Spain removes all restrictions on tourists due to Covid-19

Spain has – finally – removed all health restrictions imposed on visitors due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The measure, taken on Tuesday (18) and published in the Official Gazette on Thursday (20), went into effect this Friday (21).

From now on, tourists from outside the European Union, as is the case of Brazilians, no longer need to present proof of vaccination, a negative test for the virus infection, or proof of recovery from the disease in the last six months to enter the country or circulate in its establishments.

The decision makes Spain one of the last European countries to abandon the rules applied in 2020 when the new coronavirus spread across the continent.

In September, the Spanish government had already eliminated the need to present a completed health form upon arrival at the country’s airports.

“Once the acute phase of the pandemic has been overcome, the surveillance and control measures at the national level have been updated,” the country’s authorities justified in the document that eliminated the restrictions.

“In good part, [this is possible] due to the high levels of immunization achieved by the Spanish population and the countries around us, which have led to a significant reduction in severe cases and deaths from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome,” it added.

“In this scenario, measures that limit international mobility should be implemented respecting the general principles of European Union legislation and should not go beyond what is strictly necessary to safeguard public health, and [should be] suspended when the epidemiological situation, particularly in hospitals, allows,” he concludes.

Spain’s decision comes after similar total relaxation in Italy, France, Germany, Iceland, and Ireland.

More: Brazil news in English, every day from The Rio Times.

This article was produced by The Rio Times’ automated newsroom system. How we use AI · Report an error