August EU Travel Restrictions Covid 19 Test Requirements Quarantine By

As summer season kicks into high gear across the EU and the U. K., the threat of the Delta variant is ever present, with many EU countries reintroducing curfews, quarantines and testing requirements. On the plus side, travel rules have become increasing competent across the bloc–EU countries are using similar processes at border control and also domestically. Every country is using the EU Digital COVID Certificate to enter and many are requiring ‘green passes’ to enter cultural venues, restaurants and bars, which require proof of negative Covid-19 health status. On the flip side, a further layer of complexity has been added to people’s ability to navigate travel restrictions–there are now different rules in place for vaccinated/ unvaccinated travelers, countries are on different traffic light lists (from country to country), and tourists must ascertain how to obtain green passes to eat out and participate in cultural events. The biggest positive is that more EU countries are opening to fully-vaccinated travelers and from 2 August, this also includes the U. K., (now open to U. S. and EU travelers)–both of which have put increasing pressure on the Biden administration to reciprocate and open U. S. borders soon. Austria is using the EU Digital Covid Certificate to allow unrestricted travel across the EU and Schengen area countries and is also operating a green pass for access to public spaces–its hotels and restaurants are open. From 3 August, it has tightened travel requirements from anyone arriving from the Netherlands, Spain or Cyprus–these people now need a negative PCR test result taken no more than 72 hours before arrival. There are also tighter restrictions for arrivals from areas where there a virus variants, where people must arrive with a negative PCR test and quarantine for ten days: Botswana, Brazil, Eswatini, India, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Russia, South Africa, the U. K., Uruguay, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Belgium joined its national Covid-19 vaccination passport to the EU-wide system on June 16 through the CovidSafeBE application and over 11 million certificates have been downloaded, according to the figures provided by Digital Flanders and CovidSafeBE. Restaurants and bars are open. Belgium color-codes countries to determine travel restrictions as per ECDC recommendations and most of the EU and Schengen area are currently green, as well as some third-party countries: Albania, Australia, New Zealand, Ukraine, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, North Macedonia, Serbia, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.


All data is taken from the source: http://forbes.com
Article Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2021/08/05/august-eu-travel-restrictions-covid-19-test-requirements-quarantine-by-country/


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