The Corona-crisis hit Spain's tourism industry. Now Europe's most important holiday, the country wants to venture out of the Opening. In the case of a pilot project, to be practiced, initially only with Germans.

Madrid/Palma (dpa) - Mallorca and other Spanish Balearic Islands leave from Monday up to 10.900 holidaymakers from Germany to enter the country. The regional President of the Balearic Islands, Francina Armengol said, on Tuesday in Palma de Mallorca. Almost twice as many as the Spanish media had reported on the previous day.

Germany had been selected from two "obvious" reasons for this pilot project, said Armengol: "Germany is the country to come out of the most tourists to us, and the epidemiological Numbers are very similar to ours". The whole of Spain wants to only on 1. In July, the tourism open.

The tourists would have to stay at least five days on the Islands and according to the entry, at first, to be quarantined on their return, as it is otherwise so far in Spain, if you Travel from abroad is required, - said Armengol. Your Minister of health, Iago Negueruela also stressed, it also has German entries, have a second home on the Islands is likely. The people would have left by plane into the country.

The pilot project in the Balearic Islands to serve the purpose of the serious case - the expected tourist rush, and after the Opening of the borders on 1. July - to samples. We wanted to examine whether the safeguards work, among other things, at the airports and in the Hotels. "The safety of the Locals, the staff and of course the guest is the focus," said Armengol. A Tourist Covid should have-19-the symptoms, he was tested. And if this is positive, going to him and his family, assigned a special quarter.

"Mallorca newspaper"