The island territories of the Balearic and Canary Islands are the only Spaniards that require, at least, a negative PCR for entry into the community for both nationals and foreigners. Meanwhile, mobility between the rest of the autonomous regions and autonomous cities of the territory is without requirements.
What does the Canary Islands require to enter the community?
People who arrive in the Canary Islands from any autonomous region must undergo a PDIA for the SARS-COV-2 virus with a negative result, carried out within 72 hours prior to arrival in the Canary Islands.
One PDIA is PCR (COVID-19 RT-PCR) and other viral RNA detection molecular techniques with equivalent reliability for the detection of SARS-CoV-2. In this sense, the Transcription-Mediated Amplification tests are also admitted, as well as the RT-LAMP. The community does not admit other diagnostic tests such as rapid antibody tests, rapid antigen detection tests or high-performance serologies (ELISA, CLIA, ECLIA).
In the exceptional case that the passenger has not carried out the PDIA in the 72 hours prior to arrival, the autonomous community informs that the tourist must isolate himself in his residence and carry out a PDIA within 72 hours of arrival, having to send the result to the Canary Islands Health Service (pdiasviajes@gobiernodecanarias.org). Isolation must be maintained until obtaining and remitting a negative diagnostic test or, where appropriate, epidemiological discharge.
The Canary Islands health authorities also establish that people who do not carry out a PDIA must remain in isolation at their residence for 10 days, “without prejudice to any sanctioning measures that may apply,” they say.
You will be exempt from presenting PCR in the following cases:
– Passengers in transit at a Canarian port or airport with final destination in another country.
– Passengers who prove they have been outside the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands for a period of less than 72 hours
– Vaccinated with the complete schedule within the 8 months prior to displacement. Or who have received a dose more than 15 days in advance
– Passengers who prove that they have passed the disease less than 6 months before the date of travel
What does the Balearic Islands require to enter the community?
People arriving in the Balearic Islands from an autonomous community of the State with a 14-day cumulative incidence of more than 60 cases per 100,000 inhabitants must present a 72-hour PCR prior to arrival or a 48-hour antigen test. Currently, only Galicia, Murcia, Ceuta and Castilla La Mancha have a cumulative incidence of less than 60.
As in the case of the Canary Islands, the authorities of the Balearic Islands also allow entry without a test, but one must be done on arrival and quarantine until the results are known or a 10-day quarantine must take place.
People who qualify for the following cases are exempt from taking the test:
– Vaccinated with the complete schedule within the 8 months prior to displacement. Or who have received a dose more than 15 days in advance
– Passengers who prove that they have passed the disease less than 6 months before the date of travel.
– Residents who prove they have been outside the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands for a period of less than 72 hours.
– Children under 12 years of age who, for reasons of a court ruling between parents, have to travel to the Balearic Islands periodically.
– Other exceptions are passengers in transit through the Balearic Islands; passengers on inter-island flights; ship and plane crews in the exercise of their duties and carriers.
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