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146 Covid19 patients are in hospital in the Canary Islands, 68% of available hospital beds are in use and 33% of ICU capacity has been reached
146 Covid19 patients are currently being monitored in Canary Islands hospitals, both public and private. The Intensive Care Units (ICU) are currently at 33% of total capacity, 24 of these patients are there due to complications derived from having been infected with coronavirus, out of a total of 477 units available across the islands. Of this total number of ICU beds, 402 are critical units with a respirator - 37% of them already occupied with 149 admissions, 24 of them people with...
Puerto Rico party boat excursion fined following serious safety infringements
The Canary Islands Health Service, following a proposal from the General Corps of the Policia Canaria (CGPC), have issued a fine of €6.000 to the owners of a commercial party boat excursion based in Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria for serious infractions having failed to comply with measures established by the Government of the Canary Islands against COVID-19, such as not keeping interpersonal safety distance and not wearing masks. The events took place at an excursion that was held on August 16...
Canary Islands alert issued for 40-44ºC temperatures and high risk of fires over the next few days
The Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) have this afternoon increased their advisory Canary Islands alert level to red due to high temperatures expected across the Canary Islands with temperatures on the islands set to reach 40º C in the shade, in particular inland and on the south of Gran Canaria, where temperatures could reach up towards 44ºC. It is always hotter in direct sunlight. The Ministry of the Interior General Directorate of Civil Protection and Emergencies has issued an...
Government of Spain and Prime Minister met today to suggest regional lockdowns, and military trackers and tracers
Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez , has made an "institutional appearance" after the Government of Spain met this Tuesday, in a press conference following the first Council of Ministers since August 4, after their annual summer break. Taking stock of the growing coronavirus outbreaks and the latest measures taken by some autonomous communities to stop the rise in numbers, he has reasserted the government intention to reopen schools, and the possibility of giving regional parliaments the...
2136 active Coronavirus cases on Canary Islands, a second wave of confusion and fear
There can be no doubt, a second wave of coronavirus infections in the Canary Islands Archipelago is upon us. The increase in positives in the capital Las Palmas throughout the month of August has meant Gran Canaria for the first time has now accumulated more cases than any other island since the beginning of the health crisis. On Sunday 2136 active cases of coronavirus have been confirmed, more than half of them on Gran Canaria. Meanwhile, tourism is once again in decline, having barely...
State of Emergency “is not our choice”, Minister makes clear Spain does not want to declare another
Spain's Minister for Consumer Affairs, Alberto Garzón, has this Saturday said that the Government's "choice" is to invest in coordination with Spain's 17 autonomous communities so that they can face the pandemic "within their powers", instead of again decreeing a state emergency, which, however, they have not ruled out should it become necessary. "[A state of emergency] is not our choice. Our choice is that within the competences of the autonomous communities there may be excellent...
Maximum temperatures reaching 42ºC this weekend, Gran Canaria declared at risk of forest fires
Gran Canaria has been declared at risk of forest fire with maximum temperatures set to reach up to 38ºC in the shade. Temperatures in direct sunlight could easily be significantly hotter, reaching 40-42ºC+ The Cabildo de Gran Canaria, island government, has asked that all citizens act responsibly and do not head inlands towards the summits as this can only complicate any potential situation during this extreme heat wave. All appropriate prohibitions have been activated, ranging from the use...
In August Gran Canaria has more than doubled Coronavirus infections
Despite The Canary Islands having been the most successful region in Spain at tackling COVID-19, Gran Canaria has seen a worrying upturn in new positives over recent weeks, having detected 736 new cases so far in August, which is 73 more than the 663 previously detected since the beginning of the pandemic until July 31. Gran Canaria has more than doubled Coronavirus infections in three short weeks. The latest data published by the Ministry of Health at 2:00 p.m. yesterday, confirms the island...
Mogán sports fields closed by Town Council over coronavirus security fears
Mogán Town Council today announced all sports fields closed in the southwestern municipality over fears they will be unable to avoid infections among the younger population having observed, they say, several not complying with the Regional Government's safety measures imposing maximum numbers on people allowed at "social gatherings". Policia local sealed off all sports spaces after verifying that maximum numbers of people gathered exceeded the rules of the regional executive aimed at dealing...
1,113 active cases in the Archipelago following 91 more newly detected
91 new positive of coronavirus have been confirmed over the last 24 hours, in the latest report by the Regional Ministry of Health this Tuesday afternoon. There are now a total of 1,113 active cases in the Archipelago, on balance an increase of 62 people, taking into account the 29 medical discharges over the last 24 hours, 21 of them on Gran Canaria. There are now eight patients in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), two more than on Monday, while 63 are under observation in normal hospital wards,...
