Brits in Barca ordered to stop boozing if Spain is to curb new Covid spike

Boozy Brits in Barcelona ordered to stop partying if Spain is to curb worrying new spike in coronavirus cases

Regional leader Quim Torra said: "If we continue with the current pace of social life the only thing we will accomplish is to worsen the situation.

"We’re facing the 10 most important days of this summer. Ten days to know if with a new collective effort we are capable of beginning to correct this situation.If we continue with the current pace of social life the only thing we will accomplish is to worsen the situationIn many parts of Catalonia — which in 2019 was the Spanish region most visited by foreign tourists — the number of infections is now similar to the situation before Spain declared a national lockdown in March.

But as Covid-19 cases rocketed in Barcelona, pictures show the city's beaches are packed amid 30C temperatures.

Pictures showed scores of passengers queuing up at Heathrow Airport today and Brits arriving in Malaga from London, Liverpool and Manchester.

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