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Covid restrictions in Europe | What you should know if you are going to travel during the Constitution Bridge

The cases coronavirus positives he sees fired in all the world. This, coupled with the threat of the new variant omicron, have made many territories recover restrictive measures to stop their expansion. Some measures that have been announced a few days after the beginning of the Constitution Bridge in Spain, and with an eye on the Christmas holidays in the rest of the world.

While there are autonomous communities that are waiting for the judicial endorsement to request the covid passport to access premises and establishments, according to criteria, In Europe, the mandatory nature of the mask is recovered outdoors and capacity and accesses are limited. Therefore, if you want to travel during the Constitution Bridge, it is important to know what the situation is in each country.

Andorra recovers the mask abroad

The Council of Ministers of Andorra met yesterday, in an extraordinary way, to adopt measures against the positive numbers. The The 14-day notification ratio is equivalent to 1,558 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Therefore, they have decreed the obligatory of the use of the mask outside and the widespread use of the Covid certificate to access restaurants and leisure. Likewise, it is requested reduce social interaction, allowing meetings from maximum 6 people indoors and 10 outdoors, recommending that they be limited to bubble groups. The capacity in restaurants and other leisure facilities is limited and it is required to present the Covid certificate to access them.

There are also measures that affect education, because se cancel outings from schools and also of the socio-sanitary centers, the capacity of the 70% public transport and 50% religious services, and nightlife closes again. For this reason, the ERTEs and the subsidies for renting their premises are reactivated.

Portugal

Since last Monday, November 29, Portugal vetoes flights both with South Africa and with Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe or Mozambique. For the others it will be required submit a negative test, including those vaccinated. In addition, from today Wednesday until next March 20, the country has decreed the state of calamity. Thus, new measures are imposed such as the obligation to present certificate digital and / or negative test to access certain establishments and services.

United Kingdom

The Boris Johnson government announced, last Saturday, new requirements for those who want to enter the country. All travelers will have to undergo a PCR test within the first two days of your arrival. Until the results are obtained, it will be mandatory confinement, vaccinated included. The use of the mask indoors is also mandatory. The United Kingdom, in addition, has borders closed to travelers from ten southern African countries: Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe; because of the new omicron variant.

Italy

The executive of Mario Draghi is still looking for the 133 people who arrived in Rome on the same flight as a passenger who tested positive for the omicron strain and to all the people who had contact with him. Said passenger had been in Mozambique and tested positive for the new omicron variant.

The Health certificate or a negative test are mandatory to work and to access leisure spaces in Italy. Like the United Kingdom, they have also closed borders with the ten southern African countries.

Netherlands

The Netherlands has the highest case of positives of the omicron variant detected in the European Union. In this case, European citizens can still travel from the ten southern African countries, although they have to make a PCR and a quick test. They have to undergo both tests despite being vaccinated. Likewise, a home quarantine will also be required.

Austria

On November 22, they returned to national confinement. In this way he became the The first EU country to adopt a measure of this type in the face of the outbreak of Covid-19.

Switzerland

The Helvetic country recovers restrictions for travelers. Since last weekend it is required perform a confinements for those who come from the countries of southern Africa, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Denmark, and also Australia, Egypt or Israel, among others.

Germany

The state of the Landes is also requires the Covid certificate to access hospitality, leisure, hotel, or movie venues hospitals, nursing homes, events and attractions, sports activities and personal care facilities, such as hairdressers.

Also, since last Monday the state of Saxony is partially closed for three weeks, for both the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. On Bavaria there is also a closure of non-essential public activity in districts with the highest incidence of coronavirus. The restrictions in the federal states may be relaxed when they are below 35 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days

France

In France it is also need to present Covid passport to access hotels and restaurants, as well as tourist accommodation, events, sports activities and competitions.

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