Greece removed from updated list of countries from which passengers need negative PCR test
Anyone coming to Spain by air or sea will have to present results if coming from nations with high incidence rates
Spain requires travellers from countries severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic to present a negative PCR test upon their arrival.
In order to be allowed into Spain by sea or air, visitors will have to demonstrate they have tested negative for the virus within 72 hours prior to travelling.
In the latest list of countries from which arrivals will need to show a negative PCR test to enter Spain, Greece has been removed. The update comes into effect for arrivals on Monday, February 8.
Test results will be checked before boarding and travellers can face fines if they fail to provide proof – in this case, they will have to take an antigen test and might be barred from entry if positive. Passengers can also be denied entry onto the plane or ship if they fail to provide negative PCR test results.
For EU countries and those within the Schengen area, risk levels will be determined by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
The ECDC publishes a map every week with the current risk status of regions indicated by a traffic light system of green, orange or red – and grey for those with not enough information –, as determined by the 14-day incidence and positivity rates of Covid-19.
The negative PCR test will be mandatory for those travelling from states in red or grey.
Countries outside the EU-EEA will be labelled 'at risk' when the number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days is above 150.
The full list of countries affected will be published on https://www.mscbs.gob.es/ and on https://www.spth.gob.es and will be updated every two weeks – every new update will come into force seven days after being published.
Here's the latest list of countries (working from February 8 to February 21):
EU-EEA countries
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark (except for the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and the region of Midtjyllar)
Estonia
France (except for the islands of Guadalupe, Reunión y Martinica)
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway (except for the regions of Agder, Innlandet, Møre og Romsdal, Nordland, Rogaland, Troms og Finnmark, Trondelag, Vestfold og Telemark, Vestland, and Viken)
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Non EU-EEA countries
Albania
Andorra
Argentina
Aruba
Azerbaijan
Barbados
Bahrain
Belarus
Bonaire
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Cape Verde
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Falkland Islands
Georgia
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Maldives
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Namibia
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
Russia
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin (The Netherlands)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
Serbia
Seychelles
South Africa
Suriname
Switzerland
Tunisia
Turks and Caicos
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States of America
United States Virgin Islands
Uruguay