英國宣佈對西班牙實行入境隔離

Britain abruptly imposed a two-week quarantine on all travellers arriving from Spain after a surge of coronavirus cases, a dramatic and sudden reversal on Saturday to the opening of the European continent to tourism after months of lockdown.

在西班牙新冠肺炎病例激增後，上週六（7月25日），英國突然宣佈對所有從西班牙入境的旅客實施爲期兩週的隔離。經過數月的封鎖，英國對歐洲大陸開放旅遊業的政策出現了戲劇性的突然逆轉。

The quarantine requirement takes effect from midnight (2300 GMT on Saturday), making it almost impossible for travellers to avoid it by rushing home.

隔離要求從午夜開始生效（格林威治標準時間7月25日晚11時），使得旅客幾乎不可能匆忙趕回家來避開這一要求。

The British foreign ministry also advised against all but essential travel to mainland Spain, a move likely to prompt tour operators to cancel package holidays and trigger claims against insurers.

英國外交部還建議，除非必要，不要前往西班牙大陸旅行，此舉可能會促使旅遊運營商取消旅遊套餐，並引發針對保險公司的索賠。

Europe's biggest travel company TUI said it was cancelling all departures on Sunday to Spain from the United Kingdom, and was urgently reviewing future flights.

歐洲最大的旅遊公司途易表示，將取消週日（7月26日）所有從英國飛往西班牙的航班，並緊急評估未來的航班。

"We're incredibly disappointed that we didn't get more notice of this announcement, or that this decision wasn't made yesterday, as many Brits travel on holiday at the weekend," said TUI's UK managing director, Andrew Flintham.

途易英國總經理安德魯·弗林特漢姆說:“我們對該公告沒有得到更多通知，而且該決定也沒有在昨天做出，我們感到非常失望，因爲很多英國人週末都在度假。”

EasyJet and British Airways said they did not plan to cancel flights over the coming days.

易捷航空和英國航空表示，並未計劃取消未來幾天的航班。

Spain's Canary and Balearic Islands are not covered by the advice to avoid travel to the mainland, but holidaymakers returning to Britain from the islands will still be subject to quarantine on return.

西班牙的加那利羣島和巴利阿里羣島不在非必要不出行的建議範圍內，但從這些島嶼返回英國的度假者在返回時仍需接受隔離。

Britain's government urged employers to be "understanding" towards staff who are unable to return to work for two weeks after coming back from holiday.

英國政府敦促僱主要“體諒”那些休假歸來兩週後才能返工的員工。

Transport minister Grant Shapps himself will be subject to quarantine, after a spokesman confirmed that he is currently on holiday in Spain.

交通部長格蘭特·沙普斯本人也將接受隔離，此前一位發言人證實他目前正在西班牙度假。

The British move followed steps last week by other European countries. On Friday Norway said it would re-impose a 10-day quarantine requirement for people arriving from Spain, while France advised people not to travel to Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia.

上週，其他歐洲國家也採取了類似行動。上週五（7月24日），挪威表示，將對來自西班牙的旅客重新實施10天隔離，而法國則建議人們不要前往西班牙東北部的加泰羅尼亞地區。

But the total collapse of tourism from Britain would have far more impact. Britons made up more than 20% of foreign visitors to Spain last year, the largest group by nationality. Tourism normally accounts for 12% of Spain's economy.

但來自英國遊客的急劇減少將產生更大的影響。去年到西班牙旅遊的外國遊客中，英國人佔了20%以上，是到訪人數最多的外籍遊客羣體。旅遊業通常佔西班牙經濟的12%。

Spain had been on a list of countries that the British government had said were safe for travellers to visit - meaning tourists returning home would not have to go into quarantine.

西班牙曾被英國政府列入遊客可以安全前往的國家名單，這意味着遊客回國後不必進行隔離。

The announcement of such lists just weeks ago had allowed Europe's tourism sector to begin to revive after the near total shut-down prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

在新冠肺炎疫情導致歐洲旅遊業幾近全面關閉後，幾周前這類名單的公佈才讓歐洲旅遊業開始復甦。

Spain is safe for tourists and Spaniards, the government insisted on Sunday after Britain abruptly imposed a two-week coronavirus quarantine on travelers returning from there, a decision that filled holidaymakers with dismay.

西班牙政府週日（7月26日）堅稱，西班牙對遊客和本國民衆來說是安全的。此前，英國突然宣佈對從西班牙回國的旅客實施爲期兩週隔離，這一決定讓度假者感到沮喪。

The UK move could deal a hard blow to efforts to restart the Mediterranean country's economy after months of lockdown.

在數月的封鎖後，英國政府此舉可能會對這個地中海國家重啓經濟的努力造成沉重打擊。

"Spain is safe, it is safe for Spaniards, it is safe for tourists," Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya told reporters.

西班牙外交部長阿拉查·岡薩雷斯·拉亞告訴記者說：“對西班牙人和遊客來說，西班牙都是一個安全的國家。”

The Spanish government will focus its efforts on trying to persuade Britain to exclude the Balearic and Canary islands from the quarantine measure, she said, adding that the prevalence of the virus in those popular travel destinations was much lower than in the United Kingdom.

她說，西班牙政府將努力說服英國將巴利阿里羣島和加那利羣島排除在隔離措施之外，並補充說，這些熱門旅遊目的地的病毒感染率遠低於英國。

Spain has seen COVID-19 cases rise in the last few weeks, and Britain announced late on Saturday it was taking the country off a safe-travel list. The quarantine took effect hours later.

過去幾周，西班牙的新冠肺炎病例有所增加，英國週六（7月25日）晚些時候宣佈將西班牙從安全旅行名單中刪除。隔離措施在幾小時後生效。

The measure upset the plans of many people either on holiday or planning to take one and caused more disruption for airlines and tour companies.

這一舉措打亂了許多旅行者和計劃休假的人的安排，給航空公司和旅遊公司造成了更大的干擾。

While Gonzalez Laya avoided directly criticizing the UK move, British tourists traveling in Spain were more blunt.

雖然岡薩雷斯·拉亞沒有直接批評英國的舉措，但在西班牙旅遊的英國遊客卻更加直言不諱。

"It's a bit crazy considering the restrictions in place in Spain already are really good, with the masks, with disinfecting everything, with hand wash in the shops. That's better than what we have in London," Rich Lambert, a communications officer, said at Barcelona's airport.

“這有點瘋狂，因爲西班牙的限制措施已經很好了，人們戴口罩，勤消毒，商店裏還有洗手液。這比我們在倫敦的情況好”，通信官員裏奇·蘭伯特在巴塞羅那機場說。

"This is ridiculous. There are almost no cases here and there's a far higher chance of contracting it when I get back to Britain," said John Snelling, 50, from Stratford-upon-Avon, who was on holiday in Menorca.

來自埃文河畔斯特拉特福德、正在梅諾卡島度假的50歲的約翰·斯奈林說：“這太荒謬了。這裏幾乎沒有病例，但我回到英國後感染的機率要高得多。”