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A hot and sunny start to the week is forecast in the Canary Islands
A hot and sunny start to the week is forecast in the Canary Islands

The week will begin with mostly clear skies in the east, some cloud in the west, but with higher temperatures...

Yellow warning activated for strong wind and waves in the south of Tenerife
Yellow warning activated for strong wind and waves in the south of Tenerife

The notice is for all of the western islands and will remain in effect until 11:59pm tonight...

SCS Director: ‘We are far from talking about an endemic or flu in the Canaries’
SCS Director: ‘We are far from talking about an endemic or flu in the Canaries’

He explains why, from a medical perspective, it is too early to consider the pandemic to be over...

Compulsory vaccination for everyone over 18 is legalised in Austria
Compulsory vaccination for everyone over 18 is legalised in Austria

The country is experiencing a peak of infections with 33,000 new case a day during the last week...

Air quality in the Canary Islands will worsen due to the intense haze
Air quality in the Canary Islands will worsen due to the intense haze

Aemet warns that dust levels could exceed 100 micrograms per cubic metre, and the weather will remain dry and stable...

Bars and nightclubs can stay open later in Levels 3 and 4 with the Covid Certificate
Bars and nightclubs can stay open later in Levels 3 and 4 with the Covid Certificate

The Government says they are starting a ‘progressive de-escalation’ of restrictions that data allows...

Another Calima is forecast all weekend in the Canary Islands
Another Calima is forecast all weekend in the Canary Islands

It will be more noticeable in the eastern islands and will last for several more days…

Canaries want entry controls lifted before UK tourists book other destinations
Canaries want entry controls lifted before UK tourists book other destinations

100,000 bookings were cancelled in December from British travellers...

Wearing masks outdoors will no longer be mandatory in Spain next week
Wearing masks outdoors will no longer be mandatory in Spain next week

The Council of Ministers will approve the Decree on Tuesday that will eliminate the mandatory use of masks outdoors...

Mandatory use of the Covid certificate is abolished in the Canary Islands
Mandatory use of the Covid certificate is abolished in the Canary Islands

All islands are staying in the same level except for La Palma that drops to Level 3 from tonight...

The WHO believes that Europe could be heading towards the end of the pandemic
The WHO believes that Europe could be heading towards the end of the pandemic

Their European Director said today that the continent is “moving towards a kind of pandemic endgame”...

Who turned the temperature up? A new Calima brings highs of 27°C
Who turned the temperature up? A new Calima brings highs of 27°C

Today will be hot and hazy in the capital islands as the storm heads east towards Lanzarote and Fuerteventura...

Continued hospital pressure will prevent a drop in alert levels this week
Continued hospital pressure will prevent a drop in alert levels this week

Although incidence rates have dropped by 45% in a week, hospital pressure remains at very high risk...

Masks will remain mandatory outdoors for longer in the Canary Islands
Masks will remain mandatory outdoors for longer in the Canary Islands

The Ministry of Health has refused to cancel the use of masks outdoors at the Interterritorial Health Council...

Antigen tests for unvaccinated are enough to enter Spain from anywhere in the EU
Antigen tests for unvaccinated are enough to enter Spain from anywhere in the EU

The test must be taken within 24 hours and are now an alternative to PCR tests on the Covid Certificate for travel…

Hot and Sunny in the eastern islands, wet and windy in the west
Hot and Sunny in the eastern islands, wet and windy in the west

The haze gives way to heavy rains and even storms in the western islands today...

The Canary Islands start February with a mix of snow, rain, wind and haze
The Canary Islands start February with a mix of snow, rain, wind and haze

Rain showers are forecast this afternoon in various parts of the islands...

No, new alcohol laws on the Balearic Islands do not affect the Canaries
No, new alcohol laws on the Balearic Islands do not affect the Canaries

EasyJet warns holidaymakers that all inclusive resorts are now limited to six drinks per day...

The yellow weather alert for haze continues on Monday
The yellow weather alert for haze continues on Monday

The calima has brought reduced visibility, particularly at altitude, and higher temperatures in the mid-20s...

More haze as another calima covers the Canary Islands
More haze as another calima covers the Canary Islands

A yellow warning for haze in the province of Las Palmas is now extended to Santa Cruz de Tenerife as well...