A surge in new coronavirus cases in Spain is threatening the recovery of its vital tourism sector and underscoring the fragility of the country’s hard-fought gains in bringing the virus under control, after being among the hardest hit in the West earlier this year. The increase in infections—and the U.K.’s abrupt decision to impose a two-week quarantine on travelers arriving from Spain—points to the economic costs if the virus begins to spread widely again as Europeans begin to shop, dine out and travel over the summer and...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 27, 2020 20:36 UTC