Spain has banned all flights from the UK from tomorrow over concerns over the new strain of coronavirus.
It was announced that all flights from the UK would be stopped from Tuesday, December 22.
From tomorrow Spanish citizens and residents will be the only people allowed to enter the country.
The measure has been taken in agreement with Portugal and will also see an enhancement of the border in Gibraltar.
The news came only a few hours after the Spanish health minister, Salvador Illa, said that the new strain has not been detected in the country.
Spain is the latest country to ban arrivals from the UK, with over 40 countries now not allowing people from the UK to enter.
France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Denmark and the Netherlands have all said they will halt flights arriving from the UK.
The Czech Republic has imposed stricter quarantine measures for people arriving from Britain.
Turkey and Morocco have announced they will be suspending air travel from the UK, while the official Saudi Press Agency reports Saudi Arabia is also suspending international flights for one week.
El Salvador is barring entry to anyone who has visited the UK in the preceding 30 days.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said from midnight Sunday, Canada was putting a 72-hour stop on flights from the UK.
Bulgaria said it was temporarily ceasing flights to and from the UK from midnight on Sunday.
Finland is due to suspend all passenger flights with the UK for two weeks from Monday.
Poland is also due to halt flights from midnight on Monday, though it is not yet known how long the ban will be in place.
Denmark said all flights from Great Britain would be halted for 48 hours from Monday.
