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Two-speed tourist recovery

A two-speed recovery of tourism; a focus on “Premium” tourists and the courting of new potential markets were three of the ideas that Lanzarote tourism professionals brought back from the FITUR travel fair in Madrid last week.

Lanzarote remains in Level 2

Despite the recent outbreak of cases on Lanzarote, the island will remain in Level 2 as the Canarian Government spokesman Julio Pérez announced, “most of the infections came from a single source.”.

Jabs for 50-somethings

The Canarian Health Council has announced that everyone who has a birthday between the ages of 50 and 59 this year should be contacted shortly to receive the first appointment for their coronavirus vaccine, if they have not been contacted already.

Handling the gym outbreak

Lanzarote’s 7- and 14-day infection rates are both in the high risk (Level 3) zone after several high daily tolls in the 20s and 30s. The 7-day rate stands at 106 and the 14-day rate at 177 - the highest rates in the Canaries, and also higher than the average for Spain as a whole.

Mask law to be relaxed “soon”

The law requiring masks to be worn outdoors could be relaxed “in a few days” according to Fernando Simón, Spain’s director of Alerts and Emergencies.

Palms at risk

More than 50% of Canarian palm trees on Lanzarote have been attacked by the Diocalendra palm weevil, according to experts.

Lanzarote Covid Safe project launched

Lanzarote has launched an innovative new project aimed at making the island “the first safe tourist destination in the world”. The project, titled Lanzarote Covid Safe, will be undertaken in collaboration with King’s College London,…

Green light for Germany

Germany has joined The Netherlands and Denmark by adding the Canaries to its green list of destinations from which returning tourists are not required to quarantine.

Lanzarote hopes to contain gym outbreak

Following the recent outbreak of Covid 19 cases that has been traced to an Arrecife gym, Lanzarote is coming dangerously close to a return to Level 3, or “high risk” status, and authorities have taken special measures to contain what is the largest single outbreak on the island.

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