The Northern Ireland Executive is set to meet later to discuss a decision to introduce quarantine for those arriving in the region from Spain.

The Northern Ireland Executive is set to meet later to discuss a decision to introduce quarantine for those arriving in the region from Spain.
Health Minister Robin Swann announced the measure on Saturday night following similar moves across the rest of the UK.
The Ulster Unionist minister has requested a meeting of the Executive to discuss what support or advice may be required for those facing the 14-day quarantine.
The meeting is expected to take place by video conference this afternoon.
Mr Swann said his decision was not taken lightly, and was made to keep people safe.
“There is no ideal time to make such a decision. A phased introduction would not have made sense. Public health considerations must take priority,” he said.
“The decision was taken after consideration of the latest data.
“Covid-19 prevalence in Spain has increased in recent weeks – a trend which accelerated rapidly in the latter half of the past week.
“I appreciate that people returning from Spain and its islands will now be faced with an unexpected period of quarantining.
“The advice from the chief medical officer and chief scientific adviser is that a negative Covid-19 test immediately on return from Spain would not exclude infection – so a period of self-isolation would still be required.” 
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Spain’s Agriculture Minister said the country is working on regaining confidence and convincing other countries that its coronavirus outbreak is under control.
“We know that we are sailing through waters whose maps and characteristics are unknown to us, what we have to do is to regain that confidence and that element of security that is essential for the tourist activity”, Luis Planas told Antena 3 TV station.
“I think the situation is under control but obviously there is a risk as in the rest of the European Union and other countries in the world,” Mr Planas said, pointing out that Spain was not the only country witnessing a rebound in cases after lifting a lockdown.
Meanwhile, Catalonia leader Quim Torras said the region may take stricter measures to limit coronavirus contagion if situation does not improve in the next ten days.
Mr Torra warned that in many parts of Catalonia the data was similar to the situation before Spain declared a national lockdown in March. He added his administration’s goal was to avoid taking as strict measures as the ones that were taken then.
Catalan authorities on 17 July advised around four million people to remain home and leave only for essential trips, banned gatherings of more than ten people and limited the occupancy of bars and restaurants as the number of cases in the region is rising faster than in the rest of the country. 
Additional reporting Reuters