Spain becomes second EU country to impose Covid travel restrictions from China

China has been grappling with sharply rising Covid cases for weeks.

A masked traveller arrives at the international flight check in counter at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. Picture: AP Photo/Andy Wong

Spain has become the second European country to announce new Covid-19 restrictions on travellers from China.

The new measures come after the European Union's Health Security Committee met to discuss the bloc's common strategy to mitigate the spread of the virus amid a potential influx of visitors from China.