How does the Ministry of Health decide alert Levels?
Here is an explanation of the eight parameters that the Ministry of Health uses to define which alert Level the islands are to be in so you can see for yourself...
Covid update: Islands exceed 39,000 infections by adding 140 new cases
Gran Canaria registers two Covid related deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of victims on the islands to 567…
Perez: ‘It is very likely that Tenerife will pass to Level 2’
Perez confirmed that any level changes will be announced on Sunday, adding that “it is very likely that Tenerife will pass to Level 2 because there is specific data that is concerning us”…
Torres: No alert Level announcements until Sunday
Torres has said that Gran Canaria could lower its alert, Lanzarote will repeat, and that Tenerife is showing ‘worrying tends’…
Covid update: ‘British’ strain detected in 12% of new cases in the Canaries
145 new cases have been detected in the islands, highlighting how the incidence of the virus is dropping across the archipelago…
Spanish Government will NOT give priority of vaccines to tourist regions
The Balearic Islands have requested more vaccines saying that if the summer is lost, then another year is lost, as they don’t have a winter season...
Covid update: 126 new cases and one death in Lanzarote
The islands registered 175 new discharges in the last 24 hours and the number of active cases drops by 50 to 6,881…
The Canary Islands have now administered over 106,000 doses of Covid vaccines
The Archipelago continues with the vaccination campaign and 100% of people in Group 1 have now had both jabs…
20% of Covid patients do not recover their sense of smell
Loss of smell and taste are the most common symptoms of Covid-19...
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…
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
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 day will get hazy across the islands this afternoon as temperatures reach 26 degrees... forecast for all islands here...
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...
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
The Canary Islands Government announce extra restrictions for 'Carnival period' in ALL of the islands...
