Spain reopens its doors to Brazilian and South African travelers
Spain has just reopened its doors with conditions to travelers from Brazil and South Africa.
Here, British tourists arrive at Malaga-Costa del Sol airport on July 19, 2021. REUTERS - JON NAZCA
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As the fifth wave of the Covid begins to stabilize in Spain, the country has just reopened its doors with conditions for travelers from Brazil and South Africa, two regions of the world, where the alert level of the pandemic is high.
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With our correspondent in Madrid,
Diane Cambon
Much like travelers from Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia or Namibia, visitors from Brazil and South Africa will need to spend 10 days in quarantine upon arrival in Spain.
This preventive measure should avoid the risk of contagion, in particular the
Delta variant
, which is spreading rapidly in the country.
While this fifth wave seems to be stabilizing with an incidence rate of 699 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the occupation of hospitals by Covid patients has however increased this last week by 10%.
The vast majority of cases are unvaccinated patients affected by the Delta variant.
Some regions such as Galicia or Cantabria have taken the lead by closing nightclubs and imposing health passes in restaurants and bars.
Spain, which is an exception in Europe in the vaccination campaign, is expected to achieve health immunity to 70% by the end of the summer.
Nearly 52% of the population has received both doses, which makes it possible to make security measures against Covid more flexible, such as, for example, not wearing a mask in the open air.
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