NEARLY 29,000 FINES AND 300 ARRESTS FOR BREACHING CONFINEMENT IN CANARIES
So far 28,900 fines have been issues and 312 people have been arrested in the Canary Islands for failing to comply with the confinement measures decreed since the state of alarm was declared in Spain. In Spain as a whole, ther
2020/04/16 13:39:06
EASYJET PLAN ONLY TWO PEOPLE PER ROW ON FLIGHTS
Easyjet has planned to only allow two people per row on their planes which will leave the middle seat free for social distancing once the coronavirus lockdown has been lifted. EasyJet chief executive Jo
2020/04/16 13:17:36
CHINA SAYS NO EVIDENCE THAT COVID-19 WAS CREATED IN A LABORATORY
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has told the World Health Organization that there is no evidence that the coronavirus, which has infected more than 2 million people worldwide, was made in a laboratory in Wuhan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs for
2020/04/16 09:34:49
New minimum income in Spain will be launched in May
Finally, Spain will have a vital minimum income starting next month, in May. This has been agreed by...
2020/04/16 07:49:25
PROFESSOR PREDICTS CANARIES COULD STOP REGISTERING NEW CASES ON 25TH APRIL
A mathematical model predicts that the Canary Islands could stop registering new COVID-19 infections on April 25th, if we continue in the same way we are. Its author, ULPGC professor Pedro Saavedra, warns that this projection must be taken with "g
2020/04/16 07:18:57
CANARIES STARTS STUDY OF POSSIBLE DE-ESCALATION PROTOCOLS FOR DECONFINEMENT
The Canary Islands have put the tools in place to design a specific deconfinement protocol that will make the Archipelago the first territory, along with the Balearic Islands, to abandon the mandatory quarantine that the decree of the state of alarm
2020/04/15 23:35:07
MORE THAN 600 SENIOR CITIZENS TESTED FOR COVID-19 IN LAST 24 HOURS
The Ministry of Health has launched its screening plan in nursing homes throughout the Canaries. In less than 24 hours, samples have been obtained from more than 600 residents and workers in Lanzarote (60 samples); Fuerteventura (125 people);
2020/04/15 18:14:28
ACTIVE CASES FOR COVID-19 DECREASE BY 16% IN NINE DAYS IN THE CANARY ISLANDS
The Canary Islands reached the highest number of active cases registered by Covid-19 on Monday April 6th, since the epidemic began, but in the nine days that have passed since then they have decreased by 232 (16%) thanks above all, to an acceleration
2020/04/15 15:42:47
DEAD BODY DISCOVERED IN A LA LAGUNA RAVINE
Tenerife Fire-fighters have recovered a man’s body from Barranco de Guerra, in Valle Tabares, in La Laguna this morning. It was been reported last night after residents had been keeping an eye on a strange car that had been parked up on Calle
2020/04/15 15:31:30
BODY OF A MAN FOUND DEAD IN A BARRANCO IN LA LAGUNA
This morning, Wednesday, April 15, firefighters were called by local residents to the Barranco de Guerra, in Valle Tabares, located in the municipality of La Laguna. It was reported a car had been parked close to the area for over 2 weeks a
2020/04/15 15:28:37
ARONA WORKS WITH STATE SECURITY FORCES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF MASKS AT IMPORTANT TRANSIT POINTS
The Arona Local Police together with the National Police are distributing masks in places with the highest concentration of people across the municipality, including the bus terminal in Los Cristianos, from 6am to 9am. Patrols for theft and
2020/04/15 10:56:32
ONLY ONE PLANE AT TFS AIRPORT
This morning, this "737 MAX 8" is the only 'guest' aircraft that stayed overnight at the Tenerife South airport, as the base was empty of medical and maritime rescue helicopters. As many people will know, this model of airplane has been out of
2020/04/15 08:08:30
CANARIES WILL NOT BE 'EXPERIMENT' FOR DECONFINEMENT
The Health Emergency Management Committee has begun studying measures to apply in the Canary Islands, once the end of confinement is approved. The President of the Canary Islands Government, Ángel Víctor Torres, chaired a meeting of the Sanita
2020/04/14 21:40:00
CANARIES NOW HAVE NEARLY SIX TIMES AS MANY RECOVERIES THAN DEATHS
Coronavirus update 8pm 14th April 2020: Total cases: 1975 New cases: 17 Total recovered: 622 Discharged today: 33 Total deaths: 104 Deaths today: 2 Active cases: 1,249 Patients in follow up: 1,188 Awaiting confirmation: 67 Total inf
2020/04/14 20:12:07
JULIO PÉREZ: "CONFINEMENT CANNOT BE KEPT MUCH LONGER IN THE CANARIES"
The Minister of Health believes that we should start "by letting children go outside" The Minister of Health for the Canary Islands, Julio Pérez, said in an interview with Radio Marca this afternoon, that in his opinion the total confinement o
2020/04/14 16:00:27
ARONA DOUBLES NUMBER OF SOCIAL WORKERS DUE TO INCREASED DEMAND
Arona Town Hall has doubled the team of social workers to cope with a significant increase in requests for assistance. The economic situation caused by COVID-19 has led to nearly twice as many residents of Arona to request assistance for essentia
2020/04/14 15:52:12
‘HERO’POLICE OFFICER APPLAUDED AFTER DEFYING DEADLY COVID-19
The first Local Police officer from Malaga to overcome COVID-19 received warm applause on leaving the hospital, after fighting for his life for more than 17 days. [embed]https://youtu.be/lC9YuXplAmM[/embed] Manuel Ortiz’s battle against coronav
2020/04/14 15:37:49
POLICE ISSUE WHOPPING 650,000 TICKETS TO LOCKDOWN CHEATS
Police have issued 650,000 tickets to those ignoring the emergency regulations since the start of Spain’s coronavirus lockdown on 14th March. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska revealed the huge figure during this week’s online press co
2020/04/14 15:29:18
GOVERNMENT TO APPROVE WAYS TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND SELF EMPLOYED TODAY
Representatives of SMEs and Autonomos want: · suspension of April Social Security payment · a flat rate of 100 euros per month after the state of alarm · delayed payment of July’s quarterly taxes · to extend the ERTE by three months after the cr
2020/04/14 09:49:51
RENT AID WILL BENEFIT 450,000 FAMILIES IN SPAIN
The Government plan to support tenants who can't afford to pay their rent, which was approved on March 31st, will have 450,000 beneficiaries, according to the Minister of Development, José Luis Ábalos, in a press conference. According to their
2020/04/14 09:03:48