Announcement comes after authorities in France and Lebanon additionally verify instances of the UK variant.
4 instances of a coronavirus variant that not too long ago emerged in the UK and is believed to be notably infectious, have been confirmed in Madrid, the regional authorities has mentioned.
All 4 instances, the primary detected in Spain, concerned individuals who not too long ago arrived from the UK, the Madrid regional authorities’s deputy well being chief Antonio Zapatero informed a information convention on Saturday.
“The sufferers will not be severely ailing, we all know that this pressure is extra transmissible, but it surely doesn’t trigger extra severe sickness,” he mentioned. “There isn’t any want for alarm.”
There are one other three suspected instances of the coronavirus variant however the outcomes of assessments will solely be obtainable on Tuesday or Wednesday, Zapatero mentioned.
On Friday, authorities in Lebanon and France additionally confirmed instances of the brand new variant.
Since Tuesday, Madrid has banned all entries from the UK apart from Spanish nationals and residents.
The information comes because the Spanish authorities is predicted to obtain 4.5 million Pfizer vaccine doses over the following 12 weeks, sufficient to vaccinate some 2.2 million folks, based on the ministry.
The federal government expects to have between 15 million and 20 million folks of its inhabitants of 47 million vaccinated in opposition to the virus by June.
Travels banned
The brand new pressure of the virus, which consultants worry is extra contagious, has prompted greater than 50 international locations to impose journey restrictions on the UK.
The US on Thursday mentioned it can require all passengers arriving from the UK to current a unfavourable COVID-19 take a look at for entry, whereas China suspended all flights from Britain over the brand new pressure.
Different international locations which have suspended journey for Britons embrace France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Eire, Belgium, Canada, India, Pakistan, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia and Jordan.
Within the Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman closed their borders utterly.
Authorities in France, following a snap 48-hour journey ban this week, reopened its borders to the UK – partly to permit French residents to return residence, in addition to to alleviate the large build-up of freight items – however had launched a testing coverage.