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Government makes Tenerife and Gran Canaria wait 48 hours
Government makes Tenerife and Gran Canaria wait 48 hours

The Minister of Health announced that the Government is postponing confirmation of Level changes for Tenerife and Gran Canaria until tomorrow...

Alert level changes: Tenerife moves to Level 2… almost!
Alert level changes: Tenerife moves to Level 2… almost!

Tenerife and Gran Canaria’s level changes will be confirmed on Saturday after looking at their data for the next 48 hours… Lanzarote moves to Level 3 as expected…

Covid update: 357 new infections and four deaths in last 24 hours
Covid update: 357 new infections and four deaths in last 24 hours

The Epidemiological data continues to skyrocket after the Christmas period, with Gran Canaria and Lanzarote leading the way…

Serra proposes to lower the level in Tenerife, maintain Gran Canaria and raise Lanzarote
Serra proposes to lower the level in Tenerife, maintain Gran Canaria and raise Lanzarote

He highlights that the cumulative incidence from January 1st to 12th has decreased by 40% in Tenerife and increased by 400% in Lanzarote…

Will proof of vaccination be required to go to events or travel?
Will proof of vaccination be required to go to events or travel?

The Government has announced that vaccinated people will have a card certifying it, and insurance companies say it could be required to go to certain events and activities…

Travelling to the UK? What test do you need? Do you need to isolate?
Travelling to the UK? What test do you need? Do you need to isolate?

The necessity of a negative Covid-19 test to travel to England has been delayed until 18th January... Antigen tests are permitted... Children under 11 don’t need a test...

Covid update: 371 new cases, 144 in Gran Canaria and 121 in Lanzarote
Covid update: 371 new cases, 144 in Gran Canaria and 121 in Lanzarote

Tomorrow is the weekly Governing Council meeting where the alert Levels in each island will be reviewed and changed accordingly, due to their data...

BREXIT: There is still time to act for residency in Spain
BREXIT: There is still time to act for residency in Spain

Those who can demonstrate that they were legally living in Spain before 31st December 2020 can still apply for residency and their rights will be protected under the terms of the UK’s withdrawal agreement...

The Canary Islands receives first Moderna vaccines today,
The Canary Islands receives first Moderna vaccines today,

Another 13,650 doses of Pfizer arrived yesterday... The Canary Islands Health Service is accelerating the vaccination program...

Spain extends travel ban on UK arrivals until February 2nd
Spain extends travel ban on UK arrivals until February 2nd

This means that only passengers with a Spanish passport, green residencia card or certificate, or the new TIE card will be allowed entry to Spain and the islands...

EasyJet, Ryanair, Jet2, TUI… what are latest airline updates?
EasyJet, Ryanair, Jet2, TUI… what are latest airline updates?

Here is the latest news and advice from airlines and tour operators regarding holidays and flight cancellations...

Covid deniers 'should spend five minutes on a hospital ward', say victim's family
Covid deniers 'should spend five minutes on a hospital ward', say victim's family

“They should just spend five minutes on a hospital ward, to see those people fighting for their life, fighting for breath alone, no dignity, the nursing staff caring for them like they were their loved ones”

Torres: Tenerife could move down to Level 2 restrictions this week
Torres: Tenerife could move down to Level 2 restrictions this week

The president of the Canary Islands hopes that the island will be moved to Level 2 at Thursday’s Governing Council meeting…

Covid update: All data updated from the weekend, two islands with big spike
Covid update: All data updated from the weekend, two islands with big spike

The biggest change is an obvious spike in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, whereas Tenerife has stabilised the number of new cases, staying below 100 again…

Ministry of Health: ‘Keep contact to a minimum to stop the third wave’
Ministry of Health: ‘Keep contact to a minimum to stop the third wave’

Salvador Illa: “We do NOT want to implement another national lockdown, so it is now up to citizens themselves to comply so that it is not necessary. There is no point having restrictions if people don’t follow them.”

Canaries Government wants the vaccination rate to increase in the islands
Canaries Government wants the vaccination rate to increase in the islands

While the Ministry of Health considers the current percentage of immunized "satisfactory", the Government says it is a priority to press the accelerator of the antidote to close the passage of the virus...

Back to school for pupils in the Canary Islands
Back to school for pupils in the Canary Islands

More than 324,000 students and 30,000 teachers will return to classes in the Canary Islands today...

Covid update: Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura have rebound of new cases
Covid update: Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura have rebound of new cases

The Archipelago registered 263 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, so the total accumulated cases now rises to 29,631...

Filomena leaves the Canary Islands, but expect a showery Sunday
Filomena leaves the Canary Islands, but expect a showery Sunday

There are some spectacular photos showing the after effects of the storm, particularly on the peaks of the islands... full weather forecast here...

Covid update: Gran Canaria has more daily cases than Tenerife again
Covid update: Gran Canaria has more daily cases than Tenerife again

The Canary Islands provisionally confirmed 289 cases of Covid-19 yesterday...