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OFFICIAL: Islands on Level 2, including Tenerife, can have groups of 6 people
OFFICIAL: Islands on Level 2, including Tenerife, can have groups of 6 people

This will also be applied to indoor and outdoor sports activities, including the instructor...

A cloudy Friday across the Canary Islands
A cloudy Friday across the Canary Islands

Friday’s weather forecast for all the islands here...

Will having my passport stamped as a resident affect my rights?
Will having my passport stamped as a resident affect my rights?

Since the beginning of the year there has been confusion over residents getting their passport stamped, and what long term effect it will have on their rights...

VIDEO: This week’s news round up from the Canarian Weekly
VIDEO: This week’s news round up from the Canarian Weekly

The biggest stories this week in the Canary Islands...

Canary Islands to announce "important aid" for hospitality and tourism businesses
Canary Islands to announce "important aid" for hospitality and tourism businesses

Help for bars, restaurants and tourist businesses will be announced today... The aim is for the aid packages reach small businesses as soon as possible, as they are the ones suffering the most during the pandemic...

LANZAROTE WILL GO TO NEW LEVEL 4 RESTRICTIONS FROM SATURDAY
LANZAROTE WILL GO TO NEW LEVEL 4 RESTRICTIONS FROM SATURDAY

The island faces tougher restrictions: meetings of up to a maximum of two people and non-essential commercial activities must close at 6.00pm...

Tenerife is the second most searched holiday destination in the UK
Tenerife is the second most searched holiday destination in the UK

A TravelSupermarket report shows that the desire to travel is still there, and holiday prices are currently cheaper than the last two years…

Lanzarote will get tougher measures if new cases do not decrease ‘in the next few days’
Lanzarote will get tougher measures if new cases do not decrease ‘in the next few days’

The Ministry of Health are ‘deeply concerned’ about the pandemic in Lanzarote … They are already Level 3, what will be introduced?

Covid update: 332 new cases but La Gomera is Covid free
Covid update: 332 new cases but La Gomera is Covid free

The Ministry of Health of the Canary Islands has informed of three Covid related deaths in the 24 last hours, one in Tenerife and two in Lanzarote...

137 Covid outbreaks this week, the majority among family and friends
137 Covid outbreaks this week, the majority among family and friends

80% of the outbreaks are in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote… over 1,000 people are affected by these outbreaks…

Lanzarote begins equipping a ‘field hospital’ due to increase of Covid patients
Lanzarote begins equipping a ‘field hospital’ due to increase of Covid patients

Last week 47 extra beds were enabled in the Molina Orosa Hospital and it is expected that 110 may be reached, but work is still being done on other contingency plans in an adjoining warehouse…

300 bars and cafes request permission for expansion of terraces in one day
300 bars and cafes request permission for expansion of terraces in one day

Gran Canaria bar and restaurant owners are facing the same frustrations as ones in Tenerife have done under Level 3, with reduced capacity, no support, but full costs...

Another sunny Thursday with above average temperatures
Another sunny Thursday with above average temperatures

Today sees a slight increase in temperatures which are above average for this time of year... forecast for all of the Canary Islands here...

Central Government does not back down and refuses to change the curfew time
Central Government does not back down and refuses to change the curfew time

The Ministry of Health insists that the regional Governments and Health Authorities have enough ‘tools’ available under the current state of alarm conditions to stop the third wave of the virus...

Good weather sees the arrival of more boats with 375 people in just three days
Good weather sees the arrival of more boats with 375 people in just three days

Two people from the patera that arrived in El Hierro on Tuesday have died, meaning that ten people who have already lost their lives this year heading to the Canary Islands...

Three injured, including a 4 year old girl, in car accident in Arona
Three injured, including a 4 year old girl, in car accident in Arona

Fire-fighters had to cut one of them free as they were trapped inside the car, saying they are lucky to be alive...

The Government will study making the curfew earlier
The Government will study making the curfew earlier

"There is no problem implementing it if it is agreed by everyone," says the Minister of Transport and Mobility…

Covid update: 297 new cases, 131 in Gran Canaria, 47 in Tenerife, and 5 deaths
Covid update: 297 new cases, 131 in Gran Canaria, 47 in Tenerife, and 5 deaths

The archipelago has passed 32,000 cases today since the start of the pandemic… 20 people admitted to hospitals today… full stats here…

An Easy Guide to Becoming a Prepper
An Easy Guide to Becoming a Prepper

Prepping can range from here to full-on doomsday or disaster scenario preparation… Let’s take a look at how you can ensure you are prepared with our easy guide to becoming a prepper…

Sanchez: the return of foreign tourists en masse, will be at the end of summer
Sanchez: the return of foreign tourists en masse, will be at the end of summer

The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, said this in a speech at the meeting of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization yesterday…