Norway is taking strong action to and from a multitude of European neighbours where Covid is unexpectedly returning. The last countries to be added to their “red” list are France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Monaco and various regions of Sweden. This essentially means that tourists from those places are no longer welcome, with restrictions imposed again.
From 8 August, any arrival from these countries, whether European tourists or returning Norwegian tourists, must be quarantined for 10 days. And the government strongly advises opposing travel to those places.
The red list of Norwegian countries is growing. Andorra, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and Romania are already included.
On 1 August, Belgium went from “green” to “red” on the Covid card of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs due to the deterioration of the stage in that country. Anyone who arrives from Belgium will have to be quarantined.
Some quarantine needs exemptions would likely be granted to staff according to Visit Norway.
The Scandinavian country is a member of the Schengen zone (usually without a passport), but from the EU. He has been welcoming tourists from Europe since July 15. But only the countries he says are the most sensitive to controlling Covid infection.
Since then, things have declined significantly in many.
“Anyone who arrives in Norway will be quarantined for 10 days,” says the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. (Recalling that Norway’s borders have never been reopened to any non-European country since the EU ban began on 17 March).
“Green” countries with “low transmission” are exempt from quarantine, according to the fitness agency. To remain “green,” Covid infection rates consistent with 100,000 other people in the last two weeks will need to be less than 20.
Note that when the EU began opening its borders, the EU average was 16, but now it is closer to 25. In France, the figure is just that, although it emerges in some regions such as Greater Paris. In Belgium it is 62, in Luxembourg 137, in Romania 87, in Spain 75 and, for the purposes of only 7.2 in Norway.
Therefore, a club of red crown countries is getting much higher EU averages. No Norway needs to keep some of its European compatriots and the virus at bay.
At a Sign from the Covid era in Europe, Norwegian fitness officials warn that more sales options can be added to the red list at any time. The scenario will be updated periodically, at least every fortnight.
“Infectious and local restrictions can be replaced very quickly,” said Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Sareide.
“Unfortunately, several European countries are experiencing an increasing number of Covid-19 cases. For this reason, we will need to review the travel advice, either to ensure the protection of Norwegians traveling abroad and to restrict the importation of the infection. Norway.
Actually, the government doesn’t like Norwegians very much right now. He advises the 20th position in the entire foreigner “which is not strictly necessary” until at least 20 August. Europe’s “green” countries, from Italy to Greece, Germany and the United Kingdom, are the exception to the rule.
As for Norway, this is getting rarer. Due to ongoing restrictions, Norwegian Low-cost Norwegian Air reported 90% less traffic in July than last year.
Norway had said first in June that the reopening date for tourists outside the EU could be around 20 August. However, with the scenario getting worse on the continent, I’m not going to hold my breath in that.
Upon arrival in Norway, you must promptly move to your self-quarenting post, preferably with personal transport.
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I have 3 decades of experience as a journalist, foreign correspondent and travel writer-photographer. Working for print, virtual and radio media on 4 continents, I am also an experienced hotel journalist and writer of travel guides and cultural histories in Australia, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Borneo. Deep on the road between my Parisian and Australian bases, I write for Forbes with a globetrotting attitude and a topicality in travel, culture, hospitality, art and architecture. My hobby is to capture the unique people, situations and occasions I encounter along the way, whether in words and images. I have a bachelor’s degree in professional writing from the University of Canberra, a master’s degree in European journalism from Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg and a member of the Society of Travel Writers of the United States. Love for my wild local island of Tasmania fuels my commitment to sustainable travel and conservation.