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Lanzarote has requested Spain drop entry requirements from the UK to save tourism
Lanzarote has requested Spain drop entry requirements from the UK to save tourism

The Tourist Federation of Lanzarote says it has already cost us Christmas and New Year, and now half-term is affected…

A date is agreed for no masks outdoors and capacities for sports events are increased
A date is agreed for no masks outdoors and capacities for sports events are increased

An extra Inter-territorial Council meeting was held this morning; all will be decreed by the Council of Ministers tomorrow...

A hot and sunny start to the week is forecast in the Canary Islands
A hot and sunny start to the week is forecast in the Canary Islands

The week will begin with mostly clear skies in the east, some cloud in the west, but with higher temperatures...

The Canaries was the third most visited region by international tourists in 2021
The Canaries was the third most visited region by international tourists in 2021

The Islands received 5.3 million tourists last year, an increase of 38.9% over the previous year...

Two injured women trapped inside car after crashing off a bridge
Two injured women trapped inside car after crashing off a bridge

The accident occurred at around 7pm last night on the TF-5 motorway...

One person is killed in a fire in a garage at a house in Adeje
One person is killed in a fire in a garage at a house in Adeje

The fire affected three vehicles and the body of the deceased was found inside one of them...

Air traffic controllers share amazing images of planes on their way to the Canaries
Air traffic controllers share amazing images of planes on their way to the Canaries

They show a huge influx of flights from different European countries heading to Tenerife and Gran Canaria...

Yellow warning activated for strong wind and waves in the south of Tenerife
Yellow warning activated for strong wind and waves in the south of Tenerife

The notice is for all of the western islands and will remain in effect until 11:59pm tonight...

SCS Director: ‘We are far from talking about an endemic or flu in the Canaries’
SCS Director: ‘We are far from talking about an endemic or flu in the Canaries’

He explains why, from a medical perspective, it is too early to consider the pandemic to be over...

Four people arrested after 48 kilos of drugs found in boot of rent-a-car
Four people arrested after 48 kilos of drugs found in boot of rent-a-car

Two men and two women, aged between 19 and 34, have been arrested in Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura...

Compulsory vaccination for everyone over 18 is legalised in Austria
Compulsory vaccination for everyone over 18 is legalised in Austria

The country is experiencing a peak of infections with 33,000 new case a day during the last week...

Covid update: The Canaries add 1,147 new cases and three deaths today
Covid update: The Canaries add 1,147 new cases and three deaths today

Yesterday the SCS started vaccination of 5 to 11 years old at schools with the Vacuna Buses in Tenerife and Gran Canaria...

Air quality in the Canary Islands will worsen due to the intense haze
Air quality in the Canary Islands will worsen due to the intense haze

Aemet warns that dust levels could exceed 100 micrograms per cubic metre, and the weather will remain dry and stable...

Bars and nightclubs can stay open later in Levels 3 and 4 with the Covid Certificate
Bars and nightclubs can stay open later in Levels 3 and 4 with the Covid Certificate

The Government says they are starting a ‘progressive de-escalation’ of restrictions that data allows...

187 people in four inflatable boats intercepted by Gran Canaria and Lanzarote
187 people in four inflatable boats intercepted by Gran Canaria and Lanzarote

Among the people rescued were 27 women and 15 children...

Covid update: Data continues to drop, but the deaths continue at a high rate
Covid update: Data continues to drop, but the deaths continue at a high rate

There were 1,476 new cases today and 11 deaths reported by the Ministry of Health…

Another Calima is forecast all weekend in the Canary Islands
Another Calima is forecast all weekend in the Canary Islands

It will be more noticeable in the eastern islands and will last for several more days…

Canaries want entry controls lifted before UK tourists book other destinations
Canaries want entry controls lifted before UK tourists book other destinations

100,000 bookings were cancelled in December from British travellers...

Wearing masks outdoors will no longer be mandatory in Spain next week
Wearing masks outdoors will no longer be mandatory in Spain next week

The Council of Ministers will approve the Decree on Tuesday that will eliminate the mandatory use of masks outdoors...

Mandatory use of the Covid certificate is abolished in the Canary Islands
Mandatory use of the Covid certificate is abolished in the Canary Islands

All islands are staying in the same level except for La Palma that drops to Level 3 from tonight...