Coronavirus in Andalucia, News and Statistics

Masks are now not required in Andalucia except in health centres © Michelle Chaplow
Masks are not required in Andalucia except in health centres

Coronavirus in Costa del Sol and Andalucia

Page or section last updated Monday 22-02-23.

 

 

News Update

27-01-2023 From the 7th February it is no longer necessary to wear a mask on public transport in Spain. This includes flights to Spain. It still remains a requirement in health locations such as pharmacy and hospitals.As before it is no longer obligatory to wear masks inside public buildings in Spain.

From 21 October 2022, all COVID-19 travel restrictions for travellers to Spain have been lifted. The rules that previously applied to travellers coming to Spain no longer apply:
you are no longer required to show proof of being fully vaccinated
you are no longer required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test
you are no longer required to show proof of having recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months.
you are no longer required to complete a health control form prior to travel.

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Previous news updates dating back to March 2020 are archived on the Coronavirus Chronology page.

 

 

Current Travel requirements - 2023

Travel to Spain from UK

From 21 October 2022, all COVID-19 travel restrictions for travellers to Spain have been lifted. The rules that previously applied to travellers coming to Spain no longer apply:
you are no longer required to show proof of being fully vaccinated
you are no longer required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test
you are no longer required to show proof of having recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months.
you are no longer required to complete a health control form prior to travel.

The #SpTH locator Form is no longer necessary for travel to Spain if you have an NHS COVID Pass or an EU Digital COVID Certificate. Travellers under the age of 12 and passengers in international transit (in Spain) do not have to show a certificate or SpTH QR.

If you do not have the EU Digital COVID Certificate or equivalent NHS Covid Pass, you must complete the SpTH Health Control Form manually entering the details of your vaccination, recovery or diagnostic test certificate. In the case of adults, a complete vaccination certificate will be valid from 14 days after the administration of the last dose and will be valid up to 270 days from the administration of this last dose. The vaccination certificate with complete schedule for children under 18 has no expiry date.

For those requiring test certificates: Sample collection must be performed within 72 hours prior to departure for Spain for NAAT (nucleic acid amplification tests, e.g. RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, TMA) or 24 hours for RAT (rapid antigen test).

For those providing recovery certificate: a person is considered to have recovered from COVID-19 after the disease has passed, provided that more than 11 days have elapsed since the first positive NAAT or RAT was performed, and this recovery shall be valid for 180 days thereafter.

Non vacinated UK residents travelling for non essential reasons (ie tourists) can enter Spain. In this case they are required to provide certification of a negative PCR test taken in the 72 hours before arrival or an Antigen test 24hrs before arrival.These certificates should be uploaded to the obligitory health entry form found at www.spth.gob.es or the SpTH App, to obtain a QR code to be shown upon entry.

Read UK government’s information on Coronavirus advice for travel to Spain and entry rules currently in place.

Read Spanish Government Health Ministry page (in English ) on travelling to Spain.

Travel to UK from Spain

Fully vaccinated (two doses from UK, NHS or EU or USA plus 14 days) travellers arriving in the UK from Spain (and other non red list countries) do NOT need to take a pre flight Covid-19 test nor self-isolate. Arriving travellers do NOT need to book a 'Day 2' test. Full details on UK Gov website.

09-07-2021 The UK Foreign Office removed its travel advisary warning for Spain and more than 20 countries against all non-essential travel. “The FCDO no longer advises against all but essential travel to Spain, based on the current assessment of Covid-19 risks” Source. This means that standard travel insurance policies are no longer invalidated, and package holidays can go ahead.

Travel to USA from Spain
The USA opened its borders to fully vaccinated (14 days before arrival) travellers from 33 countries on 8th November 2021. Fully vaccinated is the original course and not booster dose. A negative test taken 72 hours before departure is no longer required. The list of 33 countries includes Spain and all 26 Schengen counties and the UK and Ireland. This

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