Damien Enright: Children’s joy back on the street as island lockdown lifted

Herons: among the birds relaxing as nature is relatively empty of humans in lockdown.

On April 25th, this Canary island of La Gomera was declared coronavirus-free. There were no deaths. Remoteness was an important factor.

La Gomera, smaller El Hierro, and tiny Graciosa will be allowed to exit restriction a week ahead of elsewhere. Remote Formentera, in the Balearics, where I lived in the early 1960s, will enjoy the same privilege.