The Archipelago continues with the vaccination campaign and 100% of people in Group 1 have now had both jabs…
Loss of smell and taste are the most common symptoms of Covid-19...
70 were processed in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and 69 in that of Las Palmas De Gran Canaria…
Politicians and health advisors ultimately see the vaccine as the only ‘real way out’ of the pandemic, and many believe we need a ‘mass vaccination’ in the Canaries as soon as possible so we don’t lose the summer season…
86 people are now in intensive care and 297 in wards with Covid across the islands… full stats here…
The day will get hazy across the islands this afternoon as temperatures reach 26 degrees... forecast for all islands here...
Tenerife had the most new cases today with 53, followed by Gran Canaria with 45, Lanzarote with 37, and Fuerteventura with 7... full stats here...
In total there are 244 new cases and 6 deaths in the Canary Islands today...
The Canary Islands Government announce extra restrictions for 'Carnival period' in ALL of the islands...
Last year the calima came on the same two days, which along with Covid, lead the Carnival to be cancelled on Health grounds...
Over 38,000 people have now been infected since the pandemic began... full stats here...
"Music or events that encourage you to dance or sing" are now prohibited in Tenerife during Carnival period... These measures are intended for hospitality venues, including bars, restaurants, and terraces...
Limitations are targeted at group size and curfew to prevent social gatherings and stop a spike in numbers that was seen over Christmas... full details here...
The rest of the islands will remain the same… BUT, curfew is 10pm to 6am for ALL islands during Carnival period!
550 people have now died from Covid related deaths since the pandemic began...
From these outbreaks, 40 people have needed hospital admission, and two have died…
Government are happy that restrictions are working, despite having reached 2.3 million infections...
Tomorrow is the weekly Governing Council meeting, which reviews the data every Thursday to assess the alert Level for each island…
New groups have been defined which will be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, as reported by the Ministry of Health
She has lived through two world wars, the Spanish flu and now Coronavirus!