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One in a thousand

Lanzarote now has fewer active cases than any of the larger Canary Islands, and has finally managed to bring its seven-day infection rate to fewer than 50 cases per 100,000 people.

Lanzarote in Level 3

Lanzarote is under level 3 measures from today, after the Canarian Government held a special meeting yesterday.

Cycle path works to continue

Work on the seafront cycle path between Arrecife and Costa Teguise is still awaiting final approval, which the Ayuntamiento hopes will be given by this month.

Canaries overcome carnival threat

Two weeks after carnival weekend, it now seems as though Lanzarote and the Canaries have managed to avoid a repeat of the huge increase in cases that followed the Christmas holidays.

Vaccine passports “in time for summer”

A “vaccination passport allowing international travel will be ready “in time for summer”, according to Angela Merkel, and “within three months”, according to EU Commissioner Ursula van der Leyen following Thursday’s virtual summit of EU leaders.

Bad luck keeps Lanzarote in Level 4

Lanzarote will remain in Level 4 until March 4th, despite its excellent recent progress, after the island's Covid figures took a turn for the worse that was almost immediately rectified.

Vaccine Record

Lanzarote vaccinated the highest amount of residents in a single day yesterday, administering 1,067 jabs across the island.

Cautious hopes for tourism’s return

As Lanzarote and the Canaries improve their Covid figures, there is renewed talk of a return of tourism. Nevertheless, travel bans and lockdowns throughout Europe are likely to mean that the resorts will remain quiet for months to come.

The magic numbers

Each day , the new figures for Covid cases are released, but how many cases should we be seeing each day to go down through the levels?

New carpark for Puerto del Carmen

Parking problems in Puerto del Carmen will hopefully be eased by the Cabildo's approval of the conversion of Tias's old vehicle pound into a public carpark.