Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Health and Social Services, has issued a statement on latest developments on international travel and the coronavirus.
Mr Gething attended a meeting of ministers from all 4 UK countries on Saturday to consider the public health risk posed by an increasing prevalence of COVID-19 in parts of Spain.
The Ministerial Group agreed today to remove all of Spain, including its islands, from the list of countries exempt from our health measures at the border with implementation to take effect at the beginning of Sunday, 26 July 2020.
Travellers arriving in the UK from Spain must now quarantine for 14 days, under the new coronavirus travel rules.
Spain recorded more than 900 new cases of the virus on Friday. Spanish officials have also warned a second wave could be imminent as major cities have seen cases surge.
Vaughan Gething said: “I have made an urgent amendment to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020, meaning anyone who arrives from Spain (or who has been in Spain during the past 14 days) will be required to quarantine for 14 days as of Sunday 26 July.”
Similar action has been taken by ministers in Northern Ireland, Scotland and England.
