Coronavirus in Fuerteventura - Discussion

[Captain Sensible]

The Ministry of Health for the Canary Islands has announced that extra restrictive measures marked by a red traffic light are activated from today (Saturday) in three more Islands, as a precaution to contain the contagion curve throughout the Archipelago.
They are being applied as follows:
Tenerife: for at least 15 days.
La Gomera: for at least 15 days.
Fuerteventura: for 7 days.
Gran Canaria: extended for another 15 days.
Lanzarote: extra restrictions lifted today.
La Palma: green light no extra restrictions.
El Hierro: green light no extra restricti
The extra restrictions that apply as of now in those Islands, are as follows:
- Events or social gatherings are not permitted with more than 10 people in one place, whether in public or private.
- Bars, restaurants, hotel bars, terraces, beach bars, must close by midnight (00.00h) at the latest, with no new clients being admitted after 11.00pm.
- Non-occupational day centres will be closed to users.
They are being applied island-wide due to municipalities on those islands that have an incidence rate over 100, so even though the whole island is lower, its a precaution for containment to prevent it spreading.
These municipalities are:
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with 126.08;
Santa Cruz de Tenerife with 120.83;
San Sebastián de La Gomera with 120.97;
In Fuerteventura, Puerto de Rosario has an incidence rate of 95.7 this week, but last week it was 179.13, so this is why the red traffic light is activated for only one week on this island.

[Johnrgby]

In my 70+years on this Earth, I have not yet met anyone who does not have 2020 vision in hindsight

[Ducks]

What do people expect the situation to be with international travel in and out going forward? 

Will people be able to fly in from the UK and Ireland? Will there be semi-regular flights back? How do you rate the chances of another total lockdown similar to what we had in the early months of the year?

[Captain Sensible]

I don't things will change much for several months. It's all so depressing.

[Johnrgby]

Had to come I suppose, and still, they still allow flights from Madrid

"The Ministry of Health for the Canary Islands has announced that extra restrictive measures marked by a red traffic light are activated from today (Saturday) in three more Islands, as a precaution to contain the contagion curve throughout the Archipelago.
They are being applied as follows:
Tenerife: for at least 15 days.
La Gomera: for at least 15 days.
Fuerteventura: for 7 days.
Gran Canaria: extended for another 15 days.
Lanzarote: extra restrictions lifted today.
La Palma: green light no extra restrictions.
El Hierro: green light no extra restrictions.
The extra restrictions that apply as of now in those Islands are as follows:
- Events or social gatherings are not permitted with more than 10 people in one place, whether in public or private.
- Bars, restaurants, hotel bars, terraces, beach bars, must close by midnight (00.00h) at the latest, with no new clients being admitted after 11.00pm.
- Non-occupational day centres will be closed to users.
They are being applied island-wide due to municipalities on those islands that have an incidence rate over 100, so even though the whole island is lower, its a precaution for containment to prevent it spreading.
These municipalities are:
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with 126.08;
Santa Cruz de Tenerife with 120.83;
San Sebastián de La Gomera with 120.97;
In Fuerteventura, Puerto del Rosario has an incidence rate of 95.7 this week, but last week it was 179.13, so this is why the red traffic light is activated for only one week on this island."

[Thorgal]

Yes it changes very quickly.  While the active cases is increasing in FV, it drops down in LZ.  Why ? It is difficult to predict the future. An outbreak here or there and  it can increase quicker than we think.

[Ducks]

On a personal level, I'm mostly concerned with flights/access. We've been on virtually total isolation since March, which I would prefer to do in Fuerte than back home! Haven't done anything except for absolutely essential outings (grocery, medical, etc.), and will be continuing in that vein until the threat is gone, regardless of how long it takes. Being able to travel between places is my priority; if nothing but the grocery stores are open when we get there (at either end), it won't make a bit of difference to my lifestyle. 

Indoor food and entertainment, masks at all times outside the home, no visitors or visiting, and lots of hand-washing and sanitiser is the order of the day...! (Or year, as it seems to be turning out.)

Of course, the economy is another matter. The longer the restrictions are in place, the worse things will be and the longer it will take to bounce back. While seeing upward trending numbers is a worrying thing, at this point I am grateful there is still some tourism keeping the place active.

[Jason W]

Noticed a couple of stories at the weekend suggesting that Spain along with it seems  other countries are seeing the damage done by testing mostly asymptomatic and looking to target testing more or change the criteria for counting cases. Change the criteria = less reported cases. Simple but effective so wouldn't be shocked to see numbers falling.

[Haribo]

I have a chart i look at every day and Spain has not published figures since thursday so maybe a fiddle of figures is on way. It is time WHO made all countries count the same it is hard to find how well or badly a country is doing.

[Jason W]

I have a chart i look at every day and Spain has not published figures since thursday so maybe a fiddle of figures is on way. It is time WHO made all countries count the same it is hard to find how well or badly a country is doing.

Counting only those that show symptoms might be useful so comparisons can be made between countries.