Incidence skyrocketing: will popular holiday destination soon be a high incidence area again?

In the holiday destination of Spain, the incidence continues to skyrocket.

The situation is complicated.

Experts are concerned.

Not good news for tourists.

Madrid - Everywhere in Spain the beaches, streets and squares are full.

There is life in pubs, restaurants and hotels.

But now in the middle of the holiday season in Spain, the nationwide 14-day incidence is 236. That comes from the data from the Spanish Ministry of Health on Thursday.

The Corona * situation is changing rapidly at the moment.

Last Friday, the value was 152.8 per 100,000 inhabitants in the past 14 days.

Corona situation in Spain tense

The Delta variant * spreads all over Spain.

The highly contagious Corona mutation dominates in at least four regions: Madrid, Catalonia, Valencia and Navarra.

Catalonia is particularly hard hit.

Barcelona currently has the highest 14-day incidence at 612.58.

The nightlife is to be restricted again from Friday (July 9th).

To get the pandemic under control, there are also restrictions on restaurants, cinemas and theaters in the Balearic Islands.

Summer vacation 2021 in Spain: tourists from Germany need to know that

Tourists from Germany can enter without a test or proof of vaccination or recovery from corona disease.

An electronic immigration card must be filled out before entering the country.

On the return journey it should be noted that several Spanish regions are classified as risk areas - a test must be presented here, which is required for air travel anyway.

Is there a threat of quarantine for holidaymakers in Spain?

Foreign Minister gives the all-clear

Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas does not consider the corona situation to be worrying despite the increasing number of infections on Monday. "There are no indications of developments that would lead us to fear that we would have to make decisions again in the foreseeable future that would mean that German tourists would no longer be able to vacation in Spain," said Maas on a visit to the capital, Madrid. In his opinion, a quarantine obligation for travelers returning from Spain is not imminent.

In Spain, however, the experts are concerned and warn, as reported by the Spanish

El Pais

.

Not all high-risk groups in the country would yet be fully vaccinated.

And there is one point that worries scientists.

Younger people could also transmit the virus to older people who have already been vaccinated.

"Even with Delta before hospitalization, the vaccination protection is high, but the immune system of an 80-year-old does not react like that of a 60-year-old," explains Tomàs Pumarola, head of microbiology at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona.

Spain: These regions are on the RKI list of corona risk areas (as of July 8, 2021)

• Andalusia (since August 14, 2020)

• Navarre (since July 31, 2020)

• Basque Country (since August 14, 2020)

• La Rioja (since April 3rd, 2021)

• Ceuta (since June 13, 2021)

• Cantabria (since July 4, 2021)

• Catalonia (since July 4, 2021)

Celebrating students cause a corona mass outbreak on Mallorca.

In the hotel they are now protesting against the quarantine.

Click here for our Corona news ticker in Germany.

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