Estonia Extends Entry Restrictions for Travellers From EU and Schengen Countries Until February 14

Travellers from all European Union and the four Schengen Area associated countries in which the Coronavirus infection rate has surpassed more than 150 cases per 100,000 inhabitants during the past 14 days, will be subject to 10-day restrictions on freedom of movement, upon their arrival in Estonia, the country’s government has announced.

The decision, effective from February 8 will last until February 14 and will affect the following countries: Andorra, Belgium, Austria, Cyprus, Germany, France, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Italy, Malta, Poland, Monaco and Portugal, AtoZSerwisPlus.Mt reports.

Spain, Romania, Sweden, Spain, Sweden, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Slovakia, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Denmark, and Hungary will also be included in the list of affected countries.

“The restriction on freedom of movement does not apply to those coming from countries with an infection rate of fewer than 150 people per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days: Bulgaria, Iceland, Greece, Norway, and Finland,” the statement clarifies.

Citizens of Lithuania and Latvia could be exempted from the restrictions in case that they arrive in Estonia directly from Lithuania and Latvia and present a negative result of the Coronavirus test, not older than 72 hours.

Lithuania’s and Latvia’s citizens could also be exempted from the decision if they need to enter Estonia for work, study, health care services, transit, and similar reasons (in these cases, they will not need to test for the Coronavirus upon their arrival in Estonia).

All persons arriving in the country from the United Kingdom will be required to present negative results of the Coronavirus test, not older than 72 hours. They will also be obliged to undergo a period of ten-days of mandatory quarantine.

Authorities in Estonia had imposed tighter entry restrictions on January 25, when the country’s government announced that all persons wishing to enter Estonia from the EU, EEA, or Schengen Area would be subject to 10-day restrictions on freedom of movement, upon their arrival, in case that the infection rate surpasses 150 people per 100,000 inhabitants during the past two weeks.

Such a decision was set to last until January 31; however, the government foresaw it necessary to further prolong the rule due to the rapid spread of Coronavirus disease and its new strains.

More than 47,928 persons have contracted the Coronavirus pandemic in Estonia, as yet, and 461 persons have died.