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Covid update: 5,260 new cases and 8 deaths today as curfew is denied
Covid update: 5,260 new cases and 8 deaths today as curfew is denied

The 7-day incidence rate for the Canary Islands is now over 1,000…

Covid update: New cases spiral out of control with almost 5,000 in just 24 hours
Covid update: New cases spiral out of control with almost 5,000 in just 24 hours

The Ministry of Health has also reported six more Covid related deaths...

The Government will study the options to reduce home isolation from Covid
The Government will study the options to reduce home isolation from Covid

The reduction of quarantine for asymptomatic sufferers of Covid will be discussed at the Inter-territorial Health Council...

Over 40s can now make an appointment for their booster dose against Covid-19
Over 40s can now make an appointment for their booster dose against Covid-19

You can make an appointment through the SCS website, the miCita Previa app, or by calling 012...

Covid update: Almost 4,000 new cases today, 54% are Omicron variant
Covid update: Almost 4,000 new cases today, 54% are Omicron variant

Tenerife sets a new record with 2,314 new daily cases followed by Gran Canaria with 1,193…

The Government will decide New Year's Eve and Kings Day restrictions today
The Government will decide New Year's Eve and Kings Day restrictions today

There is an extra Governing Council meeting today specifically to look at the upcoming bank holidays...

Covid update: 1,863 new cases and ICU admissions increase by 20%
Covid update: 1,863 new cases and ICU admissions increase by 20%

Hospital admissions of Covid patients have also increased by almost 13% since yesterday...

More than 28,000 people in the Canaries are in home isolation with Covid
More than 28,000 people in the Canaries are in home isolation with Covid

Approaching New Year we must all be more prudent than ever to follow regulations or face more restrictions...

Front line Canarian health workers believe that the Government has acted too late
Front line Canarian health workers believe that the Government has acted too late

Hospitals and staff are under extreme pressure due to the increase in cases with the Omicron variant...

Covid update: The Canary Islands start Christmas with 3,122 new cases
Covid update: The Canary Islands start Christmas with 3,122 new cases

Vaccination centres are open on Christmas Day and Boxing Day for those who are eligible to go without an appointment…

Covid update: 2,957 new cases and 8 deaths the day before Christmas Eve
Covid update: 2,957 new cases and 8 deaths the day before Christmas Eve

Tenerife has the most new infections with 1,855 (62.7%), Gran Canaria has 766, Lanzarote has 161, and Fuerteventura has 84…

The mandatory use of masks outdoors is coming back in Spain
The mandatory use of masks outdoors is coming back in Spain

The Council of Ministers will approve it tomorrow and it will come into effect when published in the BOE...

Covid update: New cases continue to increase with 2,670 in the Canaries today
Covid update: New cases continue to increase with 2,670 in the Canaries today

Of the new cases 1,736 are in Tenerife, 662 are in Gran Canaria, 121 are in Lanzarote, and 84 are in Fuerteventura...

Quirónsalud Tenerife now has the most advanced diagnostics for prostate cancer
Quirónsalud Tenerife now has the most advanced diagnostics for prostate cancer

The hospital has acquired the first micro-ultrasound scanner in the Canary Islands...

Vaccinated people who come in contact with an infected person will not have to quarantine
Vaccinated people who come in contact with an infected person will not have to quarantine

They will be allowed out for essential activities and testing is recommended...

Covid update: New cases skyrocket to over 2,000 in the last 24 hours
Covid update: New cases skyrocket to over 2,000 in the last 24 hours

Tenerife sets a new record with 1,417 new cases followed by Gran Canaria with 424, Lanzarote with 89, and Fuerteventura with 71…

Over 50s can now request an appointment to get a booster vaccine in the canaries
Over 50s can now request an appointment to get a booster vaccine in the canaries

People of any age vaccinated with one or two doses of AstraZeneca can also make an appointment…

Covid update: 1,171 new cases and 4 deaths in the Canary Islands today
Covid update: 1,171 new cases and 4 deaths in the Canary Islands today

Tenerife has 708 new cases which is more than double those than in Gran Canaria with 346, Fuerteventura has 46, and Lanzarote has 41…

Moderna Covid booster produces strong antibody response against Omicron
Moderna Covid booster produces strong antibody response against Omicron

Results show that their half-dose booster lifts levels to 37 times higher than immune response after two doses…

Covid update: 1,687 new cases, 1,163 of them in Tenerife
Covid update: 1,687 new cases, 1,163 of them in Tenerife

Tenerife is now the most affected island in almost all areas, except for hospital pressure…