Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThe Balearic Islands’ hopes of staying on the UK’s green travel list has taken a new knock after it emerged more than 500 people had tested positive for Covid in just two days. The number of Covid sufferers in hospital intensive care is 14, ten in Majorca, one in Menorca and three in Ibiza. The region was put on a ‘green watch’ list, meaning it could go back to amber when the next travel list announcement is made later this month. The Covid surge in islands like Majorca has been partly blamed on a huge outbreak among students who travelled from the Spanish mainland for end-of-term breaks. Since the end of May when Spain opened up to UK holidaymakers no test results or vaccine history have needed to be shown.

Source: Daily Mirror July 05, 2021 06:45 UTC