The Canary island of Fuerteventura will move to a higher level of Covid-19 restrictions on Monday (November 15) following a rise in infections.
It will move up to level two of health alerts – known as amber – while the other islands remain on the lowest level, or green, where they have been since the summer.
The Canary Islands health ministry said Fuerteventura will be at level two from November 15-25 because Covid-19 cases on the island surged by 133% between November 3-9 – from 30 cases per 100,000 inhabitants to 70.2.
Level two restrictions limit the number of people from different households who can meet to eight and reduce capacity at indoor markets.
The health ministry said the rising levels coincided with “the general relaxation” of preventive measures such as mask-wearing, physical distance, ventilation and hand washing “despite the fact that they have amply demonstrated their effectiveness”.
There are four levels of restrictions in total, with details of restrictions at each level on the tourist board website.
Pictured: Playa de Morro Jable,Fuerteventura, by Elena Krivorotova/Shutterstock