Spain to reopen borders to foreign tourists from July 1 as COVID-19 cases drop

A government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero on June 5 reportedly said that Spain will start opening its borders to foreign tourists from July 1. Montero’s statement comes after a fellow minister said that country would reopen its land borders from June 22. As ministry walked back on statement, citizens were left confused and country also faced criticism in neighbouring Portugal. 

Meanwhile, Spain has been recording a lower number of cases in past week. country has also eased COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and top football division will also resume in coming week. Currently, as per Johns Hopkins University tally, Spain has nearly 240,660 confirmed coronavirus cases and dely virus has claimed more than 27,000 lives in country. 

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Last month, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also coincided with far-right criticism in country over lockdown's impact on ecomy. He said that Spain’s tourism industry will w have “two new seals” that would include health security and environmental sustainability.

Spanish PM said, “This summer re will be a tourist season. We'll reactivate national tourism and since July also international tourism, always guaranteeing all security conditions. sector will have two new seals this year: health security and environmental sustainability.”

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La Liga to resume on June 8 

Meanwhile, La Liga Football league would resume on June 8 but without spectators. Sanchez said, “During de-escalation, we will be recovering many daily activities, among m soccer. Government has given green light for return of Professional Soccer League from week of June 8, with maximum health security for all participants”. 

Back in May, country also witnessed protests that called for PM’s resignation along with his Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias for ir handling of health crisis and its repercussions on stability of country. Spain's far-right Vox party said that it was time “to make a big ise against government of unemployment and misery that has abandoned our self-employed and workers”. Meanwhile, government has stressed that it was nationwide lockdown that enabled Spain to flatten curve of coronavirus pandemic. 

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