In the fight against the spread of coronavirus variants, Spain is planning to make quarantine mandatory for all travelers from Brazil and South Africa. As of Monday, people arriving from one of the two countries will have to “stay at home and restrict access to third parties,” said Health Minister Carolina Darias in Madrid on Wednesday. The mandatory quarantine lasts ten days. If the test is negative, it can be shortened to seven days.
The Spanish government has already severely restricted flights to and from South Africa and Brazil. The quarantine measure is initially valid for a period of 14 days. In early February, Spain already imposed strict restrictions on entries from Brazil and South Africa. Only people from Spain and Andorra or who are resident in one of the two countries are allowed to enter.
Like other countries, Spain has already suspended the entry of people from Great Britain because of the British Corona mutant since the end of December. The country has so far reported 613 cases of the British variant, six cases of the South African variant and two cases of the Brazilian variant. Worldwide there is increasing concern about the spread of the mutants, for which it is largely unclear whether existing vaccines will work against them.
Spain is one of the European countries hardest hit by the pandemic. It has recorded more than 66,000 deaths since the pandemic began, as well as more than three million coronavirus infections.
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