As new clusters of coronavirus appear in various localities of Spain, the Canarian government has denied that its recent increase in cases is a new outbreak. A week after Spain left lockdown and entered the “new normality”, several clusters of new cases have raised concern. These have mainly taken place in workplaces or hospitals and […]
Lanzarote islanders are most worried about housing, unemployment and health, according to the results of a new survey of public attitudes issued by the Cabildo’s statistics departments, which was presented by Education and Citizen’s Participation councillor Paula Corujo yesterday. The Survey of Island Topics has been carried out every year or two since 1990 (although […]
Last C-19 case on Lanzarote discharged The discharge of the last active case of coronavirus on Lanzarote yesterday means that the island is currently “Covid-free”, with no active cases nor official presence of the virus. The final patient was a 64-year old man who was admitted on 23rd March and moved to intensive care the […]
After twelve weeks on the bench, top flight football is back in Spain and there’s likely to be plenty of on-screen action all summer. First published in Gazette Life, June 1st 2020. Football’s role in the spread of coronavirus has not yet been confirmed, but it is widely believed that certain games were key in […]
Yesterday, Gazette editor Shaun Addison took a Covid-19 test at the Dr José Molina Orosa Hospital without having to get out of his car. I’ve been awaiting a minor operation for a few months, but the coronavirus crisis put a temporary stop to all non-essential surgery on the island. Normal service was resumed in June, […]
The Cabildo has reminded islanders that a special service is available for the rescue and treatment of injured wild animals. First published in Gazette Life, June 1st 2020. In early May, a video of a turtle rescue in Playa Honda did the rounds on local social media. The footage showed a turtle entangled in discarded […]
Lanzarote has appeared in a new advertisement produced by the Spanish government to promote domestic tourism. The advertisement, which was introduced by President Pedro Sánchez last Thursday, begins with images of a bar opening its shutters, before showing a string of images of some of Spain’s most famous tourist attractions, including the Prado art gallery, […]
The coronavirus crisis has proved to be an exceptionally busy time for the British embassy and Consular network in Spain. Only a few months after the collapse of Thomas Cook led to the biggest repatriation effort since the war, tourism effectively closed down and hundreds of thousands of British citizens made their way back home. […]
The Canarian councillor in charge of Public Works, Sebastian Franquis, has announced that the extension works on Playa Blanca’s harbour are progressing far better than expected and could be terminated before the scheduled date of December 2021. At a press conference at the Cabildo attended by Cabildo President María Dolores Corujo and Arrecife Mayor Astrid […]
No coronavirus on Lanzarote There are now no positive cases of Covid-19 on Lanzarote, after the young migrant who was the last remaining positive case on the island tested negative yesterday and was discharged. He was one of 144 tests announced on Friday, all of which showed negative results. This means that one long-term patient […]
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