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TORRES:  ‘No alert level changes are foreseen this week in the Canary Islands’
TORRES: ‘No alert level changes are foreseen this week in the Canary Islands’

The Governing Council will meet as usual tomorrow (Thursday) to analyze the situation with the mandatory health report…

Covid update: Slowly but surely the incidence rates are coming down
Covid update: Slowly but surely the incidence rates are coming down

There are 800 new cases today with 92% in Tenerife and Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura has 35, and Lanzarote 10…

Almost half of 20 to 29 years old have now had at least one dose of the vaccine
Almost half of 20 to 29 years old have now had at least one dose of the vaccine

Groups 1 to 7 are now complete as more than 99.99% of people in those groups who are eligible, have been vaccinated…

Happy 24th Birthday Oasis Fm and Canarian Weekly
Happy 24th Birthday Oasis Fm and Canarian Weekly

August 1997 saw the start of two new media that are still going strong today!

Police detain British tourist for trying to leave Tenerife without a Covid test
Police detain British tourist for trying to leave Tenerife without a Covid test

Every passenger leaving Spain, including the Canary Islands, must present a negative pre-departure test to go to the UK…

Lanzarote prepares for the Prime Minister to arrive with his family on holiday
Lanzarote prepares for the Prime Minister to arrive with his family on holiday

It’s the second year in a row that Pedro Sanchez is spending his annual holiday on the island…

Covid update: 671 new cases, 674 people discharged, and five Covid deaths.
Covid update: 671 new cases, 674 people discharged, and five Covid deaths.

Of the new cases, 346 are in Tenerife, 275 are in Gran Canaria, 17 are in Fuerteventura, and 17 are in Lanzarote…

IGN detect 30 small earthquakes in Las Cañadas del Teide over night
IGN detect 30 small earthquakes in Las Cañadas del Teide over night

14 of these tremors were detected southwest of Pico Viejo and northeast of Guía de Isora…

The Government extends the ‘social shield’ to protect the most vulnerable
The Government extends the ‘social shield’ to protect the most vulnerable

This includes the suspension of evictions, social housing rent payments, as well as the prohibition of cutting off basic supplies…

Is the virus slowing down as incidence rates have dropped 10 points in five days?
Is the virus slowing down as incidence rates have dropped 10 points in five days?

The ICUs in Gran Canarias hospitals are now at high risk, with Tenerife’s at very high risk…

No chance of 'amber watchlist’ for the Canary Islands as idea is scrapped
No chance of 'amber watchlist’ for the Canary Islands as idea is scrapped

The UK Government has decided not to introduce an extra category to their traffic light system…

Canary Islands airports were close to the level of pre-pandemic flight activity this weekend
Canary Islands airports were close to the level of pre-pandemic flight activity this weekend

This weekend saw 75% of international flights resumed and almost 100% of national flight operate…

Covid update: New cases fall to 564 with four Covid related deaths
Covid update: New cases fall to 564 with four Covid related deaths

Hospital admissions to both wards and ICU have increased significantly. Full data here…

Arona Council asks for clarification about of closing hours at night time
Arona Council asks for clarification about of closing hours at night time

The Councillor for Security says they need a clear indication as it is unclear whether it is midnight or 2am…

Man arrested for assembling and selling weapons he bought as parts on the internet
Man arrested for assembling and selling weapons he bought as parts on the internet

Among the weapons confiscated were a anti-tank mine, detonators, machine guns and pistols…

Tomas Gimeno and daughter Anna will never be found if bodies were in the sea
Tomas Gimeno and daughter Anna will never be found if bodies were in the sea

The search ship could have passed over Gimeno's body 200 times, because it scanned the entire area…

Another cloudy day today, except in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura
Another cloudy day today, except in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura

Here is today’s weather forecast for all of the Canary Islands…

From Tenerife to Tokyo, new Olympic 100m champion is luxury ambassador of Arona
From Tenerife to Tokyo, new Olympic 100m champion is luxury ambassador of Arona

The new king of speed, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, trained for a whole month in the south of Tenerife before heading to Tokyo…

Covid update: August starts with 626 new cases and 3 Covid victims
Covid update: August starts with 626 new cases and 3 Covid victims

315 are in Tenerife, 276 are in Gran Canaria, 23 in Fuerteventura, and 6 are in Lanzarote…

Hospitals in Tenerife are fighting for our lives whilst we continue partying
Hospitals in Tenerife are fighting for our lives whilst we continue partying

If people don’t wake up, the islands will take a backward step due to the pressure on the health system…