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Covid update: 493 people discharged from hospital and isolation today
Covid update: 493 people discharged from hospital and isolation today

The Canary Islands adds 253 positives and seven deaths in the last 24 hours... Most are registered in Gran Canaria (140), Lanzarote (78) and Tenerife (36)... full stats here...

Only light cloud on a sunny Monday in the Canaries
Only light cloud on a sunny Monday in the Canaries

A generally clear day in all of the islands with light winds from the northeast... forecast for all of the Canary Islands here...

FEHT demands that Government take responsibility and transfers immigrants to Europe
FEHT demands that Government take responsibility and transfers immigrants to Europe

The Tourist Association says that the continued presence of the immigrants and lack of solutions from the central Government are affecting the long term image of the islands for tourists...

Covid update: Canary Islands now exceeds 500 deaths from coronavirus
Covid update: Canary Islands now exceeds 500 deaths from coronavirus

274 new cases today in the Canary Islands... Gran Canaria registers 126, Lanzarote 79 and Tenerife 57... 8 more people have died in the last 24 hours…

Covid update: 280 new cases, Tenerife has 4 deaths in last 24 hours
Covid update: 280 new cases, Tenerife has 4 deaths in last 24 hours

There are reports of a potential outbreak in Adeje, after a British couple refused to self isolate after testing positive for the virus... full data here...

AstraZeneca warns of delays in delivery of vaccine to EU countries
AstraZeneca warns of delays in delivery of vaccine to EU countries

The European Union already has two vaccines available to them, but has several more pending analysis and approval by the EMA...

Covid update: 331 new cases, 75% in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote
Covid update: 331 new cases, 75% in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote

The Ministry of Health has said they will send medical staff to Lanzarote from the other islands if they can’t cope with the number of new cases and hospital admissions...

OFFICIAL: Islands on Level 2, including Tenerife, can have groups of 6 people
OFFICIAL: Islands on Level 2, including Tenerife, can have groups of 6 people

This will also be applied to indoor and outdoor sports activities, including the instructor...

A cloudy Friday across the Canary Islands
A cloudy Friday across the Canary Islands

Friday’s weather forecast for all the islands here...

Will having my passport stamped as a resident affect my rights?
Will having my passport stamped as a resident affect my rights?

Since the beginning of the year there has been confusion over residents getting their passport stamped, and what long term effect it will have on their rights...

VIDEO: This week’s news round up from the Canarian Weekly
VIDEO: This week’s news round up from the Canarian Weekly

The biggest stories this week in the Canary Islands...

Covid update: 332 new cases but La Gomera is Covid free
Covid update: 332 new cases but La Gomera is Covid free

The Ministry of Health of the Canary Islands has informed of three Covid related deaths in the 24 last hours, one in Tenerife and two in Lanzarote...

137 Covid outbreaks this week, the majority among family and friends
137 Covid outbreaks this week, the majority among family and friends

80% of the outbreaks are in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote… over 1,000 people are affected by these outbreaks…

Another sunny Thursday with above average temperatures
Another sunny Thursday with above average temperatures

Today sees a slight increase in temperatures which are above average for this time of year... forecast for all of the Canary Islands here...

Central Government does not back down and refuses to change the curfew time
Central Government does not back down and refuses to change the curfew time

The Ministry of Health insists that the regional Governments and Health Authorities have enough ‘tools’ available under the current state of alarm conditions to stop the third wave of the virus...

Good weather sees the arrival of more boats with 375 people in just three days
Good weather sees the arrival of more boats with 375 people in just three days

Two people from the patera that arrived in El Hierro on Tuesday have died, meaning that ten people who have already lost their lives this year heading to the Canary Islands...

The Government will study making the curfew earlier
The Government will study making the curfew earlier

"There is no problem implementing it if it is agreed by everyone," says the Minister of Transport and Mobility…

Covid update: 297 new cases, 131 in Gran Canaria, 47 in Tenerife, and 5 deaths
Covid update: 297 new cases, 131 in Gran Canaria, 47 in Tenerife, and 5 deaths

The archipelago has passed 32,000 cases today since the start of the pandemic… 20 people admitted to hospitals today… full stats here…

Sanchez: the return of foreign tourists en masse, will be at the end of summer
Sanchez: the return of foreign tourists en masse, will be at the end of summer

The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, said this in a speech at the meeting of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization yesterday…

A clear and sunny Wednesday across the Canary Islands
A clear and sunny Wednesday across the Canary Islands

There will only be light clouds today, with southern resorts being clear and sunny...