State system patients are contacted by age group for appointment by phone or text message around 24-48 hours before the appointment. This will either be in a hospital, mass vaccination centre, or local surgery  Private medical insurance patients should go to the health centre local to them and request a registration (alta) as a “displaced person without a health card” (desplazado en población sin Tarjeta Sanitaria Individual). Take your passport and TIE/empadronamiento) NB: the health centre must obviously be a state one and not a private clinic because the vaccine is only provided through the state system. If you do not know if your localREAD MORE

Spain’s response to the covid pandemic is being carried out through regional health departments within the national health policy framework. The Canaries are put in levels of alert depending on figures assessed by the Government frequently and regularly: the levels are 1 to 4 with 4 being the maximum. Full information on restrictions, rules, figures etc is HERE. 27 July: There will be no curfew. Although some regions less affected by covid have successfully imposed it, in the Canaries the Supreme Court has said no to the regional Government’s appeal against its rejection by the HIgh Court. The Court’s ruling said that the request to limitREAD MORE

Photo: Loro Parque. Updated 14 July: After a tentative reopening in April, Loro Parque has said today that they can now reopen more fully. Loro Parque says that from this tomorrow, Thursday 15 July, the park will be open every day between 9.30am and 5.30pm. Management reminds the public that they can get tickets HERE and consult safety measures in place HERE. The Parque called the announcement marvellous news, and many will love the ability to return to its installations to see the work it does, particularly with birds. Original post 22 April: Loro Parque has announced that after being closed since March last yearREAD MORE