Quarantine rules lifted for holidays to Spain

People travelling to Scotland from Spain no longer need to quarantine for 14 days.

The country has now been added to a list of exemptions which includes 57 other overseas destinations and 14 UK overseas territories which have similar or lower levels of Covid-19 infections to Scotland.

It comes after a review of the rules which were changed earlier this month.

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said: "Following this latest review and having carefully considered the potential public health impact of changing the country exemptions for quarantine, we are able to lift that requirement for those travelling from Spain.

"We are continuously keeping other countries under review and where there is clear evidence that it is safe to do so, we will add further countries

"Clearly the virus has not gone away. It is still active and it is still deadly. With the quarantine restrictions being lifted from these countries this means we have to be even more careful about what we are doing.

"Anyone travelling should follow public health advice at all times including wearing face coverings, avoiding crowded places, washing hands and surfaces, staying two metres apart and self-isolating if they get symptoms and immediately registering for a test."