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The English are coming!

Yesterday's announcement by UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps confirmed that, from July 19th, English tourists who have been fully vaccinated in the UK will not have to observe quarantine on their return from amber-listed areas, which include mainland Spain and the Canaries.

Tracing talk

Baltasar Gomez, head of Lanzarote's tracing team, has said that 45 people who have received a double dose of vaccine have since tested positive for Covid.

Canarian reservations increase

The news that the UK will lift almost all anti-Covid restrictions at home on 19th July has caused an increase in holiday reservations throughout Spain, although full details of when travel restrictions will be lifted have still not been announced.

Terminal 2 reopens

Terminal 2 at Lanzarote's César Manrique Airport reopens today after being closed since last June. The smaller terminal will once again be used for inter-island flights between the Canary islands, while the larger Terminal 1 will handle national and international air traffic.

Vaccines continue apace

40.1% of the Canarian population are now fully inoculated against Covid, as the vaccination drive on the islands continues apace. The percentage of islanders with at least one dose is 59.15%.

Made of Iron

After a year’s Covid-enforced absence, the Ironman roared back into town yesterday with the biggest event the island has seen since the carnival parades that took place just before last year’s lockdown.

Delta rising

The Delta (or Indian) variant of the coronavirus is now present on the Canaries, and accounts for over 10% of cases recently detected in Tenerife.

Lanzarote achieves Level 1 while Canaries worsen

Lanzarote finally received its reward for several weeks of improving figures yesterday, when the Canarian Government decided to place it on Level 1.

Cruiser conflict

The question of whether the new, extended port at Playa Blanca will be used as a stop for cruise ships has caused controversy among the island's politicians.

50% of islanders fully vaccinated

The vaccination campaign on Lanzarote is moving ever faster, and yesterday it was announced that 50% of the island's target population of over-16s had been fully vaccinated with both doses.