The President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, has said that he is confident that on May 11 all the islands will be in phase 1 of the de-escalation plan, although he does not rule out that date being brought forward.
This was stated at a press conference after intervening in the telematic meeting with the regional presidents convened by Pedro Sánchez, the eighth to be held since the state of alarm began.
Ángel Víctor Torres has indicated that the will is that in eight days the other five islands will be in phase 1 and has stated that at this time that possibility "is real".
What is more, the president has assured that it is possible that there will be some progress, but he has not dared to announce it; in any case, he said that "hopefully" all the islands can be in phase 1 on the 11th.
The president also said that the Ministry of Health is going to activate health and safety mechanisms on the three islands that will be entering phase 1 and has held meetings with the presidents of the councils of La Gomera, Lanzarote and El Hierro to coordinate this action.
He advanced that the same will be done with the presidents of the councils of the other islands and the same mechanisms will be arbitrated so that phase 1 is "a success" with the will and the objective that on the 11th all the islands will be in the second phase of the de-escalation.
Regarding the co-governance procedure for the de-escalation announced by Sánchez, Torres considered it necessary to work in coordination with the central Government, both with the Ministry of Health and with the Ministry of Ecological Transition.
