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Spain extends travel ban on UK arrivals until February 2nd
Spain extends travel ban on UK arrivals until February 2nd

This means that only passengers with a Spanish passport, green residencia card or certificate, or the new TIE card will be allowed entry to Spain and the islands...

EasyJet, Ryanair, Jet2, TUI… what are latest airline updates?
EasyJet, Ryanair, Jet2, TUI… what are latest airline updates?

Here is the latest news and advice from airlines and tour operators regarding holidays and flight cancellations...

Covid deniers 'should spend five minutes on a hospital ward', say victim's family
Covid deniers 'should spend five minutes on a hospital ward', say victim's family

“They should just spend five minutes on a hospital ward, to see those people fighting for their life, fighting for breath alone, no dignity, the nursing staff caring for them like they were their loved ones”

Torres: Tenerife could move down to Level 2 restrictions this week
Torres: Tenerife could move down to Level 2 restrictions this week

The president of the Canary Islands hopes that the island will be moved to Level 2 at Thursday’s Governing Council meeting…

Covid update: All data updated from the weekend, two islands with big spike
Covid update: All data updated from the weekend, two islands with big spike

The biggest change is an obvious spike in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, whereas Tenerife has stabilised the number of new cases, staying below 100 again…

Ministry of Health: ‘Keep contact to a minimum to stop the third wave’
Ministry of Health: ‘Keep contact to a minimum to stop the third wave’

Salvador Illa: “We do NOT want to implement another national lockdown, so it is now up to citizens themselves to comply so that it is not necessary. There is no point having restrictions if people don’t follow them.”

Canaries Government wants the vaccination rate to increase in the islands
Canaries Government wants the vaccination rate to increase in the islands

While the Ministry of Health considers the current percentage of immunized "satisfactory", the Government says it is a priority to press the accelerator of the antidote to close the passage of the virus...

Back to school for pupils in the Canary Islands
Back to school for pupils in the Canary Islands

More than 324,000 students and 30,000 teachers will return to classes in the Canary Islands today...

Covid update: Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura have rebound of new cases
Covid update: Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura have rebound of new cases

The Archipelago registered 263 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, so the total accumulated cases now rises to 29,631...

Filomena leaves the Canary Islands, but expect a showery Sunday
Filomena leaves the Canary Islands, but expect a showery Sunday

There are some spectacular photos showing the after effects of the storm, particularly on the peaks of the islands... full weather forecast here...

Covid update: Gran Canaria has more daily cases than Tenerife again
Covid update: Gran Canaria has more daily cases than Tenerife again

The Canary Islands provisionally confirmed 289 cases of Covid-19 yesterday...

Front-line health personnel will get vaccinated from Monday
Front-line health personnel will get vaccinated from Monday

The Canary Islands Health Service has trained 645 nurses who will be in charge of vaccinating during the first stage of vaccination...

Covid update: Canaries are once again on the list of high-risk places in Europe
Covid update: Canaries are once again on the list of high-risk places in Europe

Yesterday there were 238 new cases detected in the islands, 97 in Tenerife, 69 in Gran Canaria, 48 in Lanzarote, and 23 in Fuerteventura...

Government activates alert for snow in Tenerife, Gran Canaria and La Palma
Government activates alert for snow in Tenerife, Gran Canaria and La Palma

The archipelago is still under the effects of the storm Filomena which has already brought heavy rain and strong winds…

83 new outbreaks in the Canary Islands: half in family gatherings
83 new outbreaks in the Canary Islands: half in family gatherings

The majority of family based outbreaks have occurred among non-cohabitants with several homes or municipalities associated with each one...

Covid update: 292 new positives puts islands on over 7,000 active cases
Covid update: 292 new positives puts islands on over 7,000 active cases

There are now 7,157 active cases in the islands, the highest number since the pandemic began...

Tenerife stays at Level 3 for Covid, with Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and La Gomera on Level 2
Tenerife stays at Level 3 for Covid, with Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and La Gomera on Level 2

These new restrictions will be in place from Monday for the next 14 days, and will be reviewed every Thursday…

Spanish baby leaves ICU after being hospitalized for 70 days for Covid
Spanish baby leaves ICU after being hospitalized for 70 days for Covid

Baby Petru was infected when he was only nine days old and has been in hospital since 9th October…

Eight flights cancelled due to strong winds in the Canary Islands
Eight flights cancelled due to strong winds in the Canary Islands

A Ryanair flight has also been diverted…

Ministry of Health says there will NOT be another national lockdown in Spain
Ministry of Health says there will NOT be another national lockdown in Spain

Salvador Illa has categorically said no to another national lockdown… the Ministry of Health says that regional Governments already have enough ‘tools’ to combat the pandemic…