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Leroy Merlin opens new superstore in Adeje
Leroy Merlin opens new superstore in Adeje

The new store, which has a commercial area of 11,000 square metres, has been eagerly anticipated by residents…

EU calls for mandatory vaccination against coronavirus to be ‘discussed’
EU calls for mandatory vaccination against coronavirus to be ‘discussed’

There are 150 million people in EU countries that haven’t been vaccinated, the vast majority are able to have it…

Germany introduces major restrictions for unvaccinated people
Germany introduces major restrictions for unvaccinated people

Only those fully vaccinated or recently recovered from Covid will be allowed in restaurants, cinemas, leisure facilities, and many shops…

Covid update: 484 new cases; Pfizer vaccine available for under 12s from 13th December
Covid update: 484 new cases; Pfizer vaccine available for under 12s from 13th December

94% of people that have Covid in the Canaries are in home isolation…

Fuerteventura level 3, Lanzarote falls to level 1 with Tenerife and Gran Canaria
Fuerteventura level 3, Lanzarote falls to level 1 with Tenerife and Gran Canaria

Daily cases have increased by 26% and incidence rates by 21% over the last week…

Two possible cases of omicron variant in the Canary Islands are being sequenced
Two possible cases of omicron variant in the Canary Islands are being sequenced

Two samples taken from two men who arrived from South Africa a few days ago and tested positive are being studied…

All contacts of those infected by Omicron must quarantine even if they are vaccinated
All contacts of those infected by Omicron must quarantine even if they are vaccinated

Spain tightens measures and sets a 10-day isolation period for everyone who is a contact of suspected cases…

A rainy day forecast across the Canary Islands
A rainy day forecast across the Canary Islands

See the weather forecast for the four main islands here…

Covid update: The Canaries starts December with 396 new cases and 4 deaths
Covid update: The Canaries starts December with 396 new cases and 4 deaths

Of the new cases today, 185 are in Gran Canaria, 135 are in Tenerife, 30 are in Fuerteventura, and 27 are in Lanzarote…

Spain’s restrictions, not the UK’s, are causing holiday cancellations this Christmas
Spain’s restrictions, not the UK’s, are causing holiday cancellations this Christmas

The Spanish press is claiming that the reintroduction of a PCR test in the UK is to blame for people cancelling holidays…

Salaries in the Canary Islands rise 1.4% but are still the second lowest in Spain
Salaries in the Canary Islands rise 1.4% but are still the second lowest in Spain

In gross terms, they rose by 1.4% in 2020 to 1,775.71 euros per month, the highest figure since data began…

Fast internet is essential for Digital Nomads in Spain
Fast internet is essential for Digital Nomads in Spain

The Canary Islands is becoming an increasingly popular destination for remote workers, but we must give them what they need…

The Canary Islands awaits the judicial endorsement of the Covid certificate
The Canary Islands awaits the judicial endorsement of the Covid certificate

If not endorsed, plan B is reduced capacity and opening hours from December 15th…

Mother arrested for hitting and putting out cigarettes on her son's body
Mother arrested for hitting and putting out cigarettes on her son's body

The young boy reported what happened to a policeman who gave a talk about child abuse at his school in Gran Canaria…

Covid update: Canaries has 289 new cases today to add to the 600 over the weekend
Covid update: Canaries has 289 new cases today to add to the 600 over the weekend

137,000 booster doses have been administered so far, anyone over 60 or who had Janssen can go without an appointment for theirs…

New data shows comparisons of deaths from Covid and other causes
New data shows comparisons of deaths from Covid and other causes

The death rate in the Canary Islands increased by almost 5% due to Covid…

Six regions of Spain now have use of the Covid certificate passed by the courts
Six regions of Spain now have use of the Covid certificate passed by the courts

Here are the regions and situations it can be used in, and an update for the Canary Islands…

Confusion over new UK travel requirements and when they come into force
Confusion over new UK travel requirements and when they come into force

Full details of requirements and when to fill in locator form here…

UK: All travellers arriving in the United Kingdom will have to isolate and have a PCR test
UK: All travellers arriving in the United Kingdom will have to isolate and have a PCR test

This is the UKs reaction to the first cases of the omicron variant being discovered in the UK…

Only fully vaccinated travellers from the UK allowed into Spain from December 1st
Only fully vaccinated travellers from the UK allowed into Spain from December 1st

The UK is one of the third countries that restrictions have been imposed upon. Ireland is not affected…