The Canarian Government offered no explanation last night after making the decision to maintain Lanzarote at Level 2, despite the fact that it has better infection rates than Fuerteventura, which remained at Level 1.
The Smoke-Free La Graciosa initiative, sponsored by tobacco multinational Philip Morris International and launched by Teguise Ayuntamiento last week, has been sharply criticised by medical associations, who have urged the council to think again.
The Canary Islands now have the fourth-worst 7-day infection rate in Spain at 50.23 cases per 100,000 people, and the recent increase of infections in Tenerife means that the islands are now performing worse than the Spanish average of 42. Of the 187 cases registered on the Canaries yesterday, 152 were in Tenerife, and this […]
Anyone on Lanzarote who regularly buys things over the internet will have come across suppliers who do not supply to the Canary Islands. “Not available on the Canary Islands”, or “No delivery to the Canary Islands” are phrases that pop up time and time again.
Playa Blanca has unveiled a new stretch of road that is aimed at taking pressure off the town centre. The 720-metyre stretch of road links Avenida de papagayo with the main exit to Femes, and has coast €2.1 million.
Mask use will no longer be compulsory outdoors from the 26th June, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced yesterday.
Tragedy returned to Órzola last night after a patera carrying migrants capsized off shore. At the time of writing, three fatalities have been confirmed – two women – one of whom was pregnant, and a man.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez yesterday promised “We’ll soon be able to take off our masks outdoors”, shortly before a meeting of the inter-regional council on health issues failed to agree on a date for lifting the measure.
The Dia de San Juan (St John’s Day), on the 23rd June, marks midsummer and is celebrated with bonfires throughout Spain. This event has caused the Lanzarote Security and Emergency Consortium to produce a list of dos and don’ts for those celebrating the event next Wednesday.
La Graciosa is set to become the first of the Canary Islands to reach the target of full vaccination of all over-16s, following a decision by the Canarian Health Council to provide vaccines for all the island. It is estimated that the island will reach this objective by 4th July.
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