snoop1130 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Spain may quarantine UK visitors, minister tells BBC By Inti Landauro and Ingrid Melander FILE PHOTO: Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya reacts during an interview with Reuters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Madrid, Spain May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera/ MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is considering imposing a quarantine on British travellers when it reopens its borders next week, the foreign minister said, in response to a similar policy at London's end. Arancha Gonzalez Laya told the BBC she hoped Britain would lift its restriction, making a reciprocal Spanish one unnecessary. "We will be in a dialogue with the UK to see whether or not we should be introducing reciprocity as they have different measures than the rest of the European Union," she said in an advance excerpt from current affairs programme HARDtalk. Britain, with more than 41,000 documented coronavirus-linked deaths, and Spain, with more than 27,000, have been two of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic. Both, along with other European countries, are now easing lockdown restrictions, including border closures. Spanish officials gave no mention of any quarantine curbs on Sunday, when the government moved forward the date for allowing European visitors back into the country to June 21 from July 1. In recent weeks, Spain has caused confusion in neighbouring countries and exasperation in the travel industry by repeatedly changing the date and conditions for lifting the ban on foreign visitors it imposed in mid-March. "I still don't know what I will do with my staff and it's June 16," Jorge Marichal, CEO of Canary Islands hotel group Inversiones Marylanza, said at a business event. "We cannot work this way." Spain counts on tourism for about 12 percent of its economy and more than one in eight jobs, making it essential to try and salvage some of the summer holiday season. Britain's Finance Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday the quarantine was among measures it would review, saying the government could make changes such as introducing travel corridors with specific countries. Spain's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-06-16 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Spain is considering imposing a quarantine on British travellers when it reopens its borders next week, the foreign minister said, in response to a similar policy at London's end. Arancha Gonzalez Laya told the BBC she hoped Britain would lift its restriction, making a reciprocal Spanish one unnecessary. So quarantine has nothing to do with disease control, but is just a tit-for-tat. Government start now showing their real colours what covid and the lock downs were about 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 wouldn't bother letting them in till a vaccine is in play.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post david555 Posted June 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2020 27 minutes ago, Susco said: So quarantine has nothing to do with disease control, but is just a tit-for-tat. Government start now showing their real colours what covid and the lock downs were about what's good for one to impose is also good for the other to impose ….. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheDark Posted June 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2020 NZ just got her first blowback from two people who travelled from UK to NZ and attended funerals. Two new covid cases after a long period of no cases at all. It's best to keep the UK citizens separated from the rest of the population for now on. 5 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 15 hours ago, Susco said: So quarantine has nothing to do with disease control, but is just a tit-for-tat. Government start now showing their real colours what covid and the lock downs were about Yep. The French imposed a tit-for-tat quarantine on British citizens. So Spain thinks it's a good idea too. Really gonna go down well with their tourism people who are desperate for the British tourists. Nothing to do with Covid, public health safety. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 14 hours ago, david555 said: what's good for one to impose is also good for the other to impose ….. And the dumbest post of the year award goes to.................................................. well done! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Baerboxer Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 14 hours ago, TheDark said: NZ just got her first blowback from two people who travelled from UK to NZ and attended funerals. Two new covid cases after a long period of no cases at all. It's best to keep the UK citizens separated from the rest of the population for now on. Yeah right, because all other countries' citizens have been magically cured overnight! Don't worry, this isn't quiet the dumbest post of the year. Someone else on this thread beat you. But it was close! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post david555 Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Baerboxer said: And the dumbest post of the year award goes to.................................................. well done! i am not surprised you do not like it .....as thinking only your side can impose on other ones ....well get used to it , it only shall become more of that ???? Edited June 17, 2020 by david555 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nigel Garvie Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, Baerboxer said: Yep. The French imposed a tit-for-tat quarantine on British citizens. So Spain thinks it's a good idea too. Really gonna go down well with their tourism people who are desperate for the British tourists. Nothing to do with Covid, public health safety. Yes the tourists of death, guess they can't wait to have a Covid 2nd wave. 10 minutes ago, Baerboxer said: Yeah right, because all other countries' citizens have been magically cured overnight! Don't worry, this isn't quiet the dumbest post of the year. Someone else on this thread beat you. But it was close! Don't worry, I think you beat everyone else hands down on that front. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 This is called Reciprocity laws and... It’s works. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheDark Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 41 minutes ago, Nigel Garvie said: Yes the tourists of death, guess they can't wait to have a Covid 2nd wave. Don't worry, I think you beat everyone else hands down on that front. It seems hard for some people to gasp the idea that they are no longer powerful enough for making rules for others. UK handled the covid situation poorly and EU countries do their duty and protect their people from the unclean ones. I'm sure UK would do the same, if the table was turned. