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The HUC hospital in Tenerife has no Covid patients in ICU for first time in 2 years
The HUC hospital in Tenerife has no Covid patients in ICU for first time in 2 years

Despite this good news health professionals ask people to act responsibly to prevent a rebound…

A Spanish nurse is the first known case of Covid re-infection in less than 3 weeks
A Spanish nurse is the first known case of Covid re-infection in less than 3 weeks

She went from contracting the Delta variant to being infected by Omicron in just 20 days...

Many people still chose to wear masks on the day mandatory use was abolished
Many people still chose to wear masks on the day mandatory use was abolished

Despite the joy that masks no longer have to be worn indoors, many chose to continue to wear one as a precaution...

12 deaths and 1,682 new cases of Covid in the over 60s in the last week
12 deaths and 1,682 new cases of Covid in the over 60s in the last week

There are now 317 people admitted to hospitals with coronavirus, 25 in ICU and 292 on wards…

VACCINATION UPDATE: More than 870,000 people have now had their booster dose
VACCINATION UPDATE: More than 870,000 people have now had their booster dose

85.11% of the target population of the Canary Islands are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19…

Companies will decide if you have to wear a mask to work or not
Companies will decide if you have to wear a mask to work or not

The use of masks indoors is ending on Wednesday, businesses can implement their own rules for staff and the public...

Covid update: 12 deaths in four days in the Canary Islands
Covid update: 12 deaths in four days in the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands have registered 773 new infections in the over 60s since Friday but hospital pressure stays the same…

Covid update: 8 deaths in the last three days including a 36-year-old
Covid update: 8 deaths in the last three days including a 36-year-old

There are currently 283 people admitted to hospital with coronavirus in the Canary Islands...

Tenerife and Gran Canaria remain at alert Level 2 and the rest of the islands at Level 1
Tenerife and Gran Canaria remain at alert Level 2 and the rest of the islands at Level 1

The occupancy of conventional hospital beds by Covid patients has dropped 21.4% in the last week…

Where will masks still be obligatory or recommended after April 20th?
Where will masks still be obligatory or recommended after April 20th?

Responsible use of masks is still being promoted, especially for those who still want to wear one...

The Canaries adds 871 new cases of Covid in people over 60 in four days
The Canaries adds 871 new cases of Covid in people over 60 in four days

They also reported of 9 deaths and an outbreak in Gran Canaria with 104 people infected...

Vaccination Update: The Government insists that boosters are a necessity for everyone
Vaccination Update: The Government insists that boosters are a necessity for everyone

SCS vaccination teams have now administered 4,337,755 doses of vaccines against Covid in the Canary Islands…

The Ministry of Health proposes to end use of masks indoors at Easter
The Ministry of Health proposes to end use of masks indoors at Easter

If it is endorsed by the Interterritorial Council on Wednesday and approved by the Council of Ministers, it will end on April 12th…

New monitoring system shows 954 new cases in the over 60s and 9 deaths from Covid
New monitoring system shows 954 new cases in the over 60s and 9 deaths from Covid

The Canary Islands has the 3rd highest incidence in the over 60s in the whole of Spain...

This is the last Covid Update: 4,087 cases and 9 deaths since Friday
This is the last Covid Update: 4,087 cases and 9 deaths since Friday

After two years of publishing epidemiological data on a daily basis, this is our last update regarding cases and incidence rates…

No more Covid quarantine or sick leave for asymptomatic positives in Spain
No more Covid quarantine or sick leave for asymptomatic positives in Spain

Tests will now be focused on people over 60, vulnerable, and serious cases in the next phase of living with Covid...

Covid update: Hospital admissions drop by 37% in three days
Covid update: Hospital admissions drop by 37% in three days

The Ministry of Health has reported 5,827 new cases of coronavirus since Tuesday, but Covid patients in hospitals decreases...

Covid update: 5,426 new cases and 6 deaths since Friday
Covid update: 5,426 new cases and 6 deaths since Friday

Over 40,000 children aged 5 to 11 years old have received their second dose of the Covid vaccine...

Public Health debate about masks and Covid isolation continues today
Public Health debate about masks and Covid isolation continues today

They say they are close to an agreement about the new strategy living with Covid with no quarantines or sick leave...

Minister of Health: ‘The pandemic is not over in the Canary Islands’
Minister of Health: ‘The pandemic is not over in the Canary Islands’

The decrease in infections has stagnated and is in a plateau situation where they could go up or down…