From. Junta de Andalucia.

( Further to Clares post, full details )

Andalusia will stop requiring the Covid passport from Tuesday.

 The Minister of Health and Families of the Junta de Andalucía, Jesús Aguirre, announced this Saturday that the rule that requires having the Covid passport in the region to access nightlife, hospitality, health and social health establishments will decline this Tuesday.

 "On the 15th (this Tuesday) the extension that was requested for the Covid passport is fulfilled, we are not going to request the renewal, then the Covid passport obligation for nightlife, restaurants, health and social health establishments will expire. From this Tuesday it will no longer be mandatory in Andalusia", Aguirre stressed in statements to the media in Córdoba.

 The Covid certificate or negative diagnostic test for coronavirus for access in Andalusia to the interior space of hospitality, leisure and recreation establishments has been in force since December 20.  Regarding visits to health centers with internment and residential social health centers, it was required from December 7.

 However, it will continue to be mandatory to be able to travel to certain countries, something that transcends the powers of the Board and depends on the agreements that Spain signs at the national level or through the European Union.

 Aguirre explained that this decision is made because both the incidence and hospital pressure are falling, with around 600 fewer hospitalized for Covid in a week.  "The decrease in hospital pressure indicates that the sixth wave is in clear remission and we hope to reach a stabilization phase in 10-15 days," he pointed out.

 Regarding primary care, the region is in the "normalization phase", to the point that the counselor has ensured that the Salud Responde telephone system "answers anyone who calls".  Thus, the average delay is 3.76 days to be attended, which "falls within the normal range."

 Regarding seasonality and the impact of the virus in the future, he has said that "possibly the virus will stay and have small peaks, coinciding with the time of high attendance, especially autumn-winter."

 Asked about the celebration of Holy Week this year, he elaborated that he expects "a calm, relaxed spring, greeting us, with the odd noise as is so typical of our autonomous community", but that "if some measure has to be taken, will take."