Coronavirus pandemic: UK to quarantine travellers from Spain

A rise in COVID-19 infections in Spain drives up fears of a resurgence in Europe.
The United Kingdom is reimposing a 14-day quarantine rule on travellers returning from Spain.
Infections have tripled there in the past two weeks, with Catalonia emerging as a new hotspot.

Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego reports.

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