Lanzarote will remain at alert level 2 for another week, although the Canarian Government hopes that "if the current trend continues, it could progress to level 1 in a very short period of time." This was announced by the Minister of Health, Blas Trujillo, during the press conference after the Governing Council, in which the alert levels of each island are reviewed weekly.
For their part, the islands of Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Fuerteventura will rise to level 3, given that their indicators "are rising constantly and continuously." In the case of Tenerife and Fuerteventura, they have been in the risk parameters for that level for days and Fuerteventura is even approaching those of 4, although last week it was agreed to keep them at a "reinforced level 2", which is now eliminated.
For its part, Gran Canaria does not currently reach all the level 3 indicators, but Trujillo has explained that they have decided to "get ahead." "It has a less significant increase, a little more cushioned, but constant, and we have already verified on other occasions how it is necessary to tackle that," he added.
In fact, regarding the rebound in cases that is occurring in these three islands, the counselor has linked it to the "relaxation" that level 2 may imply. "Every time we want to bend the incidence, we have to resort to higher levels of restriction," he said, recalling that they try to "combine" that "with economic activity," although "prioritizing health."
As for Lanzarote, he has not ruled out that next week it could drop to level 1. In fact, this Thursday the island met the indicators for it, but so tightly that this can change from one day to another, depending on the cases that are diagnosed each day.
In any case, from March 26, new rules will come into force for all the islands for two weeks, to increase restrictions during the Easter period.
Outside of that period, the Governing Council has also agreed this Thursday on new changes to the measures associated with each level, to lower some of them. Specifically, Trujillo has referred to one that is softened in level 3, in which Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Fuerteventura are now entering. From now on, gyms will be able to open in alert 3, although with additional security restrictions. In addition, food can also be delivered at home until 24 hours, in this case at any level.