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The Spanish Government allow two people to travel per car with one in front and the other in the back seat.

The Spanish Government allow two people to travel per car with one in front and the other in the back seat.

The Spanish Government have announced that during the State of Emergency up to two people, including the driver, may now travel in the same public, or private vehicle , provided that one does so in the front seats and the other in the rear, and only whenever the journey is made for one of the allowed reasons under force majeure legislation set forth in the royal decree that established the State of Emergency. Spain's General Secretary for Transport, María Jesús Rallo, clarified the adjustment...

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303 more Canary Islands corona virus infections detected so far this week

303 more Canary Islands corona virus infections detected so far this week

In total, this Wednesday the Canary Islands archipelago now has an accumulated total of 784 cases, confirmed to have been infected by Covid-19, which is 127 more than on Tuesday. This represents the largest day-to-day increase to date since the crisis began. With Tuesday having brought 100 cases more than Monday which saw 76 more than the total stood at on Sunday. The data confirms that at least 303 corona virus positives have occurred so far this week, with the total standing at 673 more...

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Corona Virus Cases in Canary Islands rise to 657, with 15 recovered

Corona Virus Cases in Canary Islands rise to 657, with 15 recovered

The Canary Islands Regional Government Ministry of Health has confirmed 657 accumulated cases of COVID-19 coronavirus detected since the crisis began.  Of these, 235 people have required hospitalisation; of which 43 have required the Intensive Care Unit. The number of recovered patients discharged has increased to 15 and there are now 21 dead, 10 women and 11 men, almost all of whom were elderly and/or presented previous underlying conditions. Tenerife has confirmed 409 cases, Gran Canaria...

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Canary Islands Ministry of Health confirms 557 accumulated cases of coronavirus

Canary Islands Ministry of Health confirms 557 accumulated cases of coronavirus

The Ministry of Health have confirmed their official count of 557 accumulated cases of corona virus COVID-19 confirmed in the archipelago since the beginning of the crisis; Of these, 207 have had to be hospitalised, 36 are in the ICU. 8 have now been discharged as recovered and 16 with previous underlying conditions have died, all but one were elderly. Tenerife has accumulated a total of 338 cases; Gran Canaria, 158; Lanzarote, 13; La Palma, 24; El Hierro, 3; La Gomera, 3 and Fuerteventura; 18...

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Canary Islands Government Confirm 481 Cases Of Coronavirus COVID-19

Canary Islands Government Confirm 481 Cases Of Coronavirus COVID-19

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the daily accumulated total of coronavirus COVID-19 cases up to Sunday, at 8:00 p.m. currently stands at 481. Of them 172 have required hospital admission of those 32 in the ICU. To date,  7 have recovered and 11 deaths have been announced. 10 of the dead were elderly people; four women between 62 and 78 years old; a 77-year-old man; three women and three men over 80 and one 34-year-old woman, all with previous underlying conditions. Tenerife has confirmed...

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Official coronavirus numbers climb in Canary Islands, as of 8pm previous night.

Official coronavirus numbers climb in Canary Islands, as of 8pm previous night.

The official Canary Islands Ministry of Health information reported this Sunday stands at 414 accumulated cases of coronavirus COVID-19 as of 20:00 on Saturday night. Of these, 150 have required hospitalisation and 32 of them ICU beds or similar. The number of discharges stood at 7 and deceased, 9. Of the dead, seven are women and two are men, and five of them were in their eighties (three women and two men); one woman in her seventies and two women in their sixties. Only one so far in the...

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Weather: Canary Islands warnings for wind, rain and rough seas

Weather: Canary Islands warnings for wind, rain and rough seas

Spanish State Meteorological Agency AEMET has rectified its latest weather forecast and reactivated advisory warnings throughout the Canary Islands due to strong winds, rain and coastal phenomena caused by rough seas, which had been deactivated late on Saturday. Rains are expected from the afternoon onward, which may be locally moderate and persistent, especially on the north of the islands, with showers possibly continuing into the evening. Northwest winds increasing speed in the afternoon...

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Newsbrief: The Spanish government wants to extend the State of Emergency

Newsbrief: The Spanish government wants to extend the State of Emergency

The state of emergency declared throughout Spain on March 14, in a bid to slow the coronavirus outbreak, is most probably to be extended for another 15 days beyond the original declaration, to a total of 30 days. The measure must first be approved by Congress and assuming it is would see Spain in lockdown until at least April 12, after the popular vacation period of Easter. This is the main message that Pedro Sánchez has conveyed to the regional presidents this Sunday, in their second...

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Spain’s Prime Minister tries to prepare country for “worst yet to come”

Spain’s Prime Minister tries to prepare country for “worst yet to come”

The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has asked citizens tonight to prepare emotionally for the end of next week because "very hard days are coming" and forecast the "impact of the hardest wave" by the end of next week. "The worst is yet to come," he insisted. During his address to the nation at around half past nine he took stock of the first week following the declaration of the decree enacting a state of emergency throughout Spain. During his speech, Sánchez tried to prepare citizens...

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303 more Canary Islands corona virus infections detected so far this week

Health Department reorganises the criteria and care measures in Canary Islands’ Hospitals, Health Centers and Clinics

The objective is to decrease the concentration of patients and protect the professionals and population at greatest risk The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, through the General Directorate of Assistance Programs, has reorganized the activity of Hospital Management, Primary Care and Health Services in the Canary Islands due to the COVID19 pandemic. The objective is to decrease the concentration of patients in the centres, especially in the most sensitive areas,...

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