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Covid update: 167 new cases, 133 in Tenerife, 19 in Gran Canaria
Covid update: 167 new cases, 133 in Tenerife, 19 in Gran Canaria

Active cases are up, incidence rates are up, and hospitalisations are up as upward trend continues...

DGT are intensifying police stop checks this weekend with fines up to 1,000 euros
DGT are intensifying police stop checks this weekend with fines up to 1,000 euros

Driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs is responsible for the majority of road deaths in Spain...

Rate of infections in the Canaries exceeds the national average due to the rise in Tenerife
Rate of infections in the Canaries exceeds the national average due to the rise in Tenerife

The Canary Islands are now moving out of the ‘safe destination requirements for tourism’

100 users of Santa Cruz shelter transferred to Adeje for quarantine after Covid outbreak
100 users of Santa Cruz shelter transferred to Adeje for quarantine after Covid outbreak

They have been placed in a hotel in Adeje after four people tested positive...

Covid update: Infections continue to increase with 188 new cases today
Covid update: Infections continue to increase with 188 new cases today

Tenerife opens first 24 hour mass vaccination centre to try and combat the upward trend...

The SCS are surging forward with vaccinations, 52.6% have now had first jab
The SCS are surging forward with vaccinations, 52.6% have now had first jab

If you are over 40 and don’t have an appointment yet, please call or register online as soon as possible...

No more masks outdoors from June 26th
No more masks outdoors from June 26th

This has been announced this morning by the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez...

Green Park… the truth uncovered!
Green Park… the truth uncovered!

Following the mixed response to our article on June 12th, we decided to investigate the situation at Green Park further…

3 killed and 5 missing as boat capsizes off the coast of Lanzarote
3 killed and 5 missing as boat capsizes off the coast of Lanzarote

The tragic event happened near Órzola in the north of the island, one of those missing is a baby...

Tenerife avoids a move to Level 3 ‘for the moment’
Tenerife avoids a move to Level 3 ‘for the moment’

All islands are staying at the same level for now, as although incidence rates are high, other indicators are positive…

Covid update: 159 new cases, 123 of them in Tenerife
Covid update: 159 new cases, 123 of them in Tenerife

Lanzarote should move to Level 1 today, Tenerife would be the only island in a higher level, but which one?

UK is considering no quarantine from amber list countries if fully vaccinated
UK is considering no quarantine from amber list countries if fully vaccinated

Ministers looking at loosening travel restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers returning to England…

The Governing Council is studying options to stop spread of virus in Tenerife
The Governing Council is studying options to stop spread of virus in Tenerife

They are looking at a possible increase in restrictions to try to reverse the situation...

Vaccination of 12 to 15 year olds will begin in the first week of September
Vaccination of 12 to 15 year olds will begin in the first week of September

It has not yet been decided if they will be vaccinated at school or in mass vaccination centres...

Orange beacon lights are a new requirement in case of breakdown from July 1st
Orange beacon lights are a new requirement in case of breakdown from July 1st

The V-16 light comes into force as a substitute for emergency triangles in case of breakdown...

Beatriz sends a plea for the Ángeles Alvariño to continue searching for Anna’s body
Beatriz sends a plea for the Ángeles Alvariño to continue searching for Anna’s body

It has been confirmed that the search ship will spend a few more days trying to find Anna and Tomas Gimeno...

42 million has already been paid to 7,357 companies that requested the aid
42 million has already been paid to 7,357 companies that requested the aid

This is regional aid from the Canary Islands Government with a fund of 85 million euros...

Covid update: New cases spike to 169 today, with over 100 in Tenerife
Covid update: New cases spike to 169 today, with over 100 in Tenerife

Tenerife has 105 new cases today, followed by Gran Canaria with 42, Lanzarote with 15 and Fuerteventura with 7…

Drugs gang arrested in Callao Salvaje in the south of Tenerife
Drugs gang arrested in Callao Salvaje in the south of Tenerife

Police seized 240 kilos of hashish that was prepared to be sent out in 300 packets through the post…

SCS breaks its daily record by injecting 29,497 doses of vaccines in one day
SCS breaks its daily record by injecting 29,497 doses of vaccines in one day

It is the first time, and a new administration record in a single day that is close to the 30,000 jabs they said they could achieve...