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Steady progress

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As Lanzarote and the Canaries improve their Covid figures, a tiny municipality in Tenerife has registered some of the highest infection rates ever recorded on the islands.

Lanzarote Covid Safe project launched

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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,…

“British” strain may have caused Lanzarote spike

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Lanzarote’s huge post-Christmas spike in covid infections could be a result of the high presence of the British strain on the island, a medical scientist in Tenerife has claimed.

Lanzarote on the mend

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Lanzarote’s Covid figures are tumbling fast and if things continue as they are, the island is likely to receive its reward on Friday, with a return to Level 3 measures.

One year on…

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A year since the first coronavirus case was detected in Spain, the virus has left more than 58,000 dead in the country.

No relief for Lanzarote

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Hopes that Covid cases might be levelling off on Lanzarote were dashed yesterday as 121 cases were reported, the second highest daily total of the pandemic. This brings the number of active cases on the island to a new peak of 1,121.

EU to isolate high-risk areas

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The European Commission (EC) has recommended isolating all areas with a 14-day infection rate higher than 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. This criteria would currently apply to Lanzarote, but not the Canary Islands as a whole.

Lanzarote holds its breath

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As the rate of new infections on Lanzarote appears to slow down, there is cautious hope that the worst of the Christmas boom in infections may be over.

Canaries control cases

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With a 7-day rate of 54.1 cases per 100,000 people, the Canary Islands are once more heading towards the key figure of 50 that would permit the UK to reopen its travel corridor with the islands. If the rate of infection keeps dropping at the current rate, the islands will be below the threshold by the 5th January, which is when the Spanish government reviews its travel ban on British non-residents.

British ban until 5th January

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Spain will not permit British nationals to enter until 6pm (5pm Canarian time) on 5th December, in an attempt to keep the new fast-spreading strain of coronavirus at bay. Spanish nationals and residents are excluded from the ban, which applies to all Spanish territory including the Canary Islands.