Spain to enforce quarantine on travellers from India
Tourists walk out of the Son Sant Joan airport upon their arrival in Palma de Mallorca on March 26, 2021. The Spanish island of Mallorca is bracing for an Easter influx of sun-starved German tourists, as demand for Mediterranean holidays soared despite vi
Spainwill enforce a quarantine on all travellers from India in response to the emergence of a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus there, government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said on Tuesday.
As there are no direct flights from India toSpain, the measure will apply to those who travelled via third countries, Montero said.
India's second wave of COVID-19 infections has seen at least 300,000 people a day test positive for the past week, overwhelming healthcare facilities and crematoriums and driving an increasingly urgent international response.
Spainwill send just over seven tonnes of medical supplies to India, the foreign minister said on Tuesday, to help authorities cope with a rampant COVID-19 wave that is killing thousands there every day.
"Nobody will be safe until we are all safe," Arancha Gonzalez Laya told a news conference after the weekly cabinet meeting.