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The Tenerife Cabildo approves additional aid to the self-employed and SMEs
The Tenerife Cabildo approves additional aid to the self-employed and SMEs

Autonomos and SMEs can receive up to 6,500 euros and you don’t need to be update with tax or social security…

Gran Canaria moves to alert level 4, all other islands stay the same
Gran Canaria moves to alert level 4, all other islands stay the same

The new restrictions come into effect on the island on Monday…

Covid update: 820 new cases and 2 deaths in the Canary Islands today
Covid update: 820 new cases and 2 deaths in the Canary Islands today

There are 422 new cases in Tenerife today (127 new ones in the south), 375 in Gran Canaria, 30 in Fuerteventura and 15 in Lanzarote…

Not only is football back… the fans are allowed back!
Not only is football back… the fans are allowed back!

The season kicks off next Sunday, and it’s official, 40% of fans are allowed back in stadiums…

The Government is working on a new rule to establish restrictions against the pandemic
The Government is working on a new rule to establish restrictions against the pandemic

The intention is that the Governing Council of the Canary Islands will approve it in mid-August…

Unusual weather for August in the Canary Islands as rain is on the way
Unusual weather for August in the Canary Islands as rain is on the way

Expect a muggy day as high temperatures with cloud and some light rain is forecast in parts of the islands…

Spain, including the Canary Islands, stays on the UK amber travel list
Spain, including the Canary Islands, stays on the UK amber travel list

There was speculation that Spain could go red, but the decrease in cases has kept the country on the amber list…

TORRES:  ‘No alert level changes are foreseen this week in the Canary Islands’
TORRES: ‘No alert level changes are foreseen this week in the Canary Islands’

The Governing Council will meet as usual tomorrow (Thursday) to analyze the situation with the mandatory health report…

Covid update: Slowly but surely the incidence rates are coming down
Covid update: Slowly but surely the incidence rates are coming down

There are 800 new cases today with 92% in Tenerife and Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura has 35, and Lanzarote 10…

Almost half of 20 to 29 years old have now had at least one dose of the vaccine
Almost half of 20 to 29 years old have now had at least one dose of the vaccine

Groups 1 to 7 are now complete as more than 99.99% of people in those groups who are eligible, have been vaccinated…

Happy 24th Birthday Oasis Fm and Canarian Weekly
Happy 24th Birthday Oasis Fm and Canarian Weekly

August 1997 saw the start of two new media that are still going strong today!

Police detain British tourist for trying to leave Tenerife without a Covid test
Police detain British tourist for trying to leave Tenerife without a Covid test

Every passenger leaving Spain, including the Canary Islands, must present a negative pre-departure test to go to the UK…

Lanzarote prepares for the Prime Minister to arrive with his family on holiday
Lanzarote prepares for the Prime Minister to arrive with his family on holiday

It’s the second year in a row that Pedro Sanchez is spending his annual holiday on the island…

Covid update: 671 new cases, 674 people discharged, and five Covid deaths.
Covid update: 671 new cases, 674 people discharged, and five Covid deaths.

Of the new cases, 346 are in Tenerife, 275 are in Gran Canaria, 17 are in Fuerteventura, and 17 are in Lanzarote…

IGN detect 30 small earthquakes in Las Cañadas del Teide over night
IGN detect 30 small earthquakes in Las Cañadas del Teide over night

14 of these tremors were detected southwest of Pico Viejo and northeast of Guía de Isora…

The Government extends the ‘social shield’ to protect the most vulnerable
The Government extends the ‘social shield’ to protect the most vulnerable

This includes the suspension of evictions, social housing rent payments, as well as the prohibition of cutting off basic supplies…

Is the virus slowing down as incidence rates have dropped 10 points in five days?
Is the virus slowing down as incidence rates have dropped 10 points in five days?

The ICUs in Gran Canarias hospitals are now at high risk, with Tenerife’s at very high risk…

No chance of 'amber watchlist’ for the Canary Islands as idea is scrapped
No chance of 'amber watchlist’ for the Canary Islands as idea is scrapped

The UK Government has decided not to introduce an extra category to their traffic light system…

Canary Islands airports were close to the level of pre-pandemic flight activity this weekend
Canary Islands airports were close to the level of pre-pandemic flight activity this weekend

This weekend saw 75% of international flights resumed and almost 100% of national flight operate…

Covid update: New cases fall to 564 with four Covid related deaths
Covid update: New cases fall to 564 with four Covid related deaths

Hospital admissions to both wards and ICU have increased significantly. Full data here…