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Spain will require passengers arriving from China to provide a negative Covid test or a certificate proving full vaccination amid increasing concern about a renewed surge of the virus.
The government in Madrid also wants a European Union crisis-response meeting at which the bloc should agree to demand evidence of full
vaccination from Chinese arrivals, Health Minister Carolina Darias said.
Spain joined Italy, both major destinations for Chinese tourists, in imposing tighter travel restrictions after Beijing began unwinding China’s zero Covid policy and easing curbs.
“A major concern lies in the possibility of new variants appearing in China that have not been controlled,†Darias told reporters.
In 2019, more than 700,000 tourists with Chinese residency visited Spain.