Spain Opens Border To Tourists

Spain reopened its borders to European tourists today in a bid to kickstart its economy, while Brazil and South Africa struggled with rising coronavirus infections. But there was only a trickle of travelers at Madrid-Barajas Airport, which on a normal June day would be bustling. Spain ended a national state of emergency after three months of lockdown, allowing its 47 million residents to freely travel around the country for the first time since March 14. The country also dropped a 14-day quarantine for visitors from Britain and the 26 European countries that allow visa-free travel. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez urged people to take maximum precautions: “The virus can return and it can hit us again in a second wave, and we have to do whatever we can to avoid that at all cost.”