The Canary Islands Government has once again reviewed the alert levels on each island this Thursday and has decided to keep Lanzarote and La Graciosa at level 3, which is the highest currently in force in the archipelago. For its part, Fuerteventura will rise from level 1 to level 2, following the rebound in Covid-19 cases it has been suffering. The accumulated incidence on the neighboring island is currently the highest in the Canary Islands, with 77 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days.
For its part, in Lanzarote it stands this Thursday at 32.18, being the second lowest figure in the archipelago, only above that of La Gomera. In Gran Canaria it is at 55.45 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last week and in Tenerife at 51.53. These two islands remain at alert level 2, and Fuerteventura is now added to them.
For their part, El Hierro, La Gomera and La Palma will remain at level 1, according to the update of the "traffic light" for each island made this Thursday by the Ministry of Health.
As for Lanzarote, which currently meets the indicators corresponding to level 2, it should be remembered that it lowered its alert level only two days ago, going from 4 to 3, so the regional Executive would have decided to wait another week before approving a new change. According to the Ministry of Health website, the validity of the current alert level on the island will remain so "until March 11, 2021, inclusive, being subject to periodic re-evaluations".
"The general trend is relatively favorable"
During the press conference after the Governing Council held every Thursday, the spokesman for the regional Executive has not made express reference to the situation of each of the islands. In this regard, he has limited himself to pointing out that "the general trend is relatively favorable", with some exceptions. Thus, he has only referred to Fuerteventura, which is the only one that has changed its alert level, and to Tenerife, "which does not worsen but does not improve either".
"There is a general line of improvement, with some shadow that forces Public Health to take these decisions", said Julio Pérez, insisting that "the concern remains" because "the situation seems stagnant in some islands like Tenerife" and "we must insist on lowering the figures". Even above Tenerife in incidence is Gran Canaria, which is currently the second island with the worst data behind Fuerteventura. Specifically, the accumulated incidence at 7 days is 56.98 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and at 14 days at 115.48 (Lanzarote has 32.18 and 101.78).
The Government spokesman has also referred to the upcoming Easter Week, pointing out that with the current data "it is not foreseeable that the perimeter closure will be agreed in the archipelago". In addition, he specified that although "that were to happen", which is something they do not contemplate in principle, exceptions would be established to allow the arrival of tourists and even visits from relatives residing outside the archipelago.
