The article signed by Lluis Serra among other researchers who have advised the Canarian Government indicates that the socks of the Carnivals during the haze episode that the Canary Islands suffered on the twenty-second, twenty-third and twenty-fourth of February slowed the evolution of the coronavirus during the first wave. Prevention decisions were not made in Santa Cruz de Tenerife where the party went ahead.
“The cancellation of the Carnival celebrations contributed to the reduction of the incidence of the coronavirus in the Islands; not suspending activities in Tenerife could facilitate its spread,” says Serra in an interview on Radio Club Tenerife.
The report indicates that authorization for the street party allowed the spread of the virus especially among young people, who usually present asymptomatic pictures. In fact, the Canary Islands Government and the Cabildo of Tenerife they were supporters at that time to suspend the party. This caused tensions between the government team then led by Patricia Hernández and the island corporation.
“At a certain point, the city council authorities did not like us to make these statements when in fact they had come from other organizations, not directly from us. In any case, there was some opposition from the Santa Cruz authorities to these information was not disseminated, “says Serra.
To the decision to maintain the Carnival should be added the visitor arrival data to the islands. The article published in Health Gazette indicates that, during that month, more visitors landed in Tenerife than to Gran Canaria from UK, Italy Y Belgium, countries that at that time had a considerable incidence of COVID-19 among their population.
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