Spain: People with COVID-19 isolate in Mallorca hotel after masks on beaches made mandatory

Subscribe to our channel! Eleven people were isolated at the Melia Palma Bay hotel in Palma de Majorca on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19, after the arrival of thousands of tourists to the island to enjoy the Easter holidays. Of the eleven, six are foreign tourists, according to the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs of the Balearic Islands, and none have serious symptoms. “it's very good that they do quarantine, because if they have been with infected people, even though they have a negative PCR, well, the logical thing is that they stay in quarantine,“ explained Maria, a local resident. In addition, since Tuesday the use of face masks is also mandatory on the beaches, in an attempt to prevent the spread of the virus during the holidays. “It is not controlled as it should, and I think it is necessary to explain it to the public, so they understand well the safety that wearing the mask brings,” said Evaristo, another resident of the island. During Easter, internal mo