Madrid:
Spain stated Tuesday it will impose a 10-day quarantine on all travellers arriving from India in response to the emergence of a quick-spreading coronavirus variant in the nation.
The measure, which will take impact on Wednesday, will apply to individuals who travelled by means of third nations considering the fact that there are no direct flights amongst India and Spain, government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero stated.
“This is a measure which our country has already adopted towards passengers from countries where a virus variant has been found,” she told a news conference following a weekly cabinet meeting.
Spain has imposed a 10-day quarantine on passengers arriving from Brazil, Peru, and Colombia as nicely as nine nations in Africa such as South Africa and Mozambique.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya announced that Spain would later this week send more than seven tonnes of health-related help to India to aid it deal with its surge in Covid-19 infections.
Spain has also been tough-hit by the pandemic, recording almost 78,000 deaths from about 3.5 million situations.
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