Spain imposes quarantine on all travelers arriving in the country

USPA NEWS - All travelers arriving in Spain since midnight on Friday, May 15, must keep a two-week quarantine, mandatory to avoid the possible importation of cases of Coronavirus. The measure will be in force until the end of the state of alarm that was decreed in Spain on March 14 and which, according to the Government's wishes, will remain until the end of next June.

Spain is following in the wake of other European countries, such as France, which have established control measures for their visitors to curb the pandemic. The quarantine decreed by the Spanish Government is mandatory for all travelers who enter the country by land, air or sea. From midnight on Friday, these travelers must provide the authorities with an address where they will be staying and a contact telephone number. For two weeks they can only go out to buy food, go to the doctor and go to the pharmacy. In all these cases, the use of a protective mask is mandatory. The health authorities will carry out regular telephone checks. If travelers present symptoms such as fever, cough, respiratory distress, general discomfort or other suspicious symptoms of Covid-19, they must contact the health services by telephone using the numbers enabled by the regions, "indicating that they are in quarantine to proceed from abroad."

The Spanish Government has extended the border controls and only the passage of Spaniards who return to the country, legal residents and cross-border workers or travelers who present documentary reasons of force majeure or a situation of need is allowed. These authorized persons should not keep the two weeks of quarantine. The measure also does not affect foreign personnel accredited as a member of diplomatic missions, consular offices and international organizations located in Spain, provided that these are displacements linked to the performance of official functions.

Freight transport also continues to operate without restrictions to preserve the supply chain and economic activity. According to the Government, "the favorable evolution of the epidemiological situation" in Spain and the start of the de-escalation "make it necessary to strengthen control measures."