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ARCHIVED - Travellers from Spain will have to provide PCR before entering UK from next week
Those travelling back to the UK from Spain must now provide a negative PCR test in order to enter the UK
Travelling internationally is becoming increasingly difficult as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies around the world and those who are non-resident in Spain and are planning to travel back to the UK will be obliged to provide a negative PCR test before entering the UK from next week.
The UK government has said that this additional test is required in order to protect the population against new strains of Covid-19, discovered in countries such as South Africa. The so-called “South-African strain” is even more virulent than the “British strain” which is now being detected in an increasing number of countries around the world and is increasing the rate of transmission wherever it is detected.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the government was "very keen" to set up compulsory testing now because of the new variant of the virus circulating in South Africa, which he said was "causing great concern with the scientists".
"They're not sure whether, for example, the vaccine will be able to deal with it in the first place, and we're very, very keen to keep it out," he told BBC Breakfast. Flights from South Africa into the UK have currently been banned.
The mandatory testing scheme will be obligatory UK-wide and will not only apply to Spain, but all international destinations with which the UK does not currently have a travel corridor agreement. Scotland and Wales are already banning non-essential travel.
The new rules for those entering the UK are as follows:
All international arrivals, including UK nationals, will have to present a negative Covid test before they board a plane, train or boat heading to the UK, taken up to 72 hours before their journey began
Travellers will also have to fill in a Passenger Locator Form and follow national lockdown rules
UK Border Force will conduct spot checks, and those who do not follow the rules will face a £500 fine
Some travellers, including hauliers, children under 11, and people coming from the Common Travel Area (the Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man) will be exempt
People arriving from countries which are not on the government's list of travel corridors will still have to self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of their test result
Travel to Spain is current limited only to those who are resident in Spain and have documentation to prove their residency.
The window opened for UK nationals who have applied for residency in Spain but do not yet have full documentation, will close on 10th January.