The Spanish government will restrict the entry of people from the UK from the 22nd.

The Spanish government announced on the 21st that due to the discovery of a new variant of the novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom, from 00:00 local time on December 22, except for Spanish citizens and passengers with

Spanish residence permits, other people from the United Kingdom will be temporarily banned from entering Spain, and Gibraltar’s border control will be strengthened.

The notice said that Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez and Portuguese Prime Minister Costa held discussions on the decision on the 21st, and the two countries will take concerted measures.

Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Arancha González has informed the British government and the European Commission of this decision.