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The Government will analyze the new anti-Covid measures today
The Government will analyze the new anti-Covid measures today

They are not ruling out new restrictions, raising alert levels in islands, or applying the COVID certificate for interiors…

Covid update: 260 new cases, 14-day incidence now exceeds 100 in the Canary Islands
Covid update: 260 new cases, 14-day incidence now exceeds 100 in the Canary Islands

The Ministry of Health is taking more time to assess the alterations to the alert levels and traffic light system…

A new flow is passing between the mountains of Todoque and La Laguna at 70m/h
A new flow is passing between the mountains of Todoque and La Laguna at 70m/h

So far the volcano has emitted enough energy to power the Canary Islands for 36 years…

Five injured in a collision between a car and a tram in Tenerife
Five injured in a collision between a car and a tram in Tenerife

The accident happened at around 8am this morning in the vicinity of the Plaza de 29 de Mayo in Santa Cruz…

The Canary Islands has the third worst level of English speakers in Spain
The Canary Islands has the third worst level of English speakers in Spain

A new report shows which regions and cities in Spain have the best English speakers among Spaniards…

Covid update: 216 new cases and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours
Covid update: 216 new cases and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours

The R rate has jumped to 1.30 which signifies a sharp increase in the spread of contagion of the virus…

AERO: Don’t reduce capacity in bars and restaurants, ban unvaccinated people
AERO: Don’t reduce capacity in bars and restaurants, ban unvaccinated people

The president of AERO says the easiest way to control the spread of the virus, is to ban unvaccinated people from premises…

Health studies making 'Covid traffic light' more flexible, and to raise low risk to 100 cases
Health studies making 'Covid traffic light' more flexible, and to raise low risk to 100 cases

The alert level thresholds are being raised due to the percentage of the population that is vaccinated…

Covid update: 175 new cases today, all rates are on the up across the islands
Covid update: 175 new cases today, all rates are on the up across the islands

Hospitalisations, incidence rates, and the R rate of contagion have all increased…

LA PALMA: Scientists confirm that the volcano has less and less energy
LA PALMA: Scientists confirm that the volcano has less and less energy

They reiterate that we need "a sustained downward trend over a longer period of time" of these parameters…

Eight more people die crossing the Atlantic to get to the Canary Islands
Eight more people die crossing the Atlantic to get to the Canary Islands

Over 500 irregular immigrants made it to the islands in boats this weekend; over 800 people have now died during crossings…

The tourist association demands greater police presence in the South
The tourist association demands greater police presence in the South

FEHT warns that fights are damaging the image of the destination; they want more police to control people and enforce restrictions…

The South of Tenerife is on the way to recovery with 85% of hotel occupancy
The South of Tenerife is on the way to recovery with 85% of hotel occupancy

Ashotel are optimistic about the winter season, but are concerned about the spiral of infections in the UK and Germany…

Can the Canary Islands be the new Hawaii for Americans?
Can the Canary Islands be the new Hawaii for Americans?

Flights to New York start in June 2022, but do we have the opportunity for much more?

A 55-year-old woman drowns in the south of Gran Canaria
A 55-year-old woman drowns in the south of Gran Canaria

Lifeguards on the beach in Puerto Rico pulled her from the water and tried to revive her…

Covid update: 159 new cases and two Covid deaths in the last 24 hours
Covid update: 159 new cases and two Covid deaths in the last 24 hours

The first case of the Delta Plus variant has been registered in the islands, in Tenerife…

Dead body found in a house inside eruption exclusion zone in La Palma
Dead body found in a house inside eruption exclusion zone in La Palma

The body is of a 72-year-old man, who it is thought, fell off a roof whilst helping to clear ash…

The Netherlands goes back into lockdown as unvaccinated Austrians face the same
The Netherlands goes back into lockdown as unvaccinated Austrians face the same

Germany: unvaccinated people will be barred from restaurants, hotels, cinemas and theatres in the state of Brandenburg from Monday…

VIDEO: Driver continues with front wheel missing until he crashes in Tenerife
VIDEO: Driver continues with front wheel missing until he crashes in Tenerife

The man had been involved in another accident beforehand, but continued to drive on three wheels…

Covid update: Over 200 new daily cases for the first time in almost 3 months
Covid update: Over 200 new daily cases for the first time in almost 3 months

The Canary Islands has more imported cases from tourists than any other region of Spain, but 90% of cases are from residents…