Another acceptance by the State of Spain for rapid antigen tests on entry

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In line with the requirements of the tourism industry in Spain with the decision taken by the left-wing coalition government.

Applications related to the new type of coronavirus vaccine or testing requirements at the country’s entrance are starting to relax from tomorrow.

According to the decisions published in the Official Gazette from Monday 7 June, tourists who have completed the COVID-19 vaccination process at least 14 days before will be able to freely enter the country.

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In addition to Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Moderna and the Chinese vaccines Sinopharm and Sinovac-Coronavac will also be valid for COVID-19 vaccines.

In addition, citizens of all countries outside the European Union except India, Brazil and South Africa will be able to.

As different types of COVID-19 were detected from submitting rapid antigen tests with negative results 48 hours before entering the country.

So far, Spain has not accepted rapid antigen tests and has only allowed entry by PCR tests.

10 million tourists expected

Spain, which will open its doors to tourists from tomorrow, will take the citizens of this country to its country with QR codes indicating that they have been vaccinated or a PCR and antigen test with negative results, as agreed by the 27 European Union countries.

All tourists coming to Spain by sea or air will also have to submit a form (Spain Travel Health) to fill in their place of residence and contact phone numbers.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that they expect 8.5 to 10 million tourists this summer, an increase of 30 percent compared to the same period last year.

Spain, which ended a state of emergency imposed due to COVID-19 on May 9, has also significantly eased measures within the scope of normalization.

In most parts of the country, up to 6 people inside and 10 people outside are allowed to sit in bars and restaurants.

And in Spain, where the loss of life from the Corona virus reached 80,196, and the total number of cases reached 3,697,987.

The vaccination process has reached more than 10 million people, which is equivalent to 21.6 percent of the population at present, and the situation is complete.