12 November 2020 – Travellers from at-risk countries must provide negative test certificate

Type of Intervention: Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Foreign Affairs, Health
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Ministry of Health

Overview: Spain will request a certificate for negative PCR within the last 72 hours to international travelers from at-risk countries
Spain will request a certificate for negative PCR within the last 72 hours to international travelers from at-risk countries
• This measure will be included in the Health Control Form and is added to the controls that are already being carried out, such as temperature and visual control.
• When the Form has not been completed electronically, through the QR code generated at the website www.spth.gob.es, or the Spain Travel Health-SpTH application, it may be submitted in paper format before boarding
• This new measure complies with the EU Recommendation 2020/1475, which seeks to end the disparity in the health control models implemented by the countries of the European Union

Full details here: https://www.mscbs.gob.es/en/gabinete/notasPrensa.do?id=5124

Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group, Scientific Evidence (e.g. academic paper, report)
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government, International – other, EU