30 of the 81 active cases registered recently on Lanzarote were brought in by tourists or students returning from the Easter holidays, according to La Voz de Lanzarote.

On the 20th February, 37-year-old Mounir Jalal was on the small beach in front of the Fariones Hotel when he spotted a woman swimmer who was in trouble in the sea. That day, the waves were high, and there is often a strong current further out to sea near the pier in this area. For this reason, lifesavers had raised the red flag, which recommends that no one enters the water.