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BBC OS: 2020/07/28 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus conversations: Spanish holiday islands

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Coronavirus conversations: Spanish holiday islands

2020/07/28 16:06 GMT

2020/07/28 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus conversations: Spanish holiday islands

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Coronavirus conversations: Spanish holiday islands

What changing UK quarantine rules mean for life in the Canaries and Balearics

The British government is now warning against non-essential travel to the whole of Spain, including the Canary and Balearic Islands, because of rising coronavirus cases. British tourists make up a large proportion of visitors. Many islanders complain that they are a long way from Spain's current coronavirus hotspots and they actually have low levels of Covid-19 at the moment. But the UK government has defended its action as "necessary". We hear the conversation on the islands and how people see the future.

A video, in which a group of doctors stand on the US Supreme Court steps and claim success in curing Covid-19 with hydroxychloroquine, has been widely shared in the past 24 hours. The drug is not a proven treatment for Covid-19. Twitter banned President Trump's son Donald Jr for 12 hours after he shared the video. We'll discuss the response to the video with our specialist reporter on disinformation and social media.

We'll get your coronavirus questions answered by one of our regular experts - today, Dr Isaac Bogoch from the University of Toronto. You can send your questions via WhatsApp +447730751925 or on Twitter @bbcworldservice.

Picture: Covid cleaning at TUI BLUE Aura in Ibiza (Credit: Ben Queenborough/PinPep/TUI/PA)

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