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Kathryn Riddell

Spain goes into coronavirus lockdown as Government advises against travel to the country

The Government has advised against all but essential travel to Spain as the country declared a state of national emergency.

On Saturday, Spain introduced a series of significant restrictions on movement throughout the country as coronavirus cases soared by 1,500 in a day.

The total number of cases has spiraled to more than 5,700.

The 15-day nationwide lockdown was confirmed by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez who said the coronavirus crisis requires "extraordinary decisions".

All shops except food stores and pharmacies will be closed and schools and universities have shut their doors.

Public gatherings have also been banned during the lockdown.

As a result of this, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office changed their travel advice in the early hours of Sunday morning, advising all UK citizens against travelling to Spain.

Flights to the country have already been cancelled by Jet2, with TUI and EasyJet also stopping flights over the next few days.

Some rescue flights will still operate to bring stranded UK citizens back home.

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