Lanzarote will lower its alert level and return to level 2 this Friday, equivalent to "medium risk" and with fewer restrictions. This was announced by the Canarian Executive after the meeting of the Governing Council, in which the situation of each island was re-evaluated.
In the case of Lanzarote, which was the only one that reached level 4 and maintained it for almost six weeks, and which had been at level 3 for another 10 days, it is the only one that is going down. For its part, Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Fuerteventura, which have been showing worse indicators for two weeks, will have a "reinforced level 2", with additional restrictions. As for La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma, they will continue at level 1.
Curfew at 11 pm and meetings of 6 people
For Lanzarote, the change of level will mean, among other things, putting an end to the closure of the island, where it was not possible to enter or leave since mid-January, except for justified reasons. The only exception was made with tourists, who could access the island if they were going to stay in a regulated establishment. In addition, the curfew will also be delayed, now starting at 11 p.m., and the number of non-cohabiting people who can meet will be increased from four to six.
"A tremendously positive evolution"
"Lanzarote has registered a tremendously positive evolution", highlighted the Minister of Health, Blas Trujillo, who stressed that the island has experienced "a very difficult situation". In this regard, he recalled that in just two weeks, Lanzarote went from level 1 to level 4 at the end of January, which had not been applied until that moment in the archipelago.
This implied, among other things, a strong hospital pressure, so Trujillo wanted to make a "recognition to all the health personnel of the island", which he considers that "responded in an exceptional way".
In Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, the Minister of Health has explained that not only are they not reducing their figures but they are having a "slightly upward" trend, so they have decided to adopt these additional measures before having to agree to an increase in level.
Some of these measures already correspond to level 3, such as the curfew at 10 p.m. and the limitation of meetings to a maximum of four people if they do not live together. However, others will be avoided, such as the perimeter closure of the island or the prohibition of certain activities indoors.
"Experience has shown us that when the data is not completely subdued, we must anticipate, and not wait for them to put themselves on another higher level on their own," Trujillo said.
