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Property sales fell by 22% in 2020 in the Canary Islands
Property sales fell by 22% in 2020 in the Canary Islands

The decrease was 17.7% in the whole of Spain during 2020, the largest decrease since 2011...

Mercadona donates 780 tons of necessities to food banks and charities
Mercadona donates 780 tons of necessities to food banks and charities

This is 63% more than the year before and equivalent to 13,000 trolleys full...

139 penalties for breaching Covid measures over the weekend
139 penalties for breaching Covid measures over the weekend

70 were processed in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and 69 in that of Las Palmas De Gran Canaria…

Almost half self employed have closed their business but continue to be registered
Almost half self employed have closed their business but continue to be registered

Approximately 10,000 autonomos are receiving aid for cessation of activity, and continue to pay their Social Security although they won't open their business again...

Canary Islands received another 17,550 doses of the Pfizer vaccine today
Canary Islands received another 17,550 doses of the Pfizer vaccine today

Politicians and health advisors ultimately see the vaccine as the only ‘real way out’ of the pandemic, and many believe we need a ‘mass vaccination’ in the Canaries as soon as possible so we don’t lose the summer season…

Covid update: 189 new cases and one death as incidence rates increase in the islands
Covid update: 189 new cases and one death as incidence rates increase in the islands

86 people are now in intensive care and 297 in wards with Covid across the islands… full stats here…

The calima is approaching the Canary Islands
The calima is approaching the Canary Islands

The day will get hazy across the islands this afternoon as temperatures reach 26 degrees... forecast for all islands here...

British man climbs 52-metre crane in Lanzarote threatening to jump
British man climbs 52-metre crane in Lanzarote threatening to jump

The man was threatening to kill himself due to the desperation of the situation he finds himself in due to the pandemic...

Covid update: Only 145 new cases, but ICU occupancy getting critical
Covid update: Only 145 new cases, but ICU occupancy getting critical

Tenerife had the most new cases today with 53, followed by Gran Canaria with 45, Lanzarote with 37, and Fuerteventura with 7... full stats here...

Adeje police can't keep up with gatherings on beaches and music in bars
Adeje police can't keep up with gatherings on beaches and music in bars

They acknowledge that "it has been a very complicated couple of days for the police in Adeje"

Tourists are using false dental appointments as reason to travel to the Canaries
Tourists are using false dental appointments as reason to travel to the Canaries

They have been avoiding the ban on non-essential travel, especially from Ireland, from where at least 50 cases have been reported...

German tourists will return to the Canary Islands in the summer
German tourists will return to the Canary Islands in the summer

Safe corridors will be necessary in tourist areas with a low incidence rates of Covid, as well as the use of tests, says the Commissioner for Tourism, Thomas Bareiss...

Revellers ignore restrictions and celebrate Carnival in Santa Cruz
Revellers ignore restrictions and celebrate Carnival in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz council say the venue in question already has sanctions, but this will lead to its closure as they will be strict with people and venues that breach the regulations...

Covid update: Outbreak of 83 cases amongst migrants in El Hierro
Covid update: Outbreak of 83 cases amongst migrants in El Hierro

In total there are 244 new cases and 6 deaths in the Canary Islands today...

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

The Canary Islands Government announce extra restrictions for 'Carnival period' in ALL of the islands...

Deja Vu... Carnival Monday will see another calima come to Canaries
Deja Vu... Carnival Monday will see another calima come to Canaries

Last year the calima came on the same two days, which along with Covid, lead the Carnival to be cancelled on Health grounds...

Covid update: 259 new cases and four more deaths in the Canary Islands
Covid update: 259 new cases and four more deaths in the Canary Islands

Over 38,000 people have now been infected since the pandemic began... full stats here...

Government gets stricter on entertainment in new restrictions
Government gets stricter on entertainment in new restrictions

"Music or events that encourage you to dance or sing" are now prohibited in Tenerife during Carnival period... These measures are intended for hospitality venues, including bars, restaurants, and terraces...

OFFICIAL: New measures for ‘Carnival period’ are printed in the BOC
OFFICIAL: New measures for ‘Carnival period’ are printed in the BOC

Limitations are targeted at group size and curfew to prevent social gatherings and stop a spike in numbers that was seen over Christmas... full details here...

Tenerife goes to alert Level 1... with restrictions!
Tenerife goes to alert Level 1... with restrictions!

The rest of the islands will remain the same… BUT, curfew is 10pm to 6am for ALL islands during Carnival period!