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Covid update: Vaccination starts in schools tomorrow with the Vacuna Buses
Covid update: Vaccination starts in schools tomorrow with the Vacuna Buses

They will give 100 jabs to children aged 5-11 in each location where parents have signed consent forms...

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”...

Economic recovery has slowed down in the Canaries causing the loss of 10,000 jobs
Economic recovery has slowed down in the Canaries causing the loss of 10,000 jobs

The loss of the winter season for tourism due to the sixth wave has taken its toll on the islands' labour market...

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...

Covid update: incidence rates, hospital admissions, and the R rate have all dropped
Covid update: incidence rates, hospital admissions, and the R rate have all dropped

Today there were 1,378 new cases and eight deaths reported, but the data has dropped sharply again…

Garden lovers’ getaways at Finca Botanico in Lanzarote
Garden lovers’ getaways at Finca Botanico in Lanzarote

Finca Botanico has created some amazing and exotic tropical garden spaces for guests to enjoy in their own private paradise…

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…

The Spanish government is backing Costa Adeje as a tourist destination
The Spanish government is backing Costa Adeje as a tourist destination

The Secretary of State for tourism visited Adeje yesterday, and assured the authorities of ongoing government support…

Woman rescued by helicopter after falling into the crater of a volcano
Woman rescued by helicopter after falling into the crater of a volcano

She was hiking in Fuerteventura and had to raise the alert after a fall in the Calderón Hondo crater...

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...

Covid update: The Canaries start February with 1,545 new cases and 9 deaths
Covid update: The Canaries start February with 1,545 new cases and 9 deaths

The Ministry of Health has received notification of 1,973 positive self-test results through their new website…

Three drug mules arrested with 1.6kg of cocaine and heroin in their bodies
Three drug mules arrested with 1.6kg of cocaine and heroin in their bodies

The three men were stopped at Lanzarote airport as police unearthed a regular route used for smuggling…

Venture announces the opening of new restaurants with a massive giveaway
Venture announces the opening of new restaurants with a massive giveaway

This weekend they are giving away 300 burgers at the brand new Dedos in San Telmo in Los Cristianos…

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...

Carnival street parties in June are becoming a reality
Carnival street parties in June are becoming a reality

Both Tenerife and Gran Canaria are planning bands and street events believing that restrictions will allow it...

Covid update: Today is two years since the first case was detected in Spain
Covid update: Today is two years since the first case was detected in Spain

There have been 625 new cases today and 5 deaths as downward trend continues…

VIDEO: The first seaplane arrives in Tenerife for its test flights
VIDEO: The first seaplane arrives in Tenerife for its test flights

Surcar Airlines seeks to improve connectivity between the islands with a faster connection starting in the autumn…

The air quality in Tenerife is ‘extremely unfavourable’ due to the calima
The air quality in Tenerife is ‘extremely unfavourable’ due to the calima

It is recommended to reduce outdoor activity because anyone can be seriously affected, and to wear a mask...