8 Jun, 2021 @ 19:00
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QUICK APOLOGY as Spain flip-flops over COVID-19 tests for visitors crossing over from Portugal

GROVELLING APOLOGY as Spain does quick 'u-turn' over COVID tests for visitors crossing over from Portugal
Madrid, Spain; 02/06/2020.- First Council of Ministers with journalists in the Complex room of La Moncloa (seat of the government of the Kingdom of Spain) since the declaration of the state of alarm and that prove to request the sixth extension of the state of alarm. The Minister of Finance and spokesperson, María Jesús Montero (pictrure), the Vice President of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, and the Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, appear before the Council of Ministers in which, among other things, it has been approved to request the sixth and last extension of the alarm status. The Government agrees to present a decree law before June 15 that will regulate the exit from the state of alarm for the territories that reach the new normality. Photo: POOL Edu Parra/ Juan Carlos Rojas/Picture Alliance | usage worldwide

SPAIN has apologised to Portugal and will scrap new land border rules tomorrow(June 9), just two days after introducing them.

It’s a very quick U-turn after the Portuguese government complained over the sudden change which required people heading into Spain to produce a negative COVID test.

That was despite the land border being reopened between the two countries from May 1 with no restrictions.

Spain’s decision caused anger in Lisbon, just days after leaders from both countries smiled in front of the cameras to launch a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup finals.

Madrid government spokesperson, Maria Jesus Montero, said: “No additional test will be required, and no additional protocols beyond those already in place.”

“We apologise because some confusion may have arisen,” she added, with the restriction set to be officially lifted tomorrow.

Jesus Montero did not specify what led to the confusion or who was responsible for it.

Yesterday’s Portugal rule change came while UK arrivals have been able to travel to Spain since May 21 without the need to show a COVID test because the government classified the UK as a ‘safe country’.

Spain yesterday started to allow in fully-vaccinated visitors from all countries, except for Brazil, India, and South Africa.

Some Spanish regions have already facilitated access to the EU COVID travel certificates that will allow travel across all 27 member countries.

READ MORE SPAIN’S NEW RULES FOR VACCINATED OR COVID-19 IMMUNE TRAVELLERS

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