Sun, sand and sanitizer: What it s like to travel during the pandemic
DW reporter Sarah Hucal couldn t resist: She privately flew to the Canary Islands to find out what it feels like to go on vacation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is what she experienced.
DW reporter Sarah Hucal on the Isla del Lobos near the island of Fuerteventura
For weeks, I doubted that this trip to the Canary Islands, a seven-island archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa, would happen at all. It felt farther than anything that my life consisted of for the last half year, namely visits to my local grocery store and toe-numbing walks in Berlin s cold.
Temporarily Sheltered In Canary Islands, Migrants Fear What Comes Next
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GRAN CANARIA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain is launching a new migration policy in the Canary Islands, opening camps for undocumented migrants in a sign that it expects a significant influx of new arrivals, while it largely refuses to transfer them to the mainland.
A migrant lies in a tent in the Canarias 50 Camp, after being transferred from hotels on the south of the island, in Gran Canaria, Spain January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
After a huge jump in arrivals from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa last year sparked tensions in the archipelago, authorities have started to move some migrants to tents in two camps on Gran Canaria.