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FITUR: The Canary Islands hope to see pre-pandemic levels of tourists this year
FITUR: The Canary Islands hope to see pre-pandemic levels of tourists this year

Omicron knocked back the "extraordinarily positive" forecasts for the winter season in the Islands...

The calima descends on the Canary Islands and is more intense than expected
The calima descends on the Canary Islands and is more intense than expected

The haze is already affecting visibility at some Canarian airports…

Covid update: New cases drop to 4,326 but with 14 deaths today
Covid update: New cases drop to 4,326 but with 14 deaths today

Gran Canaria has the most new cases today with 1,907, Tenerife has 1,555, Lanzarote has 338, and Fuerteventura has 172…

Spain will begin to monitor COVID-19 as an endemic after the sixth wave
Spain will begin to monitor COVID-19 as an endemic after the sixth wave

The Minister of Health has highlighted the need to "anticipate new scenarios so we can plan for the future”...

Woman rescued from sea by helicopter after breaking collar bone
Woman rescued from sea by helicopter after breaking collar bone

She ran into the sea and fell over, which caused the injury, but then couldn’t swim back to shore...

A Scuba diver dies off the coast of Tenerife
A Scuba diver dies off the coast of Tenerife

The man was pulled from the water unconscious by other divers but paramedics couldn’t revive him...

Could Santa Cruz Carnival take place in April or June?
Could Santa Cruz Carnival take place in April or June?

Alternatives are being looked at to stage a condensed version of the carnival later in the year...

Covid update: Has the peak of this wave been reached with another 6,000 cases?
Covid update: Has the peak of this wave been reached with another 6,000 cases?

There have been 6,731 new daily cases and 10 more Covid related deaths reported in the last 24 hours...

Price of Antigen tests is now set to a maximum of 2.94 euros
Price of Antigen tests is now set to a maximum of 2.94 euros

A maximum price has been set by the government in the same way as it was for masks...

Yellow weather warning for haze and strong winds throughout the Canary Islands
Yellow weather warning for haze and strong winds throughout the Canary Islands

Gusts of wind up to 75 kilometres per hour are forecast...

Gran Canaria stays at alert Level 3
Gran Canaria stays at alert Level 3

There are no changes to any of the islands which stay at the same levels for another week...

Teachers off sick with Covid has increased by 367% after the Christmas break
Teachers off sick with Covid has increased by 367% after the Christmas break

883 teachers are off work compared to 189 on the last day of school before the holidays...

The Canary Islands is the top destination for Brits booking holidays with TUI
The Canary Islands is the top destination for Brits booking holidays with TUI

They have seen an immediate increase in bookings since the demands to return to England have been relaxed...

Over 200, 000 people have had Covid in the Canaries and 1,224 have died
Over 200, 000 people have had Covid in the Canaries and 1,224 have died

Hospitals cannot cope with the number of new patients, the Insular-Maternal hospital in Las Palmas has 223 staff off with Covid…

Cocaine found in chess pieces and fridge magnets being imported from Chile
Cocaine found in chess pieces and fridge magnets being imported from Chile

Some of the pieces were made from base cocaine; a joint operation has resulted in the arrest of six people…

Will Gran Canaria move to Level 4 today?
Will Gran Canaria move to Level 4 today?

The increase in cases, incidence rates and hospital admissions places indicators at level 4 parameters...

New UK study shows places where you are most likely to catch Covid
New UK study shows places where you are most likely to catch Covid

According to the 'Virus Watch' study, carried out by the University London College, shopping records the highest number of cases...

Ryanair cancels 50,000 air seats with the Canary Islands due to drop in demand
Ryanair cancels 50,000 air seats with the Canary Islands due to drop in demand

They say it is due to travel restrictions imposed by UK and Spanish Governments in December...

10% of workers in the Canary Islands are in home isolation due to Covid
10% of workers in the Canary Islands are in home isolation due to Covid

Smaller companies are the most affected by lack of staff and some have been forced to close temporarily…

Covid update: New record of daily cases with 6,841 in the last 24 hours
Covid update: New record of daily cases with 6,841 in the last 24 hours

Tenerife has 3,573 new cases today, Gran Canaria has 2,105, there are 509 in Lanzarote, and 336 in Fuerteventura…