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Germany declares all of Spain, including the Balearic Islands, a coronavirus high-risk area

Holidaymakers on a Menorca beach.
Holidaymakers on a Menorca beach. / EFE
  • With this new classification, travellers from Spain who are not fully vaccinated must quarantine immediately on arrival in Germany

Spain's hard-hit tourism sector has suffered another blow this Friday, 23 July, as the German Robert Koch Institute has declared all of Spain, including the Balearic Islands, as a high-risk area due to the advance of the Covid-19 pandemic.

With this new classification, any travellers from Spain who are not fully vaccinated must quarantine immediately on their arrival in Germany.