Spain extends travel ban on UK arrivals until February 16th
This means that still only passengers with a Spanish passport, green residencia card or certificate, or the new TIE card will be allowed entry to Spain and the islands...
A hot and hazy end to January in the Canary Islands
Skies will be clear, winds will be light, no rain is predicted... it’s definitely beach weather to end January with!
Music industry wants direct aid from the Canary Islands Government
The Association of the Canarian Music Industry wants to be included in the direct aid that is being decreed for hospitality and tourism, saying that entertainment has been just as hard hit by the pandemic…
138 new coronavirus outbreaks in the Canaries in the last week
There are 877 associated cases, of which 25 have required hospital admission, and two people have died from these outbreaks...
New study shows 80% of drivers can’t use roundabouts properly
Failure to use indicators properly or exiting from the inside lane are the main infractions committed...
Covid update: Canaries exceed 34,000 infections by adding 337 new cases
Gran Canaria registers another death that brings the total to 512 fatalities since the start of the pandemic... full data here...
60% of Spaniards would get vaccinated tomorrow if they could
The desire to get a Covid vaccine has tripled in Spain in three months...
49 samples of the ‘British’ Covid strain detected in the Canary Islands
Results have come from 100 samples scientists suspected were a different strain collected between December 18th and January 18th...
Trafico prepares new rules to protect cyclists on roads
Motorists will have to drop to 20 km/h below the speed limit to pass cyclists... 2019 was the first year in Spanish history in which more pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists got killed in traffic accidents than those in cars...
Canaries leads vaccination in Spain by using sixth dose per vial from Pfizer
This means that the islands have used above 100% of the estimated dosage, in fact so far 105.5% of the doses that were delivered have been administered...
Tenerife is the only province in Spain where Covid cases are decreasing
The EU wants to isolate countries with an incident rate of more than 500, avoiding non-essential travel and proposes mandatory quarantine for all travellers from high-risk regions...
Government says all immigrants will have left hotels by mid-February
The Minister of Immigration has announced today that by the middle of next month all the migrant camps planned for the Canary Islands will have been completed and ready to use...
Covid update: 493 people discharged from hospital and isolation today
The Canary Islands adds 253 positives and seven deaths in the last 24 hours... Most are registered in Gran Canaria (140), Lanzarote (78) and Tenerife (36)... full stats here...
Only light cloud on a sunny Monday in the Canaries
A generally clear day in all of the islands with light winds from the northeast... forecast for all of the Canary Islands here...
FEHT demands that Government take responsibility and transfers immigrants to Europe
The Tourist Association says that the continued presence of the immigrants and lack of solutions from the central Government are affecting the long term image of the islands for tourists...
Covid update: Canary Islands now exceeds 500 deaths from coronavirus
274 new cases today in the Canary Islands... Gran Canaria registers 126, Lanzarote 79 and Tenerife 57... 8 more people have died in the last 24 hours…
