ARCHIVED - France imposes stricter PCR testing on travellers from Spain and Portugal
Tests must be taken within 24 hours, not 72
The huge rise in cases within Spain is naturally un-nerving the French authorities where the level of Covid is much lower and the decision has been taken to tighten the restrictions on travellers from Spain.
From this weekend, travellers from Spain and Portugal who are not vaccinated must supply a negative covid test carried out at most 24 hours before entering the country, and not 72 hours as was the case up until today.
Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune, made the announcement this Thursday morning in an interview on the France Info station in which he reiterated his recommendation to the French who have not yet booked their vacations, that they do not go to Spain or Portugal this summer due to the large increase in Covid cases in the last month. The news is an additional blow to the tourist sector after the United Kingdom announced yesterday that it was re-imposing the quarantine requirement on unvaccinated tourists who return from the Balearic Islands.