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stevenl Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, TheDark said: It seems hard for some people to gasp the idea that they are no longer powerful enough for making rules for others. UK handled the covid situation poorly and EU countries do their duty and protect their people from the unclean ones. I'm sure UK would do the same, if the table was turned. Looking at the way the UK handled the pandemic, no, they would not do the same. They would simply put their heads in the sand and hope it would blow over. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post david555 Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, TheDark said: It seems hard for some people to gasp the idea that they are no longer powerful enough for making rules for others. UK handled the covid situation poorly and EU countries do their duty and protect their people from the unclean ones. I'm sure UK would do the same, if the table was turned. The first part of your reply is the hardest to live with for the 52% hardliners , lucky there are still the 48% ones ….even pity they are suppressed , next time better ALL people go vote so such "accidents" can not happen anymore.... Edited June 17, 2020 by david555 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rookiescot Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 Good old UK exceptionalism. We can do what we want and you have to do what we want. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post david555 Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Rookiescot said: Good old UK exceptionalism. We can do what we want and you have to do what we want. Laughable … but typical ???? https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/brexit?CMP=ILC-refresh Edited June 17, 2020 by david555 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post samran Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 The English getting their hard brexit early and still managing to find a way to whinge about it... 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stevenl Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 1 hour ago, david555 said: Laughable … but typical ???? https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/brexit?CMP=ILC-refresh You forgot they're French speaking dogs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david555 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 25 minutes ago, stevenl said: You forgot they're French speaking dogs. French barking dogs you mean I think 55555 , best he take their documents with 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheDark Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 4 hours ago, stevenl said: Looking at the way the UK handled the pandemic, no, they would not do the same. They would simply put their heads in the sand and hope it would blow over. This is pretty much the problem with the current UK government. They are populists and all they do is to talk sweet to their core supporters. Get Brexit done. Get No-deal done. There never was any other agenda for this group of people. They never were ready to take responsibility of almost 70-million people they now lead. This and samples from other parts of the world show how inept these populists are, when they are put to a real test, real crisis. All they do is talk their own agenda. They are slow to react to the changes in the word. They are unable to create feasible action plans, how to cope with the new challenges. They are simply inept. They are inept, which have now been shown to the whole world. Let's not allow these populist type of people, ever to gain positions of trust for the common people again. At least, let's keep them in their bunkers for the next 20-30 years or more. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Moo 2 Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 I don't get it, the UK has being trying to leave the EU for 4 years, why would they want to go on holiday there for?!! They should stay home and fix their Covid-19 first. "I drink to make other people more interesting". Ernest Hemingway 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC 71 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, Moo 2 said: I don't get it, the UK has being trying to leave the EU for 4 years, why would they want to go on holiday there for?!! They should stay home and fix their Covid-19 first. "I drink to make other people more interesting". Ernest Hemingway Many people have second homes there.My family included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post david555 Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 1 hour ago, KC 71 said: Many people have second homes there.My family included. So when returning to U.K. you must count in 14 days quarantaine..? And possible when going to E.U. example also 14 days quarantaine for Spain and / or France if they follow the U.K. quarantaine movement as U.K. instated now.... Now...holliday fun reached another dimension ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dunroaming Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 22 hours ago, TheDark said: NZ just got her first blowback from two people who travelled from UK to NZ and attended funerals. Two new covid cases after a long period of no cases at all. It's best to keep the UK citizens separated from the rest of the population for now on. Don't know why the UK would complain about Spain's response. Britain's tardiness and failure to control it's borders over the virus probably caused far more deaths than otherwise would have occurred. It isn't tit for tat, just sensible given the current situation. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong38 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 If they let them have the run of Magaluf that would suit everyone and solve the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I would not go to any of these high number Covid countries for free why would someone want to pay and travel there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 23 hours ago, Rookiescot said: Good old UK exceptionalism. We can do what we want and you have to do what we want. Yea the UK is one of the hardest hit countries who did poorly and is surprised that when they block others from entering their virus hit country other countries might do the same. Then member on this forum act like the UK is in the right. Nationalism at its best. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC 71 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 16 hours ago, david555 said: So when returning to U.K. you must count in 14 days quarantaine..? And possible when going to E.U. example also 14 days quarantaine for Spain and / or France if they follow the U.K. quarantaine movement as U.K. instated now.... Now...holliday fun reached another dimension ???? I know, ..the whole Sh#t show is starting to wind me up now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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