Entries by Gazette Life

Oxygen for India

“During the first wave it took three months for the beds to be filled. Now, in just two weeks, the entire hospital is full. there has been an incredibly swift exponential growth, like a tsunami that has overwhelmed India’s health system.”

30/04/2021 by

Canaries go amber

The Canary Islands were yesterday classed as amber (medium risk) on the European Centrre for Disease Control’s colour-coded map of Europe. This classification is hugely important for the prospective opening of travel corridors with other European countries.

30/04/2021 by

Boat of death

The horrifying discovery of a fishing boat containing the bodies of 24 African migrants, two of them minors, has once again highlighted the dangers of the “Canarian Route”.

29/04/2021 by

Spain to reopen in June

Spain will reopen its doors to international tourism in June, and the proposed Green Digital Certificate that shows when a person has been vaccinated, recently tested or has recovered from Covid-19, will be a key tool.

28/04/2021 by

Canaries slow progress

The incidence of coronavirus on the Canaries is now falling consistently, although whether it will reach levels that permit inclusion on the UK’s green list in time for May 17th remains debatable.

27/04/2021 by

Yaiza tops rent list

Lanzarote tenants spend almost a third of their income on rent, according to a recent report by El País. The worst-affected municipality is Yaiza, where 39.8% of income is paid in rental, and three other Lanzarote municipalities; Tías, Tinajo and Haría, also feature in the top 109 “stressed rental markets” out of more than 8,000 municipalities in Spain.

25/04/2021 by

No Green List Yet

Reports that the Canarian President, Ángel Victor Torres, has claimed that the Canaries will be on the UK’s green list for travel are premature.

23/04/2021 by

Pat’s Back!

Great news at Arrecife’s Hospital Jose Molina Orosa yesterday as occupancy of the intensive care unit went down by one.

22/04/2021 by