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Doubts over Nicola Sturgeon’s Spain quarantine U-turn

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Spanish sun.The popular tourist country was kept off Scotland's first list "air bridge" destinations because of concerns with the rate of Covid-19 infections.But the Scottish Government went on to remove the requirement earlier this week, despite the infection rate tripling.Today, Sturgeon defended the decision but also urged Scots to holiday at home unless it's "essential".Asked about the basis for the easing of Spanish travel restrictions at today's coronavirus briefing, Sturgeon said Spain's infection rate is "now very close to ours".She said: "The decisions we're taking around air bridges and international travel are based on assessments of prevalence data."A couple of weeks ago, I decided not to exempt Spain from quarantine.

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