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Travelban, new rules and unexpected flying restrictions:

Latest country restrictions:

Total doses
given
28.3M
People fully
vaccinated
7.6M
% Fully
vaccinated
71.98%
Movement Restrictions:
31/03/2021 The Government is extending both the ban on entry to Sweden from countries outside the EEA and the requirement for a negative covid test from EEA countries until 31 May.; UPDATE APRIL 12 2021: The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has extended the advice against unnecessary travel to all countries outside the EU / EEA / Schengen / United Kingdom. The travel advice is valid until 31 May 2021. The travel advice is extended due to the spread of the coronavirus and is valid until 31 May 2021. By unnecessary travel is meant visiting and tourist travel. From 31 March;...
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR / LFT
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
28.3M
People fully
vaccinated
7.6M
% Fully
vaccinated
71.98%
Public Place:
Cultural and sports events are allowed to have a seated audience of maximum 300 persons. This applies if the participants sits alone or in pair and have at least 1 meter to the next participants. All counties in Sweden have however decided to restrict this type of events to maximum 8 persons; 14/06/2021 A division of audiences and visitors into separate sections can make it possible to carry out events with more participants than has been announced so far. The Swedish Public Health Agency has proposed this to the government. The rules on sectioning could be implemented when level 2...
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR / LFT
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
28.3M
People fully
vaccinated
7.6M
% Fully
vaccinated
71.98%
Movement Restrictions:
On March 17th the Swedish Government decided to restrict non-essential travels to Sweden across an external border; meaning from other countries than the EU/EEA; except the UK or Switzerland. The decision is currently in effect until October 31st 2020; 23/10/2020 To mitigate the effects of the spread of the coronavirus; the government is extending the temporary entry ban until 22 December 2020. As before; the ban applies to all foreign citizens traveling to Sweden from countries other than EU countries; the United Kingdom; Norway; Iceland; Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Swedish citizens are not covered by the ban.
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR / LFT
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
28.3M
People fully
vaccinated
7.6M
% Fully
vaccinated
71.98%
Schools/Univercity closure:
17/03/2022 Higher education institutions and upper secondary schools in Sweden are now encouraged to conduct distance education. The new recommendation from the Swedish Public Health Agency aims to reduce the rate of spread of covid-19; 27/05/2021 For adults who study; it will be possible to return to teaching on site; gradually and with precautions taken; from 1 June.;
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR / LFT
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
19M
People fully
vaccinated
6.9M
% Fully
vaccinated
65.71%
Public Place:
Following rules apply throughout the Czech Republic to inpatient health care facilities and selected social services facilities: 05/03/21: All persons visiting health care facilities of inpatient care providers of health services; in social services facilities are obliged to wear an FFP2 class respirator (KN95) without an exhalation valve at all times (with exceptions - children under two years of age; etc.).
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Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated):
Test on arrival (vaccinated):
Test on arrival (unvaccinated):
Total doses
given
28.3M
People fully
vaccinated
7.6M
% Fully
vaccinated
71.98%
Other:
Public gatherings with more than 500 people should not be held for the time being.;
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR / LFT
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
28.3M
People fully
vaccinated
7.6M
% Fully
vaccinated
71.98%
Other:
With increasing travel; the basic hygiene measures become ever more important
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR / LFT
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
28.3M
People fully
vaccinated
7.6M
% Fully
vaccinated
71.98%
Other:
24/01/2020 Information for travelers about the new coronavirus.; (Available from media at least in February; exact dates difficult to find.)
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR / LFT
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
2.2M
People fully
vaccinated
862.7K
% Fully
vaccinated
65.06%
Public Place:
From 12 October 2020; a recommendation for the use of protective masks was provided. This message was reinforced in a press conference on 4 November; where the deputy director of the Estonian Health Board gave a strong recommendation to wear protective masks in public transport and any crowded public space.
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): None
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
4.7M
People fully
vaccinated
2.1M
% Fully
vaccinated
30.64%
Public Place:
12/04/2020: Mandatory wearing of face masks or multiple face mask or other nose and mouth covering cloth; scarf; etc. when in public space. ; 01/05/2020: Protection of the mouth and nose in outdoor public spaces is no longer compulsory when a physical distance can be guaranteed. ;
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): None
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
2.2M
People fully
vaccinated
862.7K
% Fully
vaccinated
65.06%
Public Place:
Pursuant to the Government order: employees and visitors of social welfare institutions shall wear a mask as personal protective equipment inside the relevant institution.
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): None
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
20.5M
People fully
vaccinated
6.7M
% Fully
vaccinated
74.76%
Public Place:
In Taxis and shared cars; people have to wear face mask. Same applies for cable cars; rack railways; coaches and indoor areas of excursion boats; this also applies to service providers where a 1 meter distance cannot be kept; pharmacies and in gastronomy for employees who have direct contact with customers - shop owners and employees have to wear a face mask.
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): None
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
31.5M
People fully
vaccinated
9.2M
% Fully
vaccinated
78.68%
Public Place:
22/12/2021: The consultative committee recommends the use of FFP2 respirators for vulnerable persons.;
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): None
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
20.5M
People fully
vaccinated
6.7M
% Fully
vaccinated
74.76%
Public Place:
From 15 June only public transport; healthcare institutions and services where no distance of 1m or more is possible; in taxis and shared cars; people have to wear face mask. Same applies for cable cars; rack railways; coaches and indoor areas of excursion boats; this also applies to service providers where a 1 meter distance cannot be kept; pharmacies and in gastronomy for employees who have direct contact with customers. Update on 24/07: apart from the previous mentioned places it is mandatory to wear a face mask in gas stations; hospitals; care homes; rehabilitation facilites; indoor events with no assigned...
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): None
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
28.3M
People fully
vaccinated
7.6M
% Fully
vaccinated
71.98%
Vaccination:
16/04/2021 A person who has been vaccinated with a first dose and allowed three weeks to pass can meet people from a few different households and even indoors. Spending time with people outside their smaller circle can mean that people both with and without risk factors as well as vaccinated and unvaccinated are included in the contact. There is also a risk that people who unknowingly carry the infection become part of it. Therefore; it is still important to think about protecting people in the social circle who are part of a risk group by following the advice on how...
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR / LFT
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None