Canary Islands records the two lowest temperatures in Spain
The coldest temperature was -4.4ºC this morning… The polar front affecting the Archipelago until tomorrow has left hailstorms in relatively low points such as Tegueste or Santa Úrsula…
Restrictions levels stay the same in all Islands for another week
The measures will be extended until February 15th on all islands with the next review on Thursday February 11th…
Active cases down, Incidence rate down, R rate down… are restrictions taking effect?
February has got off to a good start as far as the epidemiological data is concerned for the Canary Islands as a whole… full data here…
Snow alert activated from 6pm tonight in Tenerife, La Palma and Gran Canaria
It is forecast that there will be as much snow as Filomena brought last month, and could have a record amount in certain areas...
Are vaccination passports the key to re-establishing travel and tourism?
Spain plans to establish ‘vaccination certificate’ to recover tourism sector... AstraZeneca’s announcement that their vaccine reduces transmission by 67% supports countries request for a vaccine passport...
Covid update: 231 new cases and 4 deaths in the Canary Islands today
More than 36,000 people have now tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began... Tenerife now has less than 3,000 active cases... full data here...
Storm warnings for the north of the islands are in place from tomorrow
Weather warnings have been activated from tomorrow in all islands, except Lanzarote, as winds, rain, storms, and a drop in temperatures of up to 12 degrees is expected in some areas....
Covid update: The Canary Islands exceeds 200 new daily cases again
Gran Canaria continues to be the most infected with 123 new cases…. Tenerife has 45 and Lanzarote 32… full data here…
Irish now face 500€ fine if caught going on holiday abroad
Under new regulations, people who are caught heading abroad for non-essential reasons are set to face 500 euro fines...
The Canary Islands had over 2,000 immigrants in January, 188% more than last year
Despite this increase, arrivals to the archipelago have continued on a downward trend in recent weeks...
Regional Governments are asked to make Covid measures ‘as strict as possible’
The Minister of Health has asked Regional Governments to increase restrictions as the downward trend of the virus is not quick enough…
February starts with 110 cases in Gran Canaria, 42 in Lanzarote and 24 in Tenerife
Let’s hope that February shows signs of positive news to come… Active cases have dropped as there were 391 medical discharges today, and no deaths reported by the Ministry of Health… full stats here…
Another 52,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine arrive in Spain
The new Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, announced on Thursday that this new shipment was scheduled to arrive today…
Rectal swab tests for coronavirus have started in Spain
These test are proving to be more accurate that nasal or throat swab tests...
Covid update: Canaries finishes January with 233 new cases and 3 deaths
35,513 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the Canary Islands since the first case a year ago today... 113 people have died in January, the most in one month since the pandemic began... full stats here...
Today is a year since the first case of Coronavirus in Spain... in La Gomera
Here is a summary of the last year which will go down in history...
