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A huge thankyou from us all at the Canarian Weekly
A huge thankyou from us all at the Canarian Weekly

It’s a year today since the last copy of the newspaper was delivered in Tenerife...

Spain extends ban on travellers from the UK until April.
Spain extends ban on travellers from the UK until April.

Spanish borders are closed to Britons until March 30th. This is the latest travel advice...

One lucky winner of 3.3 million euros in last night’s lottery in the Canaries
One lucky winner of 3.3 million euros in last night’s lottery in the Canaries

There is only one winning ticket for La Bonoloto which has been confirmed to have been bought in the Canary Islands…

Cases continue to increase: 250 positives and 4 deaths in the Canary Islands
Cases continue to increase: 250 positives and 4 deaths in the Canary Islands

Tenerife has 122 new cases and Gran Canaria has 104 in the last 24 hours…

The Germans are not coming… Canaries left on travel blacklist, six regions removed
The Germans are not coming… Canaries left on travel blacklist, six regions removed

Six regions of Spain have been removed from the list, all have lower incidence rates than the Canaries…

Canary and the Balearic Islands will receive 2 billion direct aid for companies
Canary and the Balearic Islands will receive 2 billion direct aid for companies

Self-employed freelancers may receive up to 3,000 euros and the grants will reach up to 200,000 euros for companies…

What is ‘Reinforced’ Level 2 for Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura?
What is ‘Reinforced’ Level 2 for Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura?

Reinforced Level 2 means 10pm curfew, 33% capacity indoors, 50% on terraces and more, but prevents perimeter closure...

Tenerife and Gran Canaria stay at Level 2, but with extra restrictions
Tenerife and Gran Canaria stay at Level 2, but with extra restrictions

Extra restrictions will be implemented and start from 00.00h on Monday...

The European Medicines Agency authorizes Janssen's single dose vaccine
The European Medicines Agency authorizes Janssen's single dose vaccine

The EU has ordered 200 million doses of this vaccine, 21 million of them are for Spain, which will receive first 5.5 million from April…

Covid update: 229 new cases, 127 in Tenerife, 71 in Gran Canaria
Covid update: 229 new cases, 127 in Tenerife, 71 in Gran Canaria

The incidence rate over 7 days for the islands has now passed 60… Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura are the islands with the worst data…

Greece ready for ‘a race with the Canary Islands’ to get British tourists first
Greece ready for ‘a race with the Canary Islands’ to get British tourists first

The Greek Tourism Minister has said they are ready to receive English tourists from May in a massive way…

Vaccination teams administer more than 7,000 doses for the first time in one day
Vaccination teams administer more than 7,000 doses for the first time in one day

The Ministry of Health are pleased with progress as supply and inoculation of the vaccines has increased…

Minister of Tourism announces that health passport will be ready in Spain in May
Minister of Tourism announces that health passport will be ready in Spain in May

The Minister of Tourism, said that the Government plans to be a pioneer in the circulation of the health passport...

Canary Islands to approve restrictions similar to those of Carnival for Easter
Canary Islands to approve restrictions similar to those of Carnival for Easter

The Government will toughen measures to avoid contagion at Easter as infections continue to rise in the islands...

94 new outbreaks this week, 72% are from family or social gatherings
94 new outbreaks this week, 72% are from family or social gatherings

Three outbreaks of Covid in Tenerife after a birthday celebration and two family meals...

Court wants 34 years for man who sexually abused five young grand children
Court wants 34 years for man who sexually abused five young grand children

Prosecutor says "We are facing disgusting facts", the 67 year grandfather is accused of abusing his five granddaughters...

The haze is returning to the Canary Islands
The haze is returning to the Canary Islands

The State Meteorological Agency forecasts that tomorrow there will be a general rise in temperatures throughout the islands…

Covid update: Second day with more than 200 cases, and Tenerife more than 100
Covid update: Second day with more than 200 cases, and Tenerife more than 100

Daily cases have increased again, this time to 221, Tenerife has the most with 112, and Gran Canaria has 76…

Health are considering moving Tenerife and Gran Canaria to Level 3
Health are considering moving Tenerife and Gran Canaria to Level 3

Tenerife adds more than 100 cases for the first time in two months...

Port Police stop 60 attempts of ‘smuggling immigrants’ in just 8 days
Port Police stop 60 attempts of ‘smuggling immigrants’ in just 8 days

Migrants have been discovered under containers, inside refrigerators and on top of trucks in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife...