Covid-19 - The Most Recent Regulations For European Countries

Although you are no longer prevented from entering any European nation due to concerns about the disease, the guidelines on what to do if you get the virus while travelling continue to differ widely.

What to do if you get COVID in Europe, where to get a COVID test, and how long you need to stay in isolation if you do get COVID in Europe are all covered here. Each European country's entry requirements and continuing travel restrictions are listed below.

There are no longer any COVID-related travel bans in effect for France. So, visitors from the mainland or abroad may enter the country without a certificate of vaccination against the virus, without having to fill any form attesting to their lack of infection, and without having to undergo any examinations.

The French government's health ministry has likewise abandoned the policy of mandating the use of face masks. Public spaces and modes of public transportation are now mask-free zones. Nonetheless, whether or not they are required for people beyond the age of six is ultimately up to healthcare facilities.

In France, those who test positive for coronavirus are no longer required to stay in isolation. Those who are infected should still practise excellent hygiene and stay away from susceptible persons. The French healthcare system makes it easy to get a COVID test at any of the country's many pharmacies or testing institutes.

In Germany, anonymity and concealment are the norms. Nowadays, Germany welcomes all visitors. No immunisation records nor test results are required of visitors. At this time, FFP2 face masks are required only in healthcare facilities like hospitals and clinics, but are no longer required on public transportation.

It's important to note that regional variation in German law exists. In certain areas, those who test positive for COVID-19 are required to isolate themselves, whereas in others, it is only recommended. Store-bought tests for use at home are accessible at most supermarkets and pharmacies, while certified tests may be found at designated testing locations.

Greece has removed all COVID-related travel bans as well. The only places where wearing a mask is needed is in healthcare institutions and pharmacies, as well as on urban mass transportation, taxis, and inside areas on boats.

Although self-isolation for 5 days after contracting COVID-19 in Greece is no longer required, it is nevertheless strongly recommended. Travelling on public transportation when infected requires the use of an FFP2 face protection. Greek pharmacies provide free COVID testing kits, however you may only get one kit every week.

Italy has eliminated its COVID restrictions, and visitors without evidence of immunisation, a negative test result, or a COVID recovery certificate will be permitted entry into the country.

Although FFP2 face masks are not required on aeroplanes, trains, or buses any more, they are still required while going to a medical facility or nursing home. Quarantine regulations in Italy are among the toughest in the European Union.

A positive test result without any symptoms requires five days of isolation. If an antigen test that was performed at a health facility or pharmacy and the results came back negative, you are allowed to discharge the patient before the fifth day.

Those individuals who arrived in Italy from China in the seven days before to the first positive test will be eligible to leave seclusion after a minimum time of five days from the first positive test, provided that they have been symptom-free for at least two days and have produced a negative antigen test. Even after you've been released from isolation, you have to keep your FFP2 mask on at all times until day ten.

Foreign visitors to Portugal no longer need to provide immunisation records or negative COVID tests in order to enter the country. It is compulsory by law that anybody above the age of 10 wear a mask in hospitals and other health care institutions, however it is encouraged but not mandated that they do so in other enclosed indoor areas, large gatherings, public transportation, taxis, and drug-stores.

In Portugal, you may get COVID testing from local supermarkets. In the event that you get a positive test while in Portugal, there is no longer a need for you to remain in isolation.

Spanish borders are also now open to everyone who would want to enter the country. It is not necessary for any traveller, whether they are entering or leaving the EU, to present evidence of immunisation or a negative COVID test. In Spain, masks are currently only required while entering a hospital or other healthcare facility.

If you have symptoms of COVID or test positive for it, you should stay home for 10 days, limit your contact with other people, and consider wearing a face mask. You shouldn't isolate yourself just because you have COVID, but you should let others know if you do. In Spain, pharmacists provide free fast lateral flow testing.

Visitors entering the United Kingdom are not obliged to undergo a coronavirus test or provide immunisation documentation unless they are travelling from mainland China.

The majority of international bans on COVID have been lifted in the UK. In the event that they have symptoms or catch COVID, visitors are not compelled to confine themselves but should attempt to remain inside. Except for those living in care facilities or working for the NHS, people in the UK now have to pay for a COVID test. Yet, they are sold in most drug-stores and major grocery stores.

 

Source: euronews.com