This Thursday, Los Pocillos beach has been reopened for swimming after obtaining positive results from the water analysis, as reported by the Lanzarote Emergency Consortium.
As will be recalled, last Tuesday the red flag was raised in the section located behind the Hotel Jameos Playa in Puerto del Carmen due to the presence of E. Coli.
Escherichia Coli is a bacterium present in the intestines of humans and other warm-blooded animals. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), most of its strains are "harmless", but some of them, such as Shiga toxin-producing E. Coli, can cause "serious diseases through food."
Shiga-producing E. Coli can cause abdominal cramps and diarrhea, also with blood, fever, and vomiting. In addition, most patients recover within ten days.
