7 hours agoSpain removes ban on flights from Italy
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Spain has now lifted the bans on all direct flights and ships from Italy, which were in force since March 11th due to the coronary pandemic, Reuters reports. Travelers from Italy, however, must keep two-week quarantines like all foreign visitors, while the emergency situation [...] is still in force.
Travelers from Italy, however, must keep two-week quarantines like all foreign visitors, while the emergency situation in Spain is still in force.
The reduction in cases of deaths by Coronavirus has encouraged Spain to ease restrictions that were stricter in Europe, but the economy, which depends heavily on tourism, must wait until the end of June to welcome tourists back.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is preparing to ask parliament to extend the emergency situation by the end of June, which has helped reduce the number of infected people, but has caused strict restrictions on moving across borders, causing serious damage to the economy.
Radio Cadena Ser reported that the cabinet will hold a meeting today to discuss extending the emergency situation by 27 June.
At the height of the coronary eruption, Spain was losing thousands of citizens a day as crowded hospitals and homes of the elderly struggled to save their patients.
The daily death toll on Monday was 59, the smallest figure in two months, bringing the total to 27.709.
The US, Britain, Italy and France have reported more deaths as a result of COVID-19, than Spain.
