Antigen tests validity to enter Spain reduced to 24 hours
RATs must be taken one day before travel as opposed to two days prior
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Antigen test price maximum of €2.94 comes into force
Pharmacists welcome measure but are critical that it was not brought in sooner
Antigen tests sold out in Girona's pharmacies before the Christmas holidays
More tests are expected to arrive next week, as the Pharmaceutical Association says "nobody expected" the sixth wave impact
Spain removes Covid entry requirements for over a dozen countries
Austria, Latvia, Canada, Saudi Arabia among countries no longer deemed 'at risk'
Christmas update of countries from which negative PCR test is needed to enter Spain released
Facing criticism, Spanish government opens door to making 'adjustments' to regulation
Public health secretary warns of possible Covid-19 third wave in January
As transmission rate nears 1 again, authorities appeal to the population’s "common sense" when celebrating Christmas
Negative PCR test for foreign arrivals faces opposition
Two European authorities and airlines warn against the new policy
Spain updates list of countries from which arrivals need a negative PCR test
Countries such as Ireland, Iceland, Tunisia drop off list, while Brazil, Canada and Iran are included
Dates and locations of new set of mass screenings for Covid-19 in Catalonia
Tests aimed at asymptomatic public are free with both PCR and antigen methods used
Q&A: Differences between antigen and PCR tests
Barcelona's Hospital Clínic epidemiologist Anna Llupià explains why rapid tests are not as reliable as some think
Health department will carry out mass PCR testing in strategic areas
Self-testing kits will be available in pharmacies in hunt “to find the virus”
List of countries from which arrivals will need a negative PCR test to enter Spain
Those travelling from EU and other states with high Covid-19 rates will have to show evidence that they are negative for Covid-19 up to three days prior
Rapid tests could help reactivate some social activities, say experts
A study welcomed by health department states that antigen tests identify people with more viral load and transmission capacity