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Air Traffic Controllers: A more intense calima will cause flight delays
Air Traffic Controllers: A more intense calima will cause flight delays

They are warning of possible delays in the next 48 hours due to safety issues because of low visibility...

The alert for high winds up to 100km/h is brought forward to tonight
The alert for high winds up to 100km/h is brought forward to tonight

Tenerife, La Gomera, and El Hierro will be particularly affected...

Covid update: 15 more deaths make this month the most fatal of the pandemic
Covid update: 15 more deaths make this month the most fatal of the pandemic

January is now the month with the most deaths in it with 123, even though only half way through...

A pre-alert for rain storms is declared for Monday in the Canaries
A pre-alert for rain storms is declared for Monday in the Canaries

The arrival of a storm is being prepared for by the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies...

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...