British tourists in Benidorm ignore coronavirus lockdown measures
British tourists in Benidorm have been ignoring police instructions to stay indoors and away from bars during Spain’s coronavirus crisis.
The country has entered a state of emergency with 11,826 confirmed coronavirus cases and 533 deaths.
Spain was placed in a nationwide lockdown on Saturday, with people ordered to stay at home unless they have to buy food or medicine, or go to work or hospital.
But British tourists on holiday in Benidorm, Alicante, have been flouting the temporary measures put in place.
Several groups of British tourists have been filmed in bars drinking and singing, despite being ordered by police to go back to their accommodation.
One man filmed walking in the street said: ‘It’s just a flu that we just all need to get over. Have a beer, happy days, ciao guys.’
One police officer told a group of men: ‘It is not possible to walk in the street. Please go back to your apartment.’
But one man simply replied: ‘I’m flying soon.’
Over the weekend, Jet2 flights from the UK to Spain were cancelled with planes being forced to turn around in the air.
Ryanair have announced that they have been forced to ‘severely reduce’ travel to the country.
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