Tested in harbour, Spanish fishermen return to sea

FILE PHOTO: A fishing boat moors at the Basque port of Ondarroa, amid the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Spain, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent West

ONDARROA, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish fishermen are taking coronavirus tests before returning to sea to avoid spreading infection among colleagues at close quarters in boats as the industry creaks back into action.

In the Basque village of Ondarroa, on Spain's northern Atlantic coast, nurses covered from head to foot in protective gear from ambulance service DYA take nasal swabs at the fishermen's association, turned into a makeshift testing centre.