Arancha González Laya told the BBC on Saturday that there will be no reciprocal requirement for two-week isolation, just hours before the Spanish border was due to reopen to European Union and Schengen area travelers
The rate of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants continues to fall, and is currently at 3.08 for the last seven days
Speaking the day before the state of alarm is due to be lifted, Pedro Sánchez made a televised address to 'take stock' of the situation, and to thank those on the front line during the Covid-19 pandemic
Safety measures such as the use of masks will still be obligatory when social distancing of 1.5 meters cannot be maintained