Tests of the absence of previous viruses will be added to temperature checks for passengers arriving at Spanish airports and ports. The measure shall apply to countries designated as “high risk”.
The European Union considers member countries to be high-risk spaces if their cumulative case reporting rate of 14 days is 50 or more and the positive verification rate for COVID-19 is 4% or more consistent with, or if their cumulative 14-day case report is consistent with more than 150 consistent with 100,000 inhabitants.
For non-EU countries and European countries in the Schengen visa-free area, Spain considers those that have accumulated 150 instances to be 100,000 inhabitants for 14 days.
Health Minister Salvador Illa said the government had taken the action in accordance with EU rules set last month. He said EU members had opted for the use of “diagnostic tests, not quarantine tests” to enable security within the block.
Spain’s powerful tourism industry, a pillar of its economy, has been greatly affected by the fears and restrictions of the virus.
Madrid’s regional government, which calls for stricter controls at the capital’s airport, celebrated the resolution it had been calling for for months.
However, the number of coronavirus cases imported into Spain has been negligible, for Illa.
Spain’s strict blockade in the spring has slowed its first national epidemic, but has completely eliminated the population virus. The virus recovered when Spain reactivated its economic and social life this summer, forcing a new set of restrictions, adding a national curfew. that will be enforced in recent weeks.
At most European countries, Spain is experiencing an uptick in viral infections. Spain surpassed 40,000 and showed deaths by COVID-19 after 349 deaths were reported through fitness officials on Wednesday.
However, Illa tried to offer some hope while insisting on the need for vigilance.
“We continue to show a downward trend (spreading contagion), but this remains very worrying, with high degrees of hospitalization and a maximum occupancy rate of extensive care units,” Illa said.
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