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Covid update: Tenerife is bending the curve, other islands are on the up!
Covid update: Tenerife is bending the curve, other islands are on the up!

Lanzarote now has the highest incidence rate after their Christmas rebound of 212.75 over 7 days, and its capital, Arrecife, has the highest IA14 of 658.86…

Covid deniers 'should spend five minutes on a hospital ward', say victim's family
Covid deniers 'should spend five minutes on a hospital ward', say victim's family

“They should just spend five minutes on a hospital ward, to see those people fighting for their life, fighting for breath alone, no dignity, the nursing staff caring for them like they were their loved ones”

Fuerteventura decrees the same limitations as Tenerife in municipality of La Oliva
Fuerteventura decrees the same limitations as Tenerife in municipality of La Oliva

The Ministry of Health urged the City Council to adopt the toughest measures quickly, after illegal beach parties and gatherings last weekend (pic)…

Now the Cabildo closes all accesses to Teide AGAIN!
Now the Cabildo closes all accesses to Teide AGAIN!

The Tenerife Cabildo reminds people that crowds should be avoided and travelling out of your own municipality is not recommended...

German tourists are already thinking of the Canary Islands for Easter
German tourists are already thinking of the Canary Islands for Easter

The president of the German Federation of Tourism Associations is optimistic about Easter and summer holidays in Spain and the Canary Islands...

Torres: Tenerife could move down to Level 2 restrictions this week
Torres: Tenerife could move down to Level 2 restrictions this week

The president of the Canary Islands hopes that the island will be moved to Level 2 at Thursday’s Governing Council meeting…

Aida suspends Canary Island cruises until March 6th, TUI continue theirs
Aida suspends Canary Island cruises until March 6th, TUI continue theirs

Travel restrictions in Germany have forced the suspension to be extended by almost two months...

There’s snow in them there hills!
There’s snow in them there hills!

There were long queues of cars hours yesterday after the access roads to Teide were re-opened at 2pm...

Teide access roads have been re-opened
Teide access roads have been re-opened

The Cabildo reminds that moving between municipalities is not recommended unless absolutely necessary under alert Level 3…

Covid update: All data updated from the weekend, two islands with big spike
Covid update: All data updated from the weekend, two islands with big spike

The biggest change is an obvious spike in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, whereas Tenerife has stabilised the number of new cases, staying below 100 again…

Vaccination begins in the south at the Los Cristianos Residence for the Elderly
Vaccination begins in the south at the Los Cristianos Residence for the Elderly

The residents and workers of the Los Cristianos Residence for the Elderly, 44 people in total, were the first to receive the vaccine today in the entire south of the island…

Dead body found near Siam Mall in Costa Adeje
Dead body found near Siam Mall in Costa Adeje

The National Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery…

Ministry of Health: ‘Keep contact to a minimum to stop the third wave’
Ministry of Health: ‘Keep contact to a minimum to stop the third wave’

Salvador Illa: “We do NOT want to implement another national lockdown, so it is now up to citizens themselves to comply so that it is not necessary. There is no point having restrictions if people don’t follow them.”

Tourist occupation hits all-time low in the Canary Islands
Tourist occupation hits all-time low in the Canary Islands

From next week the tourist forecasts are nil... The absence of tourists forces the closure of more hotels, Riu announce 11 of theirs are closing...

Canaries Government wants the vaccination rate to increase in the islands
Canaries Government wants the vaccination rate to increase in the islands

While the Ministry of Health considers the current percentage of immunized "satisfactory", the Government says it is a priority to press the accelerator of the antidote to close the passage of the virus...

Back to school for pupils in the Canary Islands
Back to school for pupils in the Canary Islands

More than 324,000 students and 30,000 teachers will return to classes in the Canary Islands today...

Covid update: Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura have rebound of new cases
Covid update: Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura have rebound of new cases

The Archipelago registered 263 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, so the total accumulated cases now rises to 29,631...

Cayuco with 89 occupants arrives in Los Cristianos, one of them deceased
Cayuco with 89 occupants arrives in Los Cristianos, one of them deceased

There were 82 men, one of them dead, 5 women and 2 minors, all of sub-Saharan origin on board the boat that had made the trip in treacherous weather with storm Filomena affecting sea conditions...

Filomena leaves the Canary Islands, but expect a showery Sunday
Filomena leaves the Canary Islands, but expect a showery Sunday

There are some spectacular photos showing the after effects of the storm, particularly on the peaks of the islands... full weather forecast here...

Why has it 'rained' plastic in Lanzarote due to storm Filomena?
Why has it 'rained' plastic in Lanzarote due to storm Filomena?

A video that has gone viral on social media shows what has happened since Filomena brought extreme winds to the island...