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Fuerteventura's Alert Level Increased to Level Two.
This morning the ministry of health agreed to the increase in the alert level on the island of Fuerteventura whilst the other islands remain the same.
Yellow Alert Activated for Windy Conditions in the Western Islands.
AEMET has activated yellow alerts for winds, where gusts could reach up to 80km/h at the peaks and 70km/h on the slopes of the Western islands.
Contrary to State Proposals, Amós García is Committed to More Measures without Perimeter Closures.
Head of Epidemiology of the Canary Islands Health Service, Amós García, welcomes more measures but without closing the perimeter of the Canary Islands.
The Ministry of Health to Propose to all Regions of Spain Extra Restrictions for Easter.
Proposing a 14-day curfew from 10pm, students not to return home with perimeter closures of autonomous regions. All to fight covid19 and prepare the country for tourism to return at the end of May.
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New Limits on Table Capacities INSIDE Catering Establishments and Bars.
The Canary Government has updated the regulations for table capacities inside establishments at differing alert levels.
AEMET Predicts Rain for the Whole Weekend.
The state meteorological agency (AEMET) forecasts that temperatures will decline by Friday evening with rainfall coming on Saturday through to Sunday.
Tougher Restrictions to be put in place for Easter in the Canary Islands.
President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, affirmed today that, for Easter week will see "toughness" mechanisms in order to contain the spread of the virus. But "does not" foresee a perimeter closure.
Lanzarote Alert Level Lowered Down to Level Three.
The remainder of the islands stay at the same alert levels. Tenerife, Gran Canaria at Level 2 and La Palma, La Gomera & El Hierro at Level 1.
The canaries are the Fifth Region in Spain with the Least Deaths in the Last Seven Days.
The Ministry of Health reports 17 deaths in the last seven days which puts the islands behind Cantabria, La Rioja, Navarra and the Balearic Islands.
Canary Islands Register Eight Deaths by Drowning in First Two Months of 2021.
Half of the deaths have been registered in Tenerife with the remainder being Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and La Palma, with one death each.
The Canary Islands bid for the largest floating wind farm in Spain.
The planned investment of 1 billion euros could see 2,800 jobs created, bolstering the green economy and enable the islands to be at the forefront of renewable energy in Spain.
Vaccination Passport Will Not be "a Replacement" to a PCR Test.
Fernando Valdés, The Secretary of State for Tourism in Spain, said that the vaccination passport would be complementary to other measures, such as negative tests, masks and social distance, not a replacement.
Hoteliers See the Vaccination Passport as a "key" to Unlock Tourism.
The Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation (Cehat) has entered into an agreement between the leaders of the European Union to continue working on the development of a vaccination certificate.