Britons in Spain have been urged by the Foreign Office to return before March 24 when all Spanish hotels close. In a statement, it said: "The Spanish government have confirmed that all hotels will close in Spain from Tuesday 24 March. "We therefore advise British travellers in Spain to contact their tour operator or airline as soon as possible, to arrange their return journey home before this date." Spain, which has the second largest outbreak in Europe after Italy, has entered a state of emergency which means people are banned from going outside for 15 days except to buy food, go to work, or get medical assistance.
The country's cases have rocketed to 8,744 as of Tuesday. There have been 297 deaths from the killer virus. We'll be bringing
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