• Quarantine. The Costa del Sol criticizes the "grievance" of the Government and demands a sanitary corridor with the United Kingdom
  • Unilateral decision: United Kingdom reimposes quarantine to travelers arriving from Spain

Can you imagine that the Spaniards who come to their job in Gibraltar every day had to abide by the two-week quarantine imposed by the United Kingdom? What if this measure was extended to Gibraltarians with first or second residence in Spanish territory? What should be done with the many tourists who cross the gate each day ? Well, do not place yourselves in any of these hypothetical scenarios because the particular status of the colony allows it to circumvent the isolation measure agreed by the British authorities in the last hours.

Sources from the Gibraltarian government consulted by EL MUNDO have explained that -for now- the flow of people across the border remains in the same conditions as before midnight last Saturday, at which time the United Kingdom re-imposed quarantine on any traveler from Spain and doubled the restrictions put in place by other countries, such as France.

The aforementioned sources have argued that Gibraltar, which is delaying the end of its de-escalation, is a "independent jurisdiction" of the United Kingdom, with "its own legislation and health system", and can demarcate the decisions made by the metropolis.

The Gibraltarian Executive, however, has issued a statement on Monday in which it reports that they are trying to clarify with the UK Department of Transport the details on the quarantine that applies to travelers who have been in certain countries, such as the Spanish. "For the time being, Gibraltarians will not be obliged to this quarantine unless they have been in the previous 14 days in Spain, in which case they would have to isolate themselves upon arrival in the United Kingdom," he said.

Asked about the situation of the more than 9,000 Spaniards who cross the gate daily due to labor issues, the sources consulted have assured that "it will remain exactly the same as it has been until now."

This announcement is a relief for the economy of Campo de Gibraltar, highly dependent on activity in the colony, and which is still waiting for how it will affect the achievement of Brexit . A situation that also affects the thousands of Gibraltarians who have their first or second residence in municipalities near La Roca, such as their Prime Minister, Fabián Picardo.

This precisely co - starred in the controversial bilateral meeting held last week with Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, and critics have interpreted as a change in paradigm between the Spanish Government and Gibraltar.

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