There have been reports this week of growing concern within government about a rise in the number of cases of the Beta variant of Covid-19 in Spain, the same variant which saw France placed on the so-called "amber plus" list.
However, The Telegraph – citing new analysis of Spain’s infection data – reported on Friday (30 July) that the Beta variant now accounts for only 2.9% of total cases in the country.
The paper further reports there being no Beta cases in some of Spain’s main tourist destinations, including the Balearics, Seville, Granada, Malaga and Murcia.
