Mallorca braces for influx of German tourists after removal from risk list

Germans warned that Covid restrictions still apply as locals express frustration at Berlin's move

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German tourists hoping to visit Mallorca are being warned that coronavirus restrictions apply to everyone after the Spanish island was taken off Berlin's high-risk list, leading to a surge of interest from holidaymakers.

Officials in Mallorca are now bracing for an influx of German tourists, as they queue up by the thousands to book Easter getaways in the Mediterranean, escaping a country that seems to be entering a third wave of Covid-19 and whose vaccination programme is off to a stuttering start.