Destinations that lift restrictions for fully vaccinated travelers

(CNN) – As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in the travel industry, numerous destinations around the world are deploying vaccines to their most vulnerable citizens.

Meanwhile, Denmark has announced plans to release a coronavirus digital passport by the end of February, which will serve as evidence that the container was vaccinated against Covid-19.

While it is worth pointing out that the major vaccines for Covid are approximately 95% effective, meaning that vaccinated individuals can still become infected and spread the virus to others, there is no doubt that this successful implementation is a step in the right direction. in the right direction is not.

As a result, a number of destinations choose to abandon or significantly alleviate border restrictions for travelers who have been fully vaccinated.

From Cyprus to the Seychelles, there are seven destinations reopening to tourists who have received the Covid-19 vaccine.

Cyprus

Late last year, the Cyprus official revealed plans to lift restrictions on vaccinated travelers.

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Back in December, Cyprus became the first destination to announce plans to allow travelers who have been fully vaccinated without going into quarantine.

In addition, visitors who provide proof that they have received both doses of Covid-19 vaccine will be allowed to visit without giving a negative result on the PCR test.

This probably only applies to those arriving from destinations on the country’s safe travel list, which is updated regularly. However, Cyprus recently reached an agreement with Israel that allows vaccinated travelers to travel between the countries without restriction.

“The amended action plan is expected to increase the importance of airlines to operate additional flights to Cyprus, and improve connectivity and passenger traffic,” Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos told the Cyprus Mail newspaper when the plan expired last year. has been announced.

It was previously claimed that the new rules would take effect on March 1, but this has not yet been confirmed by government officials.

At the moment, travelers who are allowed to visit Cyprus may have the option of taking a negative PCR test within 72 hours before the trip, or undergoing a test upon their arrival.

They must then be quarantined for two weeks in accommodation allocated by the government. The isolation period can be slightly shortened if travelers undergo a molecular test on quarantine on their tenth day and get a negative result.

Estonia

EU travelers fully vaccinated in Estonia do not need to be quarantined.

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Estonia has not only waived mandatory quarantine requirements for EU travelers, but has also relinquished them to those with evidence proving that they have recovered from Covid-19 over the past six months.

The European country also accepts those with vaccinations from nine suppliers around the world, rather than just Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech or Oxford-AstraZeneca, the three approved by the European Union.

Only vaccination certificates produced in Estonian, Russian or English are recognized and visitors who have previously had Covid will have to submit a doctor’s certificate, as well as a recent PCR test indicating that they are no longer infected with the virus.

“This is to show mutual solidarity. If we consider vaccines in use in other countries, we can hope that vaccines used in our country will also be considered in other countries,” said Hanna Sepp, head of the country’s infectious diseases. The department for surveillance and epidemic control, the Estonian television organization ERR News said.

Estonia currently has a mandatory ten-day quarantine for arrivals, with exceptions for low-risk European countries such as Bulgaria, Iceland and Norway, as well as evidence of a negative PCR test taken within three days of arrival . Those arriving from the UK must also offer a negative PCR test that is not taken earlier than 72 hours before arrival.

Georgia

Visitors who provide proof that they have been fully vaccinated will be exempt from quarantine in Georgia.

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Georgia, which sits at the crossroads between Asia and Europe, has also decided to lift restrictions for travelers who have been fully vaccinated.

The State Department for Foreign Affairs recently announced that all visitors receiving two doses of Covid-19 vaccine will be allowed to enter the country without undergoing a negative PCR test.

“Citizens of all countries traveling by air from any country may enter Georgia if they submit the document confirming the full course (two doses) of any vaccination against Covid-19 at Georgia’s border checkpoints,” the Foreign Ministry said. Affairs for Georgia said. in a statement.

Non-vaccinated travelers must show a negative result on the PCR test within 72 hours of the trip and must take a second test “on their own expense” on day three of their stay.

Those who have traveled to the UK within 14 days of their visit must undergo a mandatory 12-day quarantine.

Iceland

In May, Iceland is weakening border restrictions for those who have had a complete vaccination of the Covid vaccine.

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From 1 May, travelers who have been fully vaccinated from European Union countries, as well as Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, can skip quarantine when arriving in Iceland, and do not have to submit a negative PCR test.

Visitors who can give a paper vaccination in Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish or English proving that they have had two doses of one of the three major Covid-19 vaccines have been exempted from border restrictions.

However, according to the Icelandic Directorate of Health, those who submit an “invalid” document will have to undergo ‘double quarantined testing’.

The popular destination also plans to issue digital ‘vaccination certificates’ to Icelandic citizens who have been vaccinated “to facilitate the movement of people between countries.”

Non-vaccinated people from destinations where travel to Iceland is allowed must take a Covid test on arrival before quarantining for five to six days and taking a second test.

Exemptions will be made in some circumstances, such as for medical reasons.

Pole

Horse-drawn carriages will be parked on 5 February 2020 near the Cloth Hall building in Kraków's Old Town.

Poland has allowed travelers to enter without quarantine since 28 December.

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Travelers from EU countries can visit Poland without undergoing the mandatory ten-day quarantine “on the basis of a certificate confirming the vaccination against Covid-19.”

Those who take a negative SARS-CoV-2 test on arrival are also exempt as long as there is no more than 48 hours between the receipt of their test result and the time they cross the border.

Romania

Fully vaccinated visitors arriving in Romania can also avoid having to be quarantined.

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All travelers arriving in Romania from authorized destinations fully vaccinated from Covid have been quarantined since 18 January.

The new rules were announced by the European National Committee on Emergencies (CNSU), which stipulated that visitors and returning residents must show evidence that they had two doses of vaccine to avoid compulsory isolation.

The second dose should be administered at least ten days before their arrival.

“The proof of vaccination, including the date on which the second dose was administered, must be issued through the document by the health unit that administered it, either in Romania or abroad,” the CNSU said in a statement.

At the moment, travelers coming from countries on the ‘yellow list’, which consists of destinations with a high epidemiological risk, must be quarantined for 14 days.

Those who submit a PCR, which was taken not less than 72 hours before enrollment, must be quarantined for ten days.

The Seychelles

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Vaccines can visit the Seychelles without isolating them, but they must still submit a negative PCR test.

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Visitors who have been fully vaccinated may now enter the remote destination off the coast of Tanzania without being quarantined for ten days.

However, those who have received a complete vaccination of the Covid-19 vaccine must still present a negative PCR test result within 72 hours of the trip, as well as a certificate from their national health authority confirming that they have been fully vaccinated. .

Non-vaccinated travelers of category 1 and 2 list of the Seychelles and those arriving by private plane must self-isolate for ten days and give a negative PCR result within 72 hours of arrival.

The 115-island nation aims to become the first nation to vaccinate its entire population after receiving a donation of 50,000 doses from the United Arab Emirates government.

President Wavel Ramkalawan hopes that more than 70% will be vaccinated by mid-March. Restrictions will be further relaxed once this target is reached, meaning those allowed to enter the Seychelles will only have to provide evidence of a negative Covid-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of travel.

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