Desperate Spain offers Brits free coronavirus tests on way home in last ditch bid to keep holidaymakers coming
The move has left Mediterranean hotspot , which normally receives around 18 million British holidaymakers every year, in a state of shock.getting at least the Balearic Island and Canary Islands exemptedBut those hopes were dashed late Monday when the Foreign Office hardened its stance by advising against all but essential travel to the islands as well as the Spanish mainland.
However, the checks would not be effective on those with asymptomatic infections - when their bodies show no signs of coronavirus - or those infected but yet to show any signs. CEHAT president Jorge Marichal added: “Decisions have to be adopted on the basis of objective criteria. You should contact your tour operator or airline if you have any questions about your return journey.
“We’ve put behind us the most painful peak, but we’ve always said we were in a situation of pandemia and we will continue to be so and there’s bound to be new outbreaks.Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez said late on Monday he thought the British government had got it wrong with its surprise quarantine order and advice against travelling to any part of Spain.
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