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Offline Derek

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« on: December 21, 2020, 17:27. »
All Brits have been banned from entering Spain with effect from tomorrow.

See here

Spain will ban all entrants from the UK starting on Tuesday, although Spanish nationals will be allowed to return
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Offline Alicante Holiday Villas

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« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2020, 17:39. »
Spanish nationals and residents.
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Offline Peter D

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« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2020, 21:37. »
Is that the mainland only? Or does it include the Canaries too?and how long is it scheduled for?
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Offline BeachLife

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« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2020, 22:09. »
I am no conspiracy theorist but - what is the likelihood its already VERY prevalent in Spain and France but they were simply not looking hard enough to spot the change ?

Earlier this month the "surge" in the Eastern Parts of the UK was written up (Guardian and BBC News online) as originating from returning holidaymakers as was mentioned in another thread .....

#justsaying.

My view on the "ban" is that it will be lifted pretty soon when there is a similar parity in Countrywide Cases / 100,000 if we can get to about 250 / 100,000 (now 325) things might relax a bit.

Makes me wonder why we didn't barricade  against France when they were double our rate less than 8 weeks ago.

Ho-hum I'll leave all that to the scientists


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Offline Derek

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« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2020, 22:42. »
Quote from: Peter D on December 21, 2020, 21:37.
Is that the mainland only? Or does it include the Canaries too?and how long is it scheduled for?

I would think definitely yes.

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Offline Derek

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« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2020, 22:51. »
Beach Life

The answer to your question is money. There is a fine balance between going broke as a country and allowing the tax payers to die of the virus. If you want to hear a intellectual view of this virus go onto youtube and search for Piers Corbyn in my view it beats Catherine Tate and I thought she was quite good. I am convinced that had Mrs Corbyn breast feed her kids Jeremy might be running the show and his brother might not be spending his retirement on the top of a box.

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Offline wilson

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« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2020, 10:52. »
Like many others on this forum i consider myself reasonably well read, and no i dont include any media outlets or auntie Doris's facebook site. I did say to Mrs Wilson back in February which now seems a lifetime ago that it would all be about the money. Many have made a fortune, many have lost everything, it will cost us all in some way or another. Government decisions will be based on a cost versus death rate system and how tolerant society is with this ratio. In Australia every death makes the news, in the uk 500 day and we keep shopping its a mad world.
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« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2020, 12:25. »
Just received Gov UK email, Balearics and Canaries now included.
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Offline Spurs

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« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2020, 13:11. »
The world is mad right now.  The mutated virus has already been in Spain and France for weeks it’s also in Denmark and I would suggest most other countries. It’s only that we are the second best in the world in the uk at recognising virus strains that we spotted it and reported it to the WHO . The is even some evidence to suggest it may have come from Spain into UK .
I suspect the issues at Dover are more to do with Brexit than covid
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Offline wilson

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« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2020, 13:51. »
Im sure el presidente couldn't believe his luck when told the news and thought here you go Boris have a slice of this pie. Its only been 205 years you must give them time to get over it.
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Offline Pewster

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« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2020, 14:49. »
To date, all scheduled flights into Alicante from the U.K. appear to have continued.
As previously stated, if you are Spanish national or resident ( with the paperwork to prove it ) and have the negative covid test result, you can return.

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Offline Blue and white stripes

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« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2020, 17:06. »
Email from Gov UK

Spain travel advice
Change made:
Update to information on the restriction of passenger travel from the UK; travel from the UK (by air and sea) will be restricted from 6pm on 22 December until 6pm on 5 January (‘Summary’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).

Time updated:
3:39pm, 22 December 2020
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Offline BeachLife

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« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2020, 17:24. »
Should get my money back then on my 4th Jan flight (but it was only £25 as I hadnt bothered booking the "extras"
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« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2020, 18:43. »
As it will be a free change I'd hold on in case the flight you want is more. I've changed a cancelled £25 flight in the past for a new one flagged up as over £100 at no extra charge.
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Offline Tony Gillam

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« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2020, 08:07. »
Wilson wrote: It's only been 205 years
If you are thinking of Trafalgar, it's 215. Agincourt was 605.  ;)
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