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Travelban, new rules and unexpected flying restrictions:

Latest country restrictions:

Total doses
given
5.4M
People fully
vaccinated
2.3M
% Fully
vaccinated
55.87%
Movement Restrictions:
Temporary ban and restriction for border crossings.
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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
1.8M
People fully
vaccinated
646.1K
% Fully
vaccinated
72.11%
Movement Restrictions:
All flights; excluding those carrying cargo; to Larnaka and Pafos airports are prohibited. Travel ban for all non cypriots or non-EU citizens with a work permit in Cyprus.; 17/03/20: Entry ban for individuals other than citizens from countries in the European Union; European Economic Area; and United Kingdom; long-term residents and people with long-term visa or residence permits; family members of EU and EEA citizens; medical personnel and people responsible for transport of goods.; 1/03/2022: The European Union recommends that its member nations remove any non-essential travel bans for vaccinated tourists arriving from third countries starting March 1; 2022.
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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%
Quarantine:
Isolation lasts a minimum of 7 days and only ends on the decision of the attending physician; when one is officially no longer ill; 27/01/2021: people who test positive for COVID-19 will now have to isolate themselves for ten days; 10/01/2022: For asymptomatic people and people with mild complaints; the duration of isolation is reduced to 7 days (provided they have no fever for 3 days and clinical improvement of complaints); with an additional 3 days of additional protective measures; such as limiting the number of contacts to what is strictly necessary; wearing a mask (preferably an FFP2 mask) at...
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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
5.8M
People fully
vaccinated
2.6M
% Fully
vaccinated
45.68%
Quarantine:
All persons who have come into close contact with a person who later became a positive person shall be quarantined at home or in a quarantine accommodation during a period of 2 days; 18/01/2022: You cannot end quarantine earlier than 10 days after testing or earlier than 10 days after the first symptoms appear. If you have been contacted by a positive person; and you have been in close contact with them: 1. stay in isolation 2. contact your GP; who may refer you for a check-up and get a sick note 3. in case of signs of the disease;...
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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
3M
People fully
vaccinated
-
% Fully
vaccinated
-
Movement Restrictions:
Ban of flights from China; South Korea; and Iran; 17/03/2020: Government bans international air transport carried out in the EU; for international air transport from or to non-Member States of the EU; 09/04/2020: travel ban extended to 27 April 2020; 14/05/2020: Borders will be gradually reopened on the basis of agreements with individual countries. However; countries such as the United States remain on the general ban list of the EU which is still in place; 08/06/2020: new decree; permiting entry for the nationals of 17 countries considered as epidemiologically safe; 05/07/2020: The country has a traffic light system of green;...
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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
58M
People fully
vaccinated
22.6M
% Fully
vaccinated
56.83%
Movement Restrictions:
Direct flights from 44 countries including Spain; Israel; and Romania are banned. ; 30/09/2020: A list of 29 non-EU countries covered by the ban published in force. ; 9/10/2020 Updated ban list. The list is periodically modified by the Regulation of the Council of Ministers. ; 11/11/2020: only 10 countries were on the list (this includes BA; ME; MK; GE; AR; LI; JO; Argentina; Costa Rica; and USA). ; As from 9/12 9 countries on the list (this includes BA; ME; MK; GE; AR; KV; JO; RS; USA - apart of NY and IL). ; As from 5/01/2021 only UK...
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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%
Movement Restrictions:
Non-essential travellers from defined countries are given travel advice. List of countries regularly updated; 07/03/2022: trips out of the Schengen zone are still discouraged for unvaccinated individuals; 23/05/2022: The ban on non-essential travel from outside the EU is lifted.
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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
11.1M
People fully
vaccinated
4.1M
% Fully
vaccinated
80.93%
Movement Restrictions:
Government is advising all individuals returning from overseas should restrict movements for 14 days. Specific groups exempt from this request include pilots; hauliers and maritime staff either Irish-based or foreign-based; 20/05/2020: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is advising against all non-essential international travel. This advice does not affect travel from Northern Ireland to Ireland or intra-UK travel; 29/06/2020: All non-essential travel overseas remains not advised and should be avoided; 06/07/2020: travel advice against all non-essential travel remains in place; 22/07/2020: A 'green list' of 15 countries; excluding Great Britain and the US; that travellers can go to and not...
