Spain became the first country in Western Europe to register a million cases of Covid-19 yesterday. The grim landmark came on a day in which a record total of almost 17,000 new cases was reported, and every community in Spain apart from Navarra and La Rioja ( two of the worst-affected areas by far) posted a rise in infection figures.

We're saddened to hear of the recent death of Feliciana Gil Ferraz - better known as Nina – the “Godmother” of UD Lanzarote who could usually be seen selling raffle tickets for the club as fans filed into the stadium on a Sunday morning.

Spain’s health minister, Salvador Illa, is considering introducing a second nationwide state of alarm in order to institute a night-time curfew. It is not yet clear to which regions the curfew will apply, although El Pais has reported that it will be “nationwide.”

The Canaries are currently one of the safest areas in Europe, while much of the rest of the continent faces an immediate future of rising infections, lockdowns and uncertainty.

The storm warning of a couple of weeks ago didn’t amount to much more than a few spots of rain, but tomorrow looks a lot more likely to bring the rain.

The last couple of days have brought four pateras containing 95 migrants to Lanzarote’s shores, with over 500 reaching the Canary Islands over the weekend.

Cruise ships will be permitted to dock at Canarian ports once again from November 5th, after a protocol has been developed by the Canarian Government allowing this important sector of the tourist economy to recommence.

The airport zone of Lanzarote has been fairly quiet this year, for obvious reasons. But there will be more activity over the coming fortnight as the island’s military aerodrome hosts part of the Ocean Sky 2020 exercise.

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The cultural drought on the Canaries seems likely to last well into next year after the news that Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has suspended its carnival celebrations for next year. The decision came a week after the announcement to suspend the parade in Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Europe’s biggest carnival event.

Just in case you’re not sure, here are the rules on the Canaries relating to mask use in cars.

Many of us panic when organising the documents that are vital for travelling, and the Covid crisis and Brexit aren’t helping with that. At the moment, here are the main documents or procedures any traveller from Lanzarote to the UK or Ireland will need to sort out.

Spain's Health Minister Salvador Illa yesterday congratulated the Canaries on getting their coronavirus figures down to the lowest infection rates in Spain. “This is how it needs to be done,” he said at a national press conference.

The Spanish government’s refusal to allow airport facilities to be used for testing, or to test visitors from high-risk areas of mainland Spain, is causing increasing anger on Canary Islands, where authorities are desperate to salvage the winter season.