A leading health authorities in Spain has actually cautioned the nation might have currently been struck by a 2nd coronavirus wave, as French authorities threaten to close the border.
The nation saw a stressing rise of 2,615 brand-new cases on Thursday – almost double the 1,357 brand-new infections reported the previous day.
This figure is especially worrying when compared to a day-to-day average of simply 132 cases when the federal government ended its state of emergency situation in June.
Deputy emergency situation health director Maria Jose Sierra just recently exposed her worry at the scenario, confessing a feared 2nd wave might have currently shown up.
Ms Sierra stated: ‘We have important outbreaks. It could be a second wave. We’ll need to see what takes place in the next couple of weeks.’
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Meanwhile, French Prime Minister Jean Castex has actually warned his federal government cannot dismiss closing the borders once again following the spike.
Mr Castex stated: ‘We are monitoring this very closely, here in particular, because it is a real issue that we must also discuss with the Spanish authorities.’
Catalonia, which borders France, has actually been a hotspot for the infection, with 7,000 cases in the past 14 days, while Aragon has actually likewise been determined as a location of issue.
It comes as countless British holidaymakers go out to Spain to take pleasure in last-minute summertime vacations.
Reports today declared the UK federal government was thinking about taking Spain off the ‘safe list’ of 79 nations individuals in England can go to without the requirement for two-week seclusion.
However, the popular traveler area kept its put on the list today, as air bridges for Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia and St Vincent and the Grenadine were revealed.
Tourism Minister Maria Reyes Maroto firmly insisted that Spain’s 2 worst-hit locations, Catalonia and Aragon, were ‘getting better’ today.
She stated: ‘Let’s hope that with this much better information we don’t need to close a border that for us is really essential for movement with our European partners.’
Catalan leader Quim Torra has actually turned down the concept of a 2nd lockdown, informing the local parliament: ‘Catalonia can’t be closed.’
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