UK advises citizens against travel to Spain amid coronavirus outbreak

A woman crosses a virtually deserted square, amidst concerns over Spain's coronavirus outbreak, in the Basque city of Vitoria, Spain, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent West

(Reuters) - British government on Sunday advised its citizens against all but essential travel to Spain amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown on Saturday as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus epidemic in Europe's second worst-affected country after Italy.