• Coronavirus.United Kingdom ignores Spain and includes the Balearic and Canary Islands in its recommendation not to travel to the country

The British Government reiterated today that it is "in disagreement" with the analysis that the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, has carried out on the restrictions imposed by London on travelers from Spain to stop the coronavirus.

"We are, with all respect, in disagreement with the position of the Spanish Government on this," Secretary of State for Local Administration, Simon Clarke, told the BBC on Tuesday in relation to statements by the head of the Madrid Executive.

Yesterday, Sánchez described as "misadjusted" the decision of the United Kingdom to force citizens returning from Spain to quarantine, considering that from the epidemiological point of view it is "safer" to be now in any of the Spanish communities that visit the most the British than in their own country.

"Obviously, we continue to work closely with them and wish them every success in controlling these outbreaks, but we have seen a very marked increase in cases in Spain," Clarke explained today.

Specifically, the conservative leader indicated that the Spanish authorities reported "an increase of 75%" in cases "between the middle of last week and the end of last week."

"That is why we have made these decisions," said Clarke, who insisted that the government led by Boris Johnson must "reserve the right" to adopt the measures it deems necessary to "protect its citizens" during the COVID-19 pandemic. .

From this Monday, London advises against traveling to the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, in addition to peninsular Spain, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, after the Spanish Executive asked it to exempt travelers from the islands from serving a quarantine.

The British Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose position affects insurance policies, yesterday updated its travel recommendations and specified that the guideline to avoid "non-essential" travel covers "the whole country", whereas until now the islands were exempt, by presenting less incidence of the virus.

This change in position occurs when the British and Spanish governments are in contact about the possibility of creating air corridors that exempt people from the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands from having to serve 14 days of confinement upon arrival in the United Kingdom.

"Clearly, action needs to be taken at the national level. There will always be internal displacement in Spain and it is important that we do everything possible to protect the public," said Clark, referring to the difficulty of designing a list with "regional exemptions. "for, for example, the cited islands.

The secretary of state opined that travelers traveling abroad should "accept" that "there is a degree of uncertainty" in the context of the global pandemic.

"As the situation on the ground changes, we reserve the right to take appropriate action. That is what we have done with regard to Spain," Clarke concluded.

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