possible to get the booster dose so that we can beat Covid and put the pandemic behind us...

Report reveals the cost of treating Covid patients in hospital in Spain
Report reveals the cost of treating Covid patients in hospital in Spain

248,448 people were hospitalised with coronavirus during the first year of the pandemic and almost 10% were admitted to ICU...

Intranasal vaccination could put an end to the Covid pandemic
Intranasal vaccination could put an end to the Covid pandemic

Around 1 in 10 people put off getting their COVID-19 vaccine due to a fear of needles...

Ministry of Health: All islands remain at low risk for Covid-19
Ministry of Health: All islands remain at low risk for Covid-19

They reiterate the importance of vaccination to maintain this situation as we head towards autumn and winter...

More than 20% of young people in the Canaries admit to being hooked on technology
More than 20% of young people in the Canaries admit to being hooked on technology

Half of these admitted to making inappropriate and dangerous use of it, such as exchanging intimate photos or videos…

The Canary Islands receive 273,600 doses of the new Covid vaccines
The Canary Islands receive 273,600 doses of the new Covid vaccines

These new doses are adapted to the new Omicron variants and inoculation starts next week...

The licenced 'slimming pill' that gives 15% weight loss arrives in Spain
The licenced 'slimming pill' that gives 15% weight loss arrives in Spain

Originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, this diet pill is also being used as a treatment for obesity...

23,000 people are on hospital waiting lists for diagnostic tests in the Canaries
23,000 people are on hospital waiting lists for diagnostic tests in the Canaries

SCS reports show that the average wait is seven months for an endoscopy or four months for an ultrasound…