Fourth Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Offered to Over 60s
The GHA will invite all residents of Gibraltar and cross-frontier workers over the age of 60 for a fourth dose of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19.
COVID-19 Exit Strategy Announced With Phased Reduction of Existing Restrictions
- From today, Friday 4th March, general requirements to wear masks are finally removed.
(GHA, ERS and private medical clinics still require masks)
- COVID-19 Permits will no longer be required for nightclubs, restaurants, cafeterias and bars.
- From Friday 18th March, testing will no longer be required for those entering Gibraltar via Gibraltar International Airport or via Gibraltar Port and air travellers will no longer be required to submit a Passenger Locator Form.
- From Friday 25th March, even unvaccinated close contacts of COVID-19 positive cases will no longer be required to self-isolate.
- COVID-19 positive cases, will have to continue to have to self-isolate in line with the established day 6 and day 7 testing regime
- Strategic changes to Gibraltar’s COVID-19 testing regime will be rolled out, beginning with increasing the capacity of private service providers.
New Conditions for Gibraltar Ambulances to Operate in Spain
The Government has confirmed that Gibraltar ambulances will only be able to transfer routine patients for treatment to Spanish hospitals if they are staffed by GHA employees who live in Spain or by EU nationals. This means that ambulance drivers and staff are being classed in the same way as the drivers of commercial vehicles with a requirement to register their employment status in the European Union.
GSD: Ambulances Carrying Patients are Being “Denied Entry” to Spain for Medical Treatment
The GSD says it is “shocked and deeply concerned” by news being received that Gibraltar Ambulances and Paramedics carrying members of our community for scheduled appointments or for emergency medical intervention in Spain are being denied access or experiencing significant difficulties with border controls at the land frontier crossing.
