Holiday blow as beloved tourist hotspots bring in tough new Covid rules

holiday destination for sun-seeking Brits is bringing in tough new rules to combat the spread of the Omicron variant. Restaurants on the Balearic Islands in Spain — including Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera — will now have to turn away groups of larger than two at a table after the Covid alert was raised to Level 3.The new regulations apply regardless of whether diners form part of the same household or 'bubble'.On the Canary Islands the restrictions are even harsher as the region has now entered Level 4, which is the highest alert for coronavirus in the country.Capacity at nightclubs has been limited to a tiny 25%, while beaches are only allowed to be 50% full and have to be be booked out in advance.Groups of more than six are now prohibited in either indoor or outdoor settings, and there is a strict ban on spas and saunas.

Bars must also close by midnight.It is now a legal requirement that people show Covid passports to get into any public buildings, and masks have to be worn at all times.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.New rules in force from February 1 also mean that Brits visiting their favourite spots in Spain must now give evidence that they were vaccinated within the last 270 days in order to enter the country.Local media in Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands reported that police had moved swiftly to evict people from bars that stayed open later than midnight on the first night of restrictions.

Bars on the island were said to have been cleared out at midnight as soon as the new rules came into effect.Multiple venues in the regional capital, Las Palmas, were targeted in the crackdown, and several evictions took.