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Coronavirus: UK brings back 14-day quarantine for Spain | |
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Travellers returning to the UK from Spain will have to quarantine for 14 days from Sunday, the BBC understands. | |
It is believed the measures will come into force in the early hours of Sunday. | It is believed the measures will come into force in the early hours of Sunday. |
The UK government is expected to announce the change imminently, due to a significant spike in coronavirus cases in Spain. | |
Spain has warned a second wave could be imminent as cities including Madrid and Barcelona have seen cases surge. | Spain has warned a second wave could be imminent as cities including Madrid and Barcelona have seen cases surge. |
The government of Catalonia has also said all nightclubs and late-night bars in the region are to close for the next two weeks due to a spike in infections. | |
The Spanish health ministry reported more than 900 new cases of the virus on Friday. | |
The UK government updated its list of countries exempt from the two-week quarantine rule on Friday, but Spain still remained on the list. | |
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