The third and final stage of Spain’s national random testing programme for coronavirus exposure has revealed that just 2.3% of Canarians have been exposed to the virus , just over half of the national Spanish average of 5.2%. That figure means that an estimated 49,500 Canarians have been exposed to the virus, a far higher […]
Lanzarote has been placed on a yellow alert for high temperatures over the next three days, as forecasters predict that temperatures could reach 35 degrees celsius in inland and southern coastal areas. The yellow alert is the lowest level of alert for heat, and means that temperatures can reach levels which could prove dangerous for […]
Spain’s national random antibody test for Covid-19 has revealed that 1.7% of Lanzarote residents have been exposed to the virus. First published in Gazette Life, July 1st 2020. This figure, which would work out at around 2,700 islanders, is far higher than the officially confirmed 88 cases that the island had registered at the time […]
Bathers at Papagayo were surprised by a large stingray which swam close the shore on a sunny day last month. First published in Gazette Life, July 1st 2020. Although local press identified the fish as a manta ray it was, in fact, a round fantail stingray, a species which is little-known but fairly common around […]
European health experts and Spain’s health ministry have unanimously concluded that PCR tests on passengers at origin or upon arrival are unreliable and logistically impossible to carry out. The European Centre for Disease Control, an influential EU organisation whose recommendations on mask use were adopted by Germany and Spain during the lockdown, has concluded that […]
César, a big, handsome boy with a look of both a Saint Bernard and a Boxer was born in January 2009 and has been in Sara since April 2016. He’s a strong lad but very well-behaved and a pleasure to walk. He walks to heel until he tires you out and has energy to spare! […]
As tourism starts again in the Canaries, the islands currently boast the best record of dealing with the virus in Spain. However, the pandemic is far from over, and Canarian reliance on tourism means that the fate of the Canaries is inextricably entwined with that of mainland Spain, the UK, and many other countries Only […]
La Graciosa launched “Covid-free” tourism last month, as ferry company Líneas Romero restarted 10 daily routes between Órzola and the island. The Citizens’ Participation department of Teguise Ayuntamiento has been giving training courses and talks relating to virus prevention to bars, restaurants, transport and tourism businesses on La Graciosa. The island has so far not […]
The end-of-course concert at Lanzarote’s conservatory (Insular centre of Music Studies) is an event that most tourists and expats miss out on, but the spectacle of students and teachers performing is always a rewarding and heart-warming event. This year, the pandemic means that the concert will take place online, with 23 performances by artists or […]
Smoking should be forbidden on outdoor terraces and other communal areas as a measure to stop the spread of coronavirus, a public health commission organised by Spain’s Health Ministry has recommended. The commission contained representatives from every region in Spain, and recommended that those who do smoke should do so in “separate, outdoor areas”, and […]
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