Laya debunks rumour that new strain flooded through Gibraltar border

Mark Viales

Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya has shot down suggestions that a more virulent Covid-19 strain detected in the UK made its way into Spain via Gibraltar. 


In an interview last week on Canal Sur Radio, Laya claimed Gibraltar mirrored Spain’s efforts in containing the new strain by reducing UK flights and limiting frontier fluidity.

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