Coronavirus in Fuerteventura - Discussion

[Felipe Geraldo]

Hi all

I'm not a resident, just someone who tries to get to Fuerteventura (Caleta) as often as I can on holiday, I am from the UK.
I just cannot wait until I can get over there again, but until then I just want to wish everyone over there the best and that I am sure I speak for all the holidaymakers in the same situation that we are totally with you.

Hope to be there soon!

Phil (Felipe)

[Captain Sensible]

Welcome to the Forum, Felipe.

We'll do our best to keep you informed of what's happening here.

[windermeregolfer]

Welcome to the Forum and very many thanks for your good wishes,  those  of us out here very much appreciate them 

[Felipe Geraldo]

Mucho gracias a todos!
Maybe I can use the time in-between to improve my bad Spanish!
I agree that looking at the statistics it seems like the canaries are less affected than the mainland but the same restrictions being applied is frustrating.
When all this is over be rest assured we will be back, in earnest!

[classic]

Thank you Filipe, and may you, your family and friends stay safe also

[Si Tie]

Official update: 287 cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus since the beginning of the crisis. 115 people hospitalised of which 25 in ICU. *6 cases were cured and 4 deceased.

All cases by island:

Tenerife 192
Gran Canaria 70
Fuerteventura 12 - none in hospital, all self isolated at home (according to Diario), one of them already discharged.
La Palma, 7
La Gomera, 3
Lanzarote, 3


To date, 2,138 people have been tested.

*Note: only 6 cases cured although yesterday we had 9. Apparently a mistake in statistics and the number of discharged patients is now 6. I guess three discharged people tested positive again but that's only my own theory, will update if I'll come across anything.

My understanding is that you are very unlikely to catch it twice,  your immune system will develop a level of immunity 
that will make it very unlikely

[Ducks]

Mucho gracias a todos!
Maybe I can use the time in-between to improve my bad Spanish!
I agree that looking at the statistics it seems like the canaries are less affected than the mainland but the same restrictions being applied is frustrating.
When all this is over be rest assured we will be back, in earnest!

The restrictions are very annoying (I miss my beach walks so much!), but we should all be grateful for them. Unfortunately in this instance, the statistics only become frightening once it is no longer possible to take action to prevent disaster. If you wait until the numbers are scary, as some places have done, you are closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Besides, if the government here had not followed the same rules as the mainland, we would have been swarmed with tourists from there and from other places seeking a good time. They acted early and forcefully, putting good preventative measures into place. Our supermarkets are stocked and orderly. Our non-essential businesses are closed. Our streets are quiet. 

Our curve should be nicely flattened. Our hospitals should not be so massively overwhelmed. 

I am genuinely frightened for the people back home in places like Britain, and especially the USA. We are fortunate the government here acted the way they did, and I feel very lucky to be here rather than almost anywhere else in the world. I think we are going to see very ugly scenes in other parts of the world where the restrictions have been lighter. I am hoping that will not happen here, but there are no guarantees for the medium term, especially as supply chain. 

I expect options to be reduced across the board, in terms of food, personal items, electronics, everything. I don't think people will go hungry, but rather than choosing between five different cheeses, your options might be "this cheese" and "no cheese". "This one iPhone that's available" and "this one Samsung that's available". That kind of thing. Not indefinitely, but for six months to a year once this hits peak.

We are living through a seminal period in human history, and only time will tell what decisions were the right ones, but in my opinion, I have not seen a single government anywhere in the world act too cautiously. Most are not taking it seriously enough.

[Grampiangranny]

Speculations about the days, weeks and months ahead are not worth the keyboards they are tapped out on.

I have just read in the current Fuerteventura magazine Hoy March edition, a quarter of one column on page 56 that headlines 'Coronavirus-Don't Panic'

Shades of the infamous weatherman Michael Fish MBE Hon.D.Sc. FRMetS .......................

If you want to panic, panic privately!

[Johnrgby]

Speculations about the days, weeks and months ahead are not worth the keyboards they are tapped out on.

I have just read in the current Fuerteventura magazine Hoy March edition, a quarter of one column on page 56 that headlines 'Coronavirus-Don't Panic'

Obviously the Spanish government do not read Fuerteventura Hoy

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

If you've got a sewing machine and some spare time you can help the COVID19 response:

https://radiosintonia.com/lavanderia-el-...scarillas/

La Cardón laundry donates sheets to make masks.

La Cardon Laundry requests help to make masks, it also provides material, cut cloth, elastics and a model so you can make them at home.
They provide the material by taking it to your home, you must contact them on the phone 660150459 (send whasasp).
In this way the Majorera company starts an initiative to collaborate at the moment.