Spain has modified its COVID test requirements for air travellers, meaning that besides a negative PCR test, passengers will also be able to present so-called TMA negative tests as of Wednesday, which are cheaper and faster.
While children under the age of six will be exempted from both tests, test results can also be presented in English, German and French, Spain’s Health Ministry reported.
Experts quoted on Wednesday by Spanish media explained that the TMA (Transcription-Mediated Amplification) is able to detect the virus with high accuracy and faster than a PCR test. Compared to the four hours needed to process a PCR test, the TMA test only needs two to show results.
The number of new coronavirus cases in Spain continues to fall. The start of this ongoing descent was first recorded a month ago, on November 9. According to the Spanish Health Ministryâs latest report, released on Wednesday evening, the 14-day cumulative number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants is now below 300 in nearly every Spanish region and territory. Only the Basque Country (309) and Asturias (304) are above this level. The average incidence rate across Spain now stands at 193.26, down from a peak of 529.43 a month ago â a fall of 63.5%.
The Health Ministry report published on Wednesday also includes figures from Tuesday, when no data was released as it was a public holiday in many regions. According to the report, 9,836 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the two days, bringing the total number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic to 1,712,101. These figures, however, should be viewed with caution, given that there is often underreporting over weeken
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