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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…

Covid update: The Canary Islands adds 5,424 new cases and 4 deaths
Covid update: The Canary Islands adds 5,424 new cases and 4 deaths

The figures are now only updated on a Tuesday and Friday, so this averages at 1,808 new cases per day…

Covid update: All islands stay at same alert level this week
Covid update: All islands stay at same alert level this week

The number of cases and incidence rates have gone up, and hospital pressure has only dropped slightly…

Covid weekly update: 8,786 new cases and 12 deaths this week
Covid weekly update: 8,786 new cases and 12 deaths this week

The downward trend of cases, incidence rates, and more importantly, hospital pressure, has slowed down this week...

Covid update: 1,790 new cases and 4 deaths today in the Canary Islands
Covid update: 1,790 new cases and 4 deaths today in the Canary Islands

Tenerife is now the most infected island with the most active cases…

The new Covid monitoring system will only count serious cases
The new Covid monitoring system will only count serious cases

The Interterritorial Council agree to take the first steps towards classing and treating Covid like a ‘flu'…

The Canary Islands adds 9,164 new cases and 15 deaths in the last week
The Canary Islands adds 9,164 new cases and 15 deaths in the last week

The Government are focusing on hospital pressure to manage the pandemic, but cases will still be monitored closely...

WHO gives green light for molnupiravir, the first antiviral against Covid
WHO gives green light for molnupiravir, the first antiviral against Covid

It is recommended for patients who are at high risk of hospitalization and is important for long term management of the virus…