Does anyone know if we fail our return to Uk antigen test Is it hotel quarantine?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:21pm

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Hello,

I am new to the forum so first off let me just say hello to all. We visit Mojacar on the 12th of August for two weeks. we self cater in a quiet part of the north end of the playa near the bridge to Garucha. We have been several times before and love the area. We have 2 children 8 and 10 who are seriously looking forward to it. The trip was booked at the end of last year as we knew vaccination was imminent and we thought the world would be a lot more settled by then – seems like we were half right.

Reading the forum it sounds like the area is busy as it has lots of Spanish tourists. Everything sounds like it’s up and running so all good.

my question is if we take a antigen test 72 hours prior to leaving and we should fail it… What is the protocol? I have read several instances where people on the islands, the Balearics, get sent to an almost prison like hotel for 10 nights. When I tried to call my insurance and ask the question they were less clear but suggested that they would put us up in ‘like accommodation’ with no mention of hotels. However the lady in the phone sounded clueless and really couldn’t help.

so, does anybody know what the actual protocol is in the area. Is it a hotel and if so does anyone know where it is and what the treatment is like? does anyone know of anyone that has gone through this recently? From what I’ve read with the Majorca hotels it is truly abysmal.

many thanks in advance

mark

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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:39pm

Alicia 11

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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:39pm

check the latest on Gov.uk for the entry rules to Uk residents coming to Spain.

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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:56pm

Mark80

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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:56pm

Alicia 11 wrote on Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:39pm:
check the latest on Gov.uk for the entry rules to Uk residents coming to Spain.

Yes I wouldn’t post on here if I hadn’t checked the basics first. - I have read it cover to cover. But that is about UK residents coming to Spain as you say and that is not what I was asking - this is about UK resident returning from Spain.

all that is there on the .gov site is “ If you test positive for COVID-19, you may need to stay where you are until you test negative. You may also need to seek treatment there.

Plan ahead and make sure you:

can access money
understand what your insurance will cover
can make arrangements to extend your stay and be away for longer than planned”
So the UK government is just as ambiguous as the news. It says you may need to stay where you are (In self catering accommodation as my insurance suggested – or moved to a hotel by an ambulance?) until you test negative. They do not list any protocols about hotels in quarantine.
as per my original post – does anyone know if it is hotel quarantine for this part of Spain? Do they know anyone that has had to go through it and what hotel they were held in and where?
Thank you