Spain’s Balearic Islands to join UK’s Covid green list from Wednesday
by Ashifa Kassam in Madrid from World news | The Guardian on (#5KG80)
Travellers from Britain will not need to quarantine on return from Majorca, Ibiza and Menorca
The easing of restrictions on UK travellers heading to the Balearics has prompted elation among officials and businesses in the islands, even as an outbreak of 394 coronavirus cases among Spanish students who had recently travelled to Mallorca highlighted the risks of opening up.
On Thursday, Britain's transport secretary, Grant Shapps, announced that the Spanish archipelago was among the territories added to the UK's green list as of next Wednesday, meaning travellers will not need to quarantine when returning to the UK.
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