Mallorca probes COVID-19 outbreak among hundreds of partying students

FILE PHOTO: Bottles of drink and cans are seen in Playa de Palma beach on the island of Mallorca, as Spanish regions with a low coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection rate were allowed to reopen nightlife with some restrictions, in Mallorca, Spain, June 5, 2021. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo

MADRID (Reuters) - Authorities in Mallorca are investigating a coronavirus outbreak involving more than 600 students celebrating the end of term in the Spanish island, just as it prepares for British tourists to return following the easing of travel curbs.

Students visiting from the mainland went to a music concert at a bullring in the capital, Palma, as well as parties on boats and in hotels, and officials said on Saturday they wanted to find out if venues had adhered to virus-control measures.