Red, of course, has a more vital meaning in the current Covid world! All of Crete is now "dark red" in EU terms, Chania was the first "nome" of the four to get this dubious distinction, and the others have followed one at a time. Our mini-lockdown has been regularly extended, and then in turn the others have joined. Greyrocks daily adds up the new cases for the four nomes to give a figure for the island, It went very high indeed last week. (The 15th effect?), but has now started to come down. Here we have seen no sign of serious enforcement of the special measures, but bars and restaurants are complying on the curfew as the fines are extortionate. There are plenty of groups armed with plastic seeing out the last few minutes after being ejected! The music rule is not even clear! Is piped music permitted? Are the street acts legal (when one even includes dancing)? Only a lighter red status will bring the music back!
It's red too for Fuerteventura - although the four numbered levels are widely used. We watch the reported data daily and the island has moved to a serious position amongst the islands - avoiding Level 4 (beyond red) by the skin of its teeth. as active cases stayed above 200 for a week or so, the hospital reached capacity and, sadly, this week a 16th person died of Covid. Before we left in May 50 active cases was considered worrying! Tenerife has recently moved to the dreaded Level 4, whilst Gran Canaria has just come out of it. Today's figure is 144, and declining daily!
Greyrocks also monitors Cyprus out of interest, and that is still "in a bad way"!
Potential travellers and the respective hospitality sectors in all three nations were nervously awaiting the UK's latest review of category listings for those returning. An objective data study would surely mean a move to "red" from "amber", but such would be the outcry and the chaos that it didn't happen. Phew!
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| All three nations survive on the "amber list" |
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