Spain initiates measures to tackle coronavirus

 Saturday, March 7, 2020 

This article brings you the latest news from across Spain, through on ground reporting by its reporters.

After admitting that the coronavirus will strongly impact the country’s crucial tourism sector on Thursday (5 March), the Spanish government announced extra measures to mitigate the negative consequences of the virus outbreak, media sources reported.

Spain’s Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel María Oliver, told the Spanish news agency in Berlin on Thursday that the virus which has caused about 3,300 deaths and infected more than 95,000 worldwide, will have “a direct impact on tourism and on many sectors of the Spanish economy”.

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