Garcia now says that, once the ship docks in the Canary Islands, the transport will be carried out "trying to avoid contact with local citizens."
The 14 Spanish people on board will be checked and then sent to a military base in Madrid, where they will remain in quarantine "for as long as necessary," she says.
She adds that the World Health Organization yesterday requested that the Canary Islands be used because they have "the conditions to do so safely and to protect health."
She insists there is "no risk" to the Canary Islands, the BBC reports.
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