How do you know where you can and what the border crossing regulations are?
While tourism and holidays deserve to be interrupted in the event of a pandemic, some essential trips are made. For anyone who really wants Array, understanding the ever-changing regulations and restrictions in the world is a challenge. That’s what the world looks like right now.
By the summer of 2020, it is better to have a cation of stay. But some other people want to travel. Perhaps you and your wife have another nationality and were in other countries when Covid’s travel restrictions were applied. You may want to make a stop in a circle of healthy relatives. Or, travel can be a mandatory component of the essential service you provide (let’s take a moment to thank the essential staff who keep us healthy, connected and fed!).
In reaction to improved covid numbers in some parts of the world and a preference to reopen visiting economies, several governments are publishing “green lists.” These are lists of countries deemed sufficient for the government to reduce Covid’s past restrictions. Being on a green list may mean that travelers from that country are exempt from mandatory quarantine or Covid tests, or are possibly one of the few who can cross the border.
Some of the lists are based on the country of the apartment and others in the country of citizenship. Others rely on that destination, regardless of the passport you bring or where you live. The jurisdictions that have published these green lists come with the European Union, England, Scotland, Wales, Norway and Tunisia. Other countries have green lists under discussion. Ireland, for example, plans to publish its list on 20 July.
There are some things that are not unusual with green lists: New Zealand and Japan are in each of them, the United States is not in any of them, and the lists are a replacement topic without notice. Other than that, there is no transparent picture of why the European Union says Canadian travellers are fine, but not the UK. Given the other rules, it is difficult to assess hazards and expand plans.
Several countries have also published red lists, and one, Tunisia, has published an orange list. The meaning of these short lists varies. In Tunisia, travellers from greenlist countries will only need to complete an online fitness statement form, while travellers from orange list countries will also need to present evidence of a negative Covid check conducted within 72 hours of departure. Travelers from countries on either list cannot enjoy the antiques and beaches of Tunisia.
Another example is Italy, which published a list of thirteen banned countries on July 9. As Al Jazeera, who has stayed in the thirteen countries, adding Panama and Chile, reports, in the last 14 days he cannot enter Italy. This means that the EU would possibly have to reinstate internal border controls in the Schengen area, as such travellers could possibly, in express circumstances, in Italy’s neighbouring countries.
Some countries also have U.S. express states. On the red list. Aruba lists 24 U.S. states considered the main threat and Jamaica specifies Arizona, Florida, New York, and Texas. Travelers from those states want evidence of a negative COVID check to be able to board flights to one of the two Caribbean countries.
Intended to help you more easily know who can and where, lists would possibly create more global confusion about countries that are considered safe and non-safe. Moreover, the lists would possibly give a misinterpretation of the epidemiological scenario that can also inspire the citizens of this country to take unnecessary risks.
The EU’s Re-open EU website identifies the situation within Europe, but it’s still aimed at European travelers, despite the EU’s green list of 12 (down from 14) countries allowed into Europe. For a global look, check out the new free tool created by a team of engineers from MIT. Called CovidControl.co, it consolidates the ever-changing Covid information from around the world into one easy-to-use place.
CovidControl.co collects applicable data from the country’s fitness and field departments, tourist offices, news organizations, and other resources to power an interactive map. Click on St. Vincent and the Grenadines and learn that its 32 Caribbean islands are open to tourism and that as of July 1, a Covid-19 PCR verification is required. There is a note reminding you that it is law to report any symptoms of Covid during your stay. Or click Finland to see the existing number of other people with Covid (172 on July 15), the number of new instances in the last 7 days (22) and that 97.6% of the epidemic is believed to be contained. You can also see the countries that are allowed to enter Finland without restrictions, as well as whether transportation, restaurants, department stores and tourist attractions are open.
When we have the soft green to lose again, we hope it will be less difficult to obey all the various Covid regulations that will likely remain for some time.
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