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In Spain, Dutch tourists positive for Covid-19 wanted

2021-11-19T16:09:48.662Z


The Spanish authorities were on Friday November 19 looking for seven Dutch tourists who disappeared after being summoned ...


Spanish authorities were on Friday November 19 looking for seven Dutch tourists who disappeared after being ordered to observe quarantine because they had tested positive for Covid-19.

These tourists were on vacation in Navas del Madrono, in the region of Extremadura (west), when one of them fell ill and tested positive, said a spokeswoman for the regional authorities.

The other six having also been infected, the whole group was ordered to quarantine themselves but when the authorities visited them on Wednesday, they found ... nobody in the housing of this town very close to Portugal. where they spent their stay.

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“We don't know where they are. If they left the country, they did it by land because if they were going to an airport, they would be asked to test negative and their situation would be revealed ”, said Friday Jose Maria Vergeles, in in charge of health within the regional government. It is a "public health problem" and the "clear example of what not to do", added the official who alerted the international health authorities.

For its part, the Dutch foreign ministry said it was unaware of the case and denied Dutch media reports that the tourist group had requested consular support.

Spain currently has one of the lowest contamination rates in Europe, due to its high vaccination rate.

But infections are on the rise again and the country exceeded 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the last 14 days, for the first time in more than two months, according to the Ministry of Health.

Source: lefigaro

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