THE UNITED KINGDOM, BRAZIL, AND SOUTH AFRICA ARE ALL PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING SPAIN.

In order to prevent the spread of new coronavirus strains from the nations of the United Kingdom, Brazil, and South Africa, Spain has prolonged its restriction on arrivals from these countries until March 16th. This decision was made on Tuesday. Currently, planes departing from Spain and Andorra, the neighboring microstate, are restricted to only allowing entry to those who are either legal residents or citizens of Spain or Andorra. In an effort to prevent the further spread of the extremely infectious COVID-19 strain that was found in the United Kingdom in November, the ban on arrivals from that country was implemented at the end of December. The prohibition on arrivals from South Africa and Brazil went into force on February 3rd of this year. Only travelers who are in transit and who are not permitted to leave the airport or stay there for more than twenty-four hours are exempt from this rule. It is the seventh time that the restriction on arrivals from the United Kingdom has been extended. Those who arrived in Spain from South Africa or Brazil were subjected to a mandatory quarantine period of ten days, or seven days if they were able to demonstrate that they had tested negative for the virus. This measure was implemented last week. Fears that the new varieties may spread more readily or include mutations that enable the virus to defy the effects of immunizations have led other European states to place restrictions on arrivals from the three countries. These restrictions have been applied at the request of the European Union. As of right now, Spain has verified around 900 instances of the so-called British form, according to statistics provided by the health ministry. It is possible that the actual number is far greater. In the past, authorities in charge of public health have expressed concern that the British form would become the predominant strain in Spain by the beginning of March. A total of six instances of the South African variety and one case of the Brazilian strain have also been verified by the researchers. A total of around 68,000 fatalities have been recorded in Spain as a result of the pandemic, which has included more than 3.1 million cases.

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