Britons are told to avoid ‘all but essential travel’ to Madrid and some other parts of Spain amid coronavirus outbreak
Britons have been today advised to avoid ‘all but essential travel’ to Madrid and some other parts of Spain because of coronavirus fears.
The Foreign Office said Britons should scrap non-essential visits to the regions of Madrid and La Rioja and the municipalities of La Bastida, Vitoria and Miranda de Ebro.
Spanish authorities have designated those places as ‘areas of community transmission’.
Spain has recorded 2,968 virus cases and 84 deaths, making it the worst outbreak in Europe apart from Italy.
Red Cross members demonstrate hygiene measures in Madrid where Britons have now been advised to avoid travelling unless necessary because of coronavirus
Britons who are currently in Spain are not being advised to leave, because flights and other transport routes are still running.
Airlines are still running flights to and from the areas in question, the Foreign Office said.
There is no advice against travelling to the rest of Spain, but officials are keeping the outbreak under review.
More to follow.