Hello surfer,
today there are a few current developments on the subject of travel in times of the corona pandemic. The number of new infections with the Corona Virus per 100,000 inhabitants in 7 days rose sharply across Spain after the Christmas holidays.
The numbers of newly infected people also rose in the Canary Islands and thus Fuerteventura, not least because families and friends met over Christmas and New Year's Eve.
However, the number of newly infected people in the Canary Islands and mainland Europe was at no time in relation to one another.
The number of new infections was usually half, sometimes many times lower than on the European mainland in countries such as France, Great Britain, Spain or Germany.
When Germany issued the second travel warning for the Canaries in December, the incidence on Fuerteventura was just 20 new infections in 7 days per 100,000 inhabitants on Fuerteventura
The fact that the Canary Islands were then classified as a high-risk area together with Spain happened without any logical basis, because the total incidence of all Canary Islands was never above 100 in January, on the contrary on most islands it was lower.
No test on the return trip to many European countries
Now Germany no longer classifies Spain and thus the Canary Islands as a high-risk area. In practical terms, this means that you no longer need to be tested before you return home.
From mid-January to mid-February there was an obligation to test before returning to Germany.
If you still want to be tested here on Fuerteventura, you can of course continue to do so. There are various medical practices that carry out corona tests. From the PCR test to the rapid test, everything is possible.
We recommend the practice of our German doctor Karola Simoni. Here is the link to her listing on Google MyBusiness:
https://goo.gl/maps/nUDULvuUCaJdJG7FA
Furthermore, the Spanish side is obliged to be tested before entering Spain and thus also to Fuerteventura. Anyone traveling to Spain from other European countries must have a negative PCR that is not older than 72 hours. Anyone flying from within Spain to the Canary Islands and Fuerteventura can also show a simple quick test.
When will the Foreign Offices of the UK and Germany lift the travel warning for the Canaries?
Although the classification as a high-risk area no longer applies to the whole of Spain and thus also to Fuerteventura, there is still a "normal" travel warning from the German side and from some other European countries.
This means that traveling is not prohibited, but you still have to be quarantined at home after returning to Germany. Other European countries have similar regulations. In addition to this quarantine, you can “test yourself freely” for a few days.
Those who work in the home office, like many people in Europe now, will hardly notice this quarantine at home, as life in many European countries still only takes place to a limited extent.
In contrast, life here on Fuerteventura feels normal, as restaurants and shops and hygiene requirements are still open here.
The number of new infections with coronavirus in the Canary Islands has been falling since the end of January. For a few days, the incidence of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in 7 days in the Canary Islands has been below 50.
50 is the limit above which, for example, Germany issues a travel warning for foreign areas.
Now many are wondering if and when this travel warning will be lifted.
Personally, I suspect this will happen in mid-March if the numbers remain stable below 50. Then nothing would stand in the way of an Easter holiday in the sun!
Conclusion
The first step has been taken. The number of new infections in all of Spain has fallen so sharply that the entire country, including the Canary Islands, is no longer considered a high-risk area. In addition, the 7-day incidence of the islands has been below 50 for a few days. So one can be cautiously optimistic that trips to Fuerteventura will be possible in the course of March without the subsequent mandatory quarantine.