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Spain to keep Borders Locked – Authority
Spain’s Transport Minister on Monday said the country will not re-open its borders to tourists for another five weeks.
“I hope that we can resume tourism activities at the end of June. We cannot allow foreigners to enter while we are still preventing the Spanish population from leaving their homes,’’ Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos said on Monday. adsbygoogle || []).push({});
The minister’s comments came after Italy, alongside Spain, one of the European countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, announced it would open its borders to tourists from June 3.
Spain is gradually relaxing restrictions on public life as the country’s coronavirus outbreak ebbs.
However, Spaniards would only be allowed to leave their own provinces during the third phase of easing of restrictions at the end of June.
Abalos said this meant the timing of re-opening the border was “a question of consistency.”
“We cannot tell a gentleman or a family in Madrid that they are not allowed to go to their holiday apartment in Valencia and that at the same time foreigners are allowed to come in,” he told Spanish television.
The government wants to extend the state of emergency which has been in place since mid-March by another month until the end of June.
Parliament will debate and vote on the proposed extension on Wednesday.
Spain’s caseload has been falling in recent weeks.
An additional 87 coronavirus cases were confirmed in the 24 hours to Sunday, marking the first time in two months the number of new daily cases fell below 100.
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The coup leaders declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as head of state on Friday, ousting President Mohamed Bazoum.
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“In addition to the immediate cessation of budget support, all cooperation actions in the domain of security are suspended indefinitely with immediate effect,” Borrell said.
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UK Suspends Flights With UAE, Burundi, Rwanda Over COVID-19 From Friday – Official
The United Kingdom Official said it has added three more countries to its “red list,” banning flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Burundi and Rwanda over the spread of the Coronavirus from Friday. push({});
The UK Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, disclosed on Friday.
“From Friday, we’re extending our travel ban with the UAE, Burundi and Rwanda all added to the UK’s red list,” Shapps wrote on Twitter.
Under the new regulation, people who have been in or transited through the countries in question will be denied entry.
The ban does not apply to the UK, as well as Irish and third-country nationals with a residence permit, who must self-isolate for ten days at home.
To date, the island nation has confirmed more than 3.7 million cases of the coronavirus, including 103,126 fatalities.
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