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Covid update: Contagions drop 40% in Lanzarote and 14% in Gran Canaria in the last week
Covid update: Contagions drop 40% in Lanzarote and 14% in Gran Canaria in the last week

Although cases have decreased, the pressure on hospitals has increased in both islands... Ministry of Health reported 189 infections and two deaths today...

FAKE NEWS: Social media ‘challenge’ NOT responsible for missing teens
FAKE NEWS: Social media ‘challenge’ NOT responsible for missing teens

SOS Desaparecidos have said: "The challenge is a hoax. The disappearances of these teenagers is a social problem, not a social media problem"

Covid update: 191 new cases, 3 deaths and almost 80,000 vaccinated
Covid update: 191 new cases, 3 deaths and almost 80,000 vaccinated

The fatalities are an 86-year-old woman in Gran Canaria and two 58 and 88-year-old men in Fuerteventura...

Repatriation flight plan for migrants is underway
Repatriation flight plan for migrants is underway

The Ministry of Migration has confirmed that there are four weekly flights to Morocco, and soon there will be some to Mauritania and Senegal...

Canary Islands could have 70% vaccinated in 3 months and 21 days
Canary Islands could have 70% vaccinated in 3 months and 21 days

The Islands have the facility to administer 30,000 doses a day, but need the guarantee of supply…

Torres: the peak of infections has been surpassed in the Canary Islands
Torres: the peak of infections has been surpassed in the Canary Islands

The president asks citizens to remain cautious and follow guidelines saying "We must maintain the restrictions; we don’t want a rebound in cases"

Canary Islands records the two lowest temperatures in Spain
Canary Islands records the two lowest temperatures in Spain

The coldest temperature was -4.4ºC this morning… The polar front affecting the Archipelago until tomorrow has left hailstorms in relatively low points such as Tegueste or Santa Úrsula…

Restrictions levels stay the same in all Islands for another week
Restrictions levels stay the same in all Islands for another week

The measures will be extended until February 15th on all islands with the next review on Thursday February 11th…

Active cases down, Incidence rate down, R rate down… are restrictions taking effect?
Active cases down, Incidence rate down, R rate down… are restrictions taking effect?

February has got off to a good start as far as the epidemiological data is concerned for the Canary Islands as a whole… full data here…

Snow alert activated from 6pm tonight in Tenerife, La Palma and Gran Canaria
Snow alert activated from 6pm tonight in Tenerife, La Palma and Gran Canaria

It is forecast that there will be as much snow as Filomena brought last month, and could have a record amount in certain areas...

Are vaccination passports the key to re-establishing travel and tourism?
Are vaccination passports the key to re-establishing travel and tourism?

Spain plans to establish ‘vaccination certificate’ to recover tourism sector... AstraZeneca’s announcement that their vaccine reduces transmission by 67% supports countries request for a vaccine passport...

Covid update: 231 new cases and 4 deaths in the Canary Islands today
Covid update: 231 new cases and 4 deaths in the Canary Islands today

More than 36,000 people have now tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began... Tenerife now has less than 3,000 active cases... full data here...

Storm warnings for the north of the islands are in place from tomorrow
Storm warnings for the north of the islands are in place from tomorrow

Weather warnings have been activated from tomorrow in all islands, except Lanzarote, as winds, rain, storms, and a drop in temperatures of up to 12 degrees is expected in some areas....

Covid update: The Canary Islands exceeds 200 new daily cases again
Covid update: The Canary Islands exceeds 200 new daily cases again

Gran Canaria continues to be the most infected with 123 new cases…. Tenerife has 45 and Lanzarote 32… full data here…

Irish now face 500€ fine if caught going on holiday abroad
Irish now face 500€ fine if caught going on holiday abroad

Under new regulations, people who are caught heading abroad for non-essential reasons are set to face 500 euro fines...

The Canary Islands had over 2,000 immigrants in January, 188% more than last year
The Canary Islands had over 2,000 immigrants in January, 188% more than last year

Despite this increase, arrivals to the archipelago have continued on a downward trend in recent weeks...

Regional Governments are asked to make Covid measures ‘as strict as possible’
Regional Governments are asked to make Covid measures ‘as strict as possible’

The Minister of Health has asked Regional Governments to increase restrictions as the downward trend of the virus is not quick enough…

February starts with 110 cases in Gran Canaria, 42 in Lanzarote and 24 in Tenerife
February starts with 110 cases in Gran Canaria, 42 in Lanzarote and 24 in Tenerife

Let’s hope that February shows signs of positive news to come… Active cases have dropped as there were 391 medical discharges today, and no deaths reported by the Ministry of Health… full stats here…

Another 52,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine arrive in Spain
Another 52,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine arrive in Spain

The new Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, announced on Thursday that this new shipment was scheduled to arrive today…

Rectal swab tests for coronavirus have started in Spain
Rectal swab tests for coronavirus have started in Spain

These test are proving to be more accurate that nasal or throat swab tests...