<p>The Spanish Health Ministry said Wednesday that foreign travellers from countries considered high-risk areas for the coronavirus will be asked to provide proof of a negative test to visit Spain.</p>.<p>The ministry said that starting Nov. 23, travellers to Spain will be required to submit a negative test result from within 72 hours prior to their planned departure.</p>.<p>They will be able to do so via the internet or with a document before boarding a plane.</p>.<p>The proof of being virus-free before travelling will come on top of the temperature checks performed on arriving passengers at Spain's airports. The measure will apply to countries designated as “high risk.”</p>.<p>The EU considers member nations to be high-risk zones if either their 14-day cumulative case notification rate is 50 or more and the positive test rate for Covid-19 is 4% or more, or if their 14-day cumulative case notification rate is more than 150 per 100,000 inhabitants.</p>.<p>For non-EU countries and European nations within the visa-free Schengen travel area, Spain will make its own evaluations based on cumulative cases over the previous two weeks and other factors.</p>.<p>Like most of Europe, Spain is struggling to contain a resurgence of virus infections. It has reported around 1.4 million confirmed cases and nearly 40,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic.</p>.<p>Spain's robust tourism industry, a pillar of its economy, has taken a huge hit due to fears and restrictions caused by the virus.</p>
<p>The Spanish Health Ministry said Wednesday that foreign travellers from countries considered high-risk areas for the coronavirus will be asked to provide proof of a negative test to visit Spain.</p>.<p>The ministry said that starting Nov. 23, travellers to Spain will be required to submit a negative test result from within 72 hours prior to their planned departure.</p>.<p>They will be able to do so via the internet or with a document before boarding a plane.</p>.<p>The proof of being virus-free before travelling will come on top of the temperature checks performed on arriving passengers at Spain's airports. The measure will apply to countries designated as “high risk.”</p>.<p>The EU considers member nations to be high-risk zones if either their 14-day cumulative case notification rate is 50 or more and the positive test rate for Covid-19 is 4% or more, or if their 14-day cumulative case notification rate is more than 150 per 100,000 inhabitants.</p>.<p>For non-EU countries and European nations within the visa-free Schengen travel area, Spain will make its own evaluations based on cumulative cases over the previous two weeks and other factors.</p>.<p>Like most of Europe, Spain is struggling to contain a resurgence of virus infections. It has reported around 1.4 million confirmed cases and nearly 40,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic.</p>.<p>Spain's robust tourism industry, a pillar of its economy, has taken a huge hit due to fears and restrictions caused by the virus.</p>