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Total doses
given
1.8M
People fully
vaccinated
646.1K
% Fully
vaccinated
72.11%
Public Place:
30/12/2021: Visits are not allowed to nursing homes and other closed care facilities hosting the elderly and vulnerable groups; 31/01/2022: Visits in nursing homes and other closed care facilities are allowed to people with vaccination/recovery certificate and a 24-hour negative rapid antigen test. Residents are not allowed to leave the facilities; 03/02/2022: Employees in nursing homes other closed care facilities hosting the elderly and vulnerable groups must demonstrate a 24-hour negative PCR/rapid antigen test or demonstrate vaccination/recovery certificate and a 72-hour negative PCR/rapid antigen test; 21/02/2022: Visits are allowed to persons who have a negative rapid test antigen detection by...
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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%
Quarantine:
Elderly with chronic conditions. For compulsory isolation and hospitalisation in health care facilities quarantine should be considered the following CONFIRMED cases: people above 60 years of age; irrespectively of clinical manifestation of the disease; people with chronic comorbidities/ conditions or immunocompromised conditions; irrespectively of clinical manifestation of the disease; people with severe clinical manifestation of the disease; e.g. breath decompensation; or difficulties breathing; spitting; etc. people who cannot isolate and be at home car; irrespectively of clinical manifestation of the disease. Information on quarantine duration. ; 27/03/2020 People with confirmed COVID-19 should be isolated for a duration of 28 days...
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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
105.8M
People fully
vaccinated
40.7M
% Fully
vaccinated
85.66%
Quarantine:
Isolation for 3 days; since the resolution of the fever and the clinical picture with a minimum of 14 days from the onset of symptoms; 22/12/2021: same as before; 25/03/2022: in the event of a case with compatible symptoms in a resident; the case will be isolated until the PDIA (diagnostic test) result is obtained. If the result is positive; the isolation of the case will be maintained; and close contacts will be studied. Confirmed cases will be isolated for 5 days from the onset of symptoms or from diagnosis in asymptomatic cases; ending the isolation provided that 24 hours...
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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
39.8M
People fully
vaccinated
11.8M
% Fully
vaccinated
67.00%
Movement Restrictions:
Avoid life-animal markets in China. 28/01/202 Information and guidance for arriving travelers at Schiphol Airport (Point of Entry) about COVID-19 is available since 28-1-2019.; 31/01/2020 Do not travel to Hubei province and only travel to China Mainland if necessary.; 28/02/2020 In the Netherlands there is a general advise to stay home and not travel when not necessary (code orange). We also still have the general travel ban from outside EU to inside the EU which started 18 March 2020. The borders are not closed. Travelers that come in by air from a high risk country (EASA list) have to fill...
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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
2.9M
People fully
vaccinated
1.3M
% Fully
vaccinated
70.57%
Quarantine:
Rules for isolation and relatives updates. ; 25/01/2022 Infected person may resume work on day 8 after a positive Covid-19 test if there have been no symptoms of illness for at least 24 hours. Infected employees who work in critical positions and are vaccinated should stay 3 days in isolation and if there are no symptoms for at least the last 24 hours; they can return to work if the laboratory test is negative. In these cases; FFP2 respirators should be used for 10 days after confirmation of infection; and close contact with other people should be avoided. Pupils and...
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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
1.4M
People fully
vaccinated
462.7K
% Fully
vaccinated
71.45%
Quarantine:
Case definition and explanation of isolation measures; 19/07/2020: sanctions for non-respect of isolation procedures; 22/10/2020: Adaptation of the self-isolation procedure. A person who tests positive can be placed in isolation for a period of 10 days; 12/01/2022: The maximum duration of isolation is 10 days for people who do not have a complete vaccination schedule or recovery certificate (both not older than 180 days); or a booster vaccination. If infected people are vaccinated; recovered form previous infection or received a booster vaccination; the maximum duration of isolation is reduced to 6 days; provided that the concerned people carry out 2...
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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
11.1M
People fully
vaccinated
4.1M
% Fully
vaccinated
80.93%
Quarantine:
12/03/2020: Individuals who have symptoms should self-isolate for a period of 14 days; 23/02/2022: After 7 days of self-isolation; people can go back to their normal activities; and take extra care for another 3 days.
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