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Almost 20% of target population have had first vaccination in the Canary Islands
Almost 20% of target population have had first vaccination in the Canary Islands

Since Friday, 012 has received 38,669 calls from people aged 66 to 69 wanting their first jab…

Covid update: Canaries has 203 new cases but does not register any deaths
Covid update: Canaries has 203 new cases but does not register any deaths

Tenerife is once again the island with the most new positives, with 123 infections in the last 24 hours…

Covid update: 182 new cases endorses level 3 in Tenerife and Gran Canaria
Covid update: 182 new cases endorses level 3 in Tenerife and Gran Canaria

Yesterday vaccination teams managed to administer 17,389 vaccines in the Canary Islands...

VIDEO: This week’s Canarian Weekly news update with Sam
VIDEO: This week’s Canarian Weekly news update with Sam

See the latest Canarian Weekly news update here...

Calls to 012 for vaccinations have ‘crashed’ the phone system
Calls to 012 for vaccinations have ‘crashed’ the phone system

The Health Service asks for patience because the service is available 24 hours a day…

Covid update: Canaries passes 50,000 cases with 284 detected today
Covid update: Canaries passes 50,000 cases with 284 detected today

Tenerife has added the most with 154, followed by Gran Canaria with 85, Fuerteventura has 17, and Lanzarote 14…

If you are between 66 and 69 years old and have not been vaccinated, call 012
If you are between 66 and 69 years old and have not been vaccinated, call 012

This is particularly for residents of Tenerife and Gran Canaria to speed up the vaccination process...

Will smoking be banned on bar and restaurant terraces permanently?
Will smoking be banned on bar and restaurant terraces permanently?

The Ministry of Health proposes the prohibition of smoking on terraces even if the distances are met…

Covid update: 214 new cases as total deaths pass 700 in the Canary Islands
Covid update: 214 new cases as total deaths pass 700 in the Canary Islands

Tenerife has added 113 new cases, Gran Canaria 67, Lanzarote 12, and Fuerteventura 12…

VACCINE UPDATE: 438,858 doses of vaccines administered in the Canaries
VACCINE UPDATE: 438,858 doses of vaccines administered in the Canaries

New age groups have started to be vaccinated, see all the figures here for each group so far…

Covid update: 196 news cases and 2 deaths in the Canary Islands
Covid update: 196 news cases and 2 deaths in the Canary Islands

Tenerife is the island with most new cases again as it adds 98, Gran Canaria 70, Lanzarote 15, and Fuerteventura 8…

Covid update: Tenerife has 109 new cases and Gran Canaria 89 as they exceed 200 again
Covid update: Tenerife has 109 new cases and Gran Canaria 89 as they exceed 200 again

According to the Ministry of Health people being admitted to hospital are mostly between 40 and 60…

Canaries must do better with vaccinations and epidemiological data
Canaries must do better with vaccinations and epidemiological data

As the UK relaxes restrictions and reaches a landmark of vaccinations, the Canary Islands enter a 4th wave of the virus...

Covid update: Data in Tenerife and Gran Canaria is getting progressively worse
Covid update: Data in Tenerife and Gran Canaria is getting progressively worse

There were 239 cases today, of which 222 were in Tenerife and Gran Canaria, which is 93%...

More Pfizer vaccines arrive in the Canary Islands this morning
More Pfizer vaccines arrive in the Canary Islands this morning

The first Janssen single dose vaccines will arrive on Thursday and will help speed immunization...

Covid update: 184 new cases and one death in the Canary Islands
Covid update: 184 new cases and one death in the Canary Islands

Tenerife has the most new cases with 92, Gran Canaria has 72, Lanzarote 11, and Fuerteventura 9...

Covid update: Is this the start of the Easter effect on incidence rates?
Covid update: Is this the start of the Easter effect on incidence rates?

The incidence rates over 7 days have increased for every single island and the archipelago as a whole....

Covid update: New upturn in infections, 329 new cases and four deaths
Covid update: New upturn in infections, 329 new cases and four deaths

Tenerife has registered the most with 166 new positives, 149 are in Gran Canaria, six in Lanzarote, and six in Fuerteventura…

Covid update: Canarias adds 237 new infections and three deaths
Covid update: Canarias adds 237 new infections and three deaths

Active cases have fallen to 4,418 (85 less than yesterday) and there have been 319 medical discharges in the last 24 hours…

Here is the EMA's advice for anyone being vaccinated with AstraZeneca
Here is the EMA's advice for anyone being vaccinated with AstraZeneca

Although cases of thrombosis are very rare, they advise immunized patients to monitor their health status…