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Spain urges UK to reverse quarantine on return travellers

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The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is urging Britain to reverse its snap decision to impose a quarantine on travellers from Spain, calling for the Balearic and Canary Islands to be excluded. British tourists in Spain were also blind-sided by the decision, throwing their return travel plans into chaos. Last year Britons made up one-fifth of Spain’s foreign visitors.

Added on the 28/07/2020 10:31:26 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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