Spain is seeking to bypass a new wave of infections with the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19), which prompted the United Kingdom to suddenly quarantine travelers returning from Spain, a decision that has dealt a new blow to Spain’s tourism-dependent economy, according to Bloomberg. For news, yesterday.
Just weeks after the United Kingdom, Spain, was included in the list of countries for summer holidays, the British government changed its position suddenly, and announced that it would impose a 14-day health quarantine on every person who comes from Spain.
The move came after infection cases jumped in Spain, especially in the Catalonia region.
Norway announced two days ago to impose a 10-day quarantine for people returning from Spain, and France issued new travel warnings to the Catalonia region, which includes Barcelona and famous beaches, highlighting European concerns about the jump in injuries in Spain.
Yesterday, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Rap said that his country had acted quickly to impose quarantine on returning travelers from Spain, adding to the Sky News channel: “The data showed a great leap across the mainland of Spain, and this was evaluated the afternoon of yesterday. We made the decision as quickly as possible. We cannot apologize for doing so. We must be able to take swift and decisive action, ”describing the move as an“ immediate response. ”
For its part, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Corona epidemic is under control in the country, and clarified in a statement that hospitals are dealing well with the increase in injuries, and that more than half of the new cases do not show symptoms, noting that soon an outbreak will be controlled. Disease in Catalonia and Aragon.
Spain confirms that hospitals are coping well with increasing injuries.