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Palamós, Spain, Aug 1 (EFE).- Spain’s health minister insisted on Saturday the country is a “safe destination” for tourists after rising infections and renewed travel restrictions imposed by other nations.
Madrid, Jul 26 (EFE), (Camera: Raúl García).- Spain's government on Sunday said the outbreaks in the country were isolated and controlled in response to the UK's decision to impose quarantine for travellers arriving in the UK from Spain.SOUNDBITES OF SPAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER ARANCHA GONZÁLEZ LAYA:"Spain is a safe country for tourists"."Like in any other European country, Spain is seeing outbreaks.""The most important thing is that Spain is making efforts to control the outbreaks.""At the moment our dialogue efforts are focused on excluding from the quarantine measures the Balearic and the Canary Islands."
The US says it will maintain restrictions on international travel into the country, sidestepping European pressure, as cases rise of the Covid-19 Delta variant. "We will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters at a briefing in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Commuters walk through Victoria station in London at rush hour, some wearing masks and some without, as the British government scraps legal mandates covering the wearing of masks. All social distancing has been scrapped in England, with some media dubbing the day "freedom day" despite scientists' grave misgivings. IMAGES
Tourists exit Barcelona airport on the day Spain opens its borders to vaccinated travellers from all over the world, hoping an influx of visitors will revitalise its all-important tourism sector which has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
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