British tourists told they must quarantine after visiting Spain

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The UK government introduced new quarantine laws on travelers coming back from Spain on Saturday, catching up to 600,000 holidaymakers by surprise. The new rules came into place after a spike in cases of COVID-19 in Catalonia and Aragon. But tourists on the popular Balearic and Canary islands, where the infection rates are low, are also affected. British tourist Stefan Hughes joins host Marco Werman from a beach in Tenerife.

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