Spain says tourists more safer from virus than in UK
Saeed Pourreza
Press TV, London
The Spanish government says tourists in most of the country’s regions are safer from coronavirus than in the UK. The comment comes in reaction to the British government’s imposition of a two-week quarantine period on travelers returning from Spain due to a spike in covid-19 cases. But similar measures by other European countries speak to the serious concerns of a looming second wave on the European continent.
The British government’s decision has come as a new blow to any hopes of reviving Spain’s struggling tourism sector, on which the Spanish government heavily relies. Spain’s socialist prime minister has called the British government’s decision a mistake.
The British government doesn’t agree. Meanwhile, a number of other countries have introduced their own preventive measures. German officials are discussing whether to impose mandatory coronavirus testing on holidaymakers returning from countries considered high-risk.
A surge of coronavirus infections in Belgium in the past three weeks, has led to a sharp reduction in permitted social contact. As of July 29, a Belgian family or those living together are allowed to meet five other people, sharply down from 15 now.
Fears of the insidious virus reign supreme in Austria as well. The 53 new cases in the central market town of St. Wolfgang, a popular holiday destination, have triggered concerns of an early end to the summer tourist season.
And if you think that is all, wait till you hear this: a human-to-animal transmission of covid-19: a pet cat in Britain has tested positive to the virus. Although the British government says there’s no evidence cats can transmit the virus to humans.
All of this at a time when according to the World Health Organization, the virus has infected more than 16 million people around the world and killed more than 640,000…with Europe and the Americas accounting for the majority of those casualties, meaning more draconian measures by governments around the world may be on the cards.
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