Following the Governing Council meeting this afternoon, Julio Perez has confirmed that after the review of the epidemiological data for the islands, La Gomera will rise to alert Level 3 due to the poor evolution of its indicators and that Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and La Palma will remain at Level 4; and Fuerteventura, El Hierro, and Lanzarote at Level 3.
This change of level in La Gomera will take effect at midnight on Sunday night/Monday morning, January 31st. This now means that all of the islands are in Level 3 or 4 with mandatory Covid Certificate to go in bars and restaurants (amongst other activities), with group sizes of 6, and closing times of midnight in Level 4 and 1am in Level 3.
As the situation starts to improve and cases reduce, this points to a change in the levels and traffic light system in February, as the current capacities and closing times are until February 24th, as is the Covid Certificate, which are unlikely to be approved for an extension.
Also, as the UK and the EU ease travel restrictions due to Omicron being less fatal than other variants, as long as hospital pressure reduces, expect a change and update to the whole system with the success of the booster campaign in the Canary Islands.
HOSPITAL PRESSURE:
The percentage of occupancy of hospital beds in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Lanzarote is currently at a very high-risk level; in Fuerteventura and La Palma at high risk; and in La Gomera and El Hierro at medium risk, which is why six of the islands are remaining at the alert level they were already in.
Also, 86.1% of the patients admitted without vaccination had no previous pathologies, a remarkable figure taking into account that the unvaccinated only account for 18.5% of the total population.
