Agencies

Spain was one of the worst hit countries in Europe by the pandemic, with more than 290,000 cases, and more than 28,000 deaths. It imposed very strict lockdown measures to contain the spread, easing them earlier this summer.

Britain�s government is set to announce all travellers from Spain arriving after midnight on Saturday will need to spend two weeks in quarantine in case they are infected with coronavirus, the reported.

If true, the reported announcement would deal a major blow to Spain which is trying to recoup its tourism season after the sector took a battering from coronavirus lockdowns and travel restrictions earlier in the year.

�Second wave of Covid-19 there has prompted decision to kick Spain off the safe country list,� said on Twitter.Britain�s health and transport ministries had no immediate comment on the report.The Spanish Foreign ministry and the office of the Spanish prime minister were not immediately available for comment.The UK government�s rules apply to travellers arriving in England. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set their own quarantine rules.

Late on Saturday Scotland announced it would reimpose a 14-day quarantine on travellers returning from Spain. Scotland said England, Wales and Northern Ireland had also decided to impose the restriction.