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Covid update: The Canary Islands adds 407 new cases and two deaths
Covid update: The Canary Islands adds 407 new cases and two deaths

28 of the new infections registered in the last 24 hours have occurred in children from 0 to 9 years old...

37 degrees expected in the Canary Islands tomorrow
37 degrees expected in the Canary Islands tomorrow

Temperatures will rise today and tomorrow, then will drop on Tuesday...

Car chase in Lanzarote ends with Guardia Civil officer injured
Car chase in Lanzarote ends with Guardia Civil officer injured

A drunk driver refused to stop at a police stop and crashed into a patrol car...

Woman intercepted at airport after flying to the Canaries knowing that she has Covid
Woman intercepted at airport after flying to the Canaries knowing that she has Covid

The Guardia Civil had to isolate a ‘young female student’ who ignored her PCR test result and flew to Gran Canaria...

Covid update: Almost 1,500 new cases in three days with 430 recorded today
Covid update: Almost 1,500 new cases in three days with 430 recorded today

Tenerife has 262 new cases today, with 111 in Gran Canaria, 29 in Fuerteventura, and 5 in Lanzarote...

The BOC publishes modifications to reinforced Level 3 in Tenerife, including entertainment
The BOC publishes modifications to reinforced Level 3 in Tenerife, including entertainment

There is an update regarding campsites, alcohol sales, and live entertainment...

Police have to smash window to rescue baby locked in hot car
Police have to smash window to rescue baby locked in hot car

The mother tried everything to open the rent-a-car but couldn’t get in, and nor could the police at first...

EasyJet adds 18,000 additional seats between the UK and the Canary Islands
EasyJet adds 18,000 additional seats between the UK and the Canary Islands

This follows the announcement to eliminate the quarantine for travellers from countries in amber...

A Saharan heatwave is coming to the Canaries this weekend
A Saharan heatwave is coming to the Canaries this weekend

Weather and forest fire warnings have been activated from Sunday with temperatures up to 34 degrees...

Covid update: 539 new cases, another record number of infections in one day
Covid update: 539 new cases, another record number of infections in one day

Here is an insight to hospital levels, incidence rates in different age groups, and other indicators apart from number of cases…

Adeje is closing all beaches and parks at 8pm to stop Covid-19 infections
Adeje is closing all beaches and parks at 8pm to stop Covid-19 infections

The City Council will carry out surveillance in areas of high concentration of people to avoid gatherings and illegal meetings…

Germany places all of Spain including the Canary Islands on its ‘risk list’ for travel
Germany places all of Spain including the Canary Islands on its ‘risk list’ for travel

The Canary Islands were not on their risk list before, but are from today due to the increase in infections…

More than 2 million vaccines have now been administered in the Canary Islands
More than 2 million vaccines have now been administered in the Canary Islands

There are vaccinations available this Sunday in Gran Canaria and Tenerife without an appointment, details here...

UK travel announcement does NOT include expats living abroad
UK travel announcement does NOT include expats living abroad

Flight bookings surge in UK after change to Covid travel list...

Restrictions for reinforced Level 3 in Tenerife explained
Restrictions for reinforced Level 3 in Tenerife explained

The new regulations take effect from midnight on Saturday night, here they are in more detail...

Gran Canaria goes up to Level 2 and Tenerife will have Level 3 with extra restrictions
Gran Canaria goes up to Level 2 and Tenerife will have Level 3 with extra restrictions

The Government is requesting a ‘limitation of movement’ at night between 00:30h and 06:00h, a curfew...

Covid update: Canaries registers highest ever total of new cases with 513 in one day
Covid update: Canaries registers highest ever total of new cases with 513 in one day

Tenerife has 299 cases today, Gran Canaria 143, Fuerteventura 29, just 2 in Lanzarote, but 39 in La Palma…

Eleven municipalities in Tenerife have a very high risk of incidence due to COVID
Eleven municipalities in Tenerife have a very high risk of incidence due to COVID

It is now more important for tourism than ever that we stop the spread of the virus before July 19th…

OFFICIAL: No quarantine for vaccinated British tourists from amber list countries from July 19th
OFFICIAL: No quarantine for vaccinated British tourists from amber list countries from July 19th

Grant Shapps has made the announcement this morning in the House of Commons...

The Governing Council will review alert levels for the islands this afternoon
The Governing Council will review alert levels for the islands this afternoon

Gran Canaria data has increased to the point they could be moved back into Level 2...