Spain tightens COVID-19 restrictions for British tourists

Spain tightens COVID-19 restrictions for British tourists

MADRID, Nov 27 (Reuters)-British excursionists will be admitted to Spain from coming month only if they can show evidence of a COVID-19 vaccination, according to a Spanish government bulletin published on Saturday as the country tensed trip restrictions amid concern about the new Omicron coronavirus variant.

Until now, Britons were admitted to Spain if they could show evidence they had been completely vaccinated against coronavirus or a negative PCR test affect taken up to 72 hours before arriving.

, “With regard to people from the UK and Northern Ireland, said the advertisement in the Bulletin of State. “The appearance of new variants causing (coronavirus) obliges an increase in restrictions, The new measure comes into force from Wednesday, Dec. 1.

"This will affect British residers but not British people who are resident in Spain, “a spokesman for Spain's Assiduity, Tourism and trade said

About Britons have occupancy in Spain, making it the largest group of UK citizens in Europe outside Britain.  

Spain confined breakouts from South Africa and Botswana on Friday following analogous opinions by other European governments