The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto , has announced that the Government will activate a protocol against the coronavirus so that hoteliers, airports and areas with massive influx of visitors can have all the information, "in case you had that activating this protocol have all the guarantees that they are informed. "
In the presentation of the White Paper on Sustainability in Travel Agencies held on Tuesday in Madrid, the minister has asked for "caution" on the issue and said that the numbers of infection in Spain are still very low, so she estimates that At this time the impact is small.
Maroto says that all precautions are being taken "so that people are calm", and believes that tourists "must be calm because the Government of Spain has" all the protocols to address this situation, with a health system that is the best of the world".
The minister has advanced that the interministerial commission will analyze the most appropriate protocols so that hoteliers, airports and areas with massive influx of visitors "can have all the information."
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As he explained to the media at the exit of the presentation, at this time the travel agencies have not detected a cancellation of reservations, although "we must continuously monitor the data" also taking into account the proximity of Holy Week .
"What worries us most is the information and that the protocols are known," insisted the minister, reiterating that, right now, "Spain is a safe destination for any visitor to come, who does not have to delay her decision to visit our country".
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