Spain’s Health Minister Mónica García has rejected a proposal by Popular Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo to impose a health quarantine in Ceuta over reported cases of infectious diseases following the recent influx of migrants.
García said the measure was not justified on public health grounds and could cause more harm than benefit. She argued that there is no clear mechanism of disease transmission that would warrant imposing a quarantine.
Feijóo’s proposal followed reports of tuberculosis, scabies, gastroenteritis and suspected chickenpox cases in Ceuta after the arrival of large numbers of migrants.
Spanish health authorities said the reported cases are being monitored under existing health protocols.
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