Romania
Travel restrictions
The Government of Romania also implemented non-European Economic Area (EEA) travel requirements reflecting the Council of the European Union’s (EU’s) June 30th recommendations.
Based on the criteria and conditions set out in the recommendation, as from July 1st, member states should start lifting the travel restrictions at the external borders for residents of the following third countries: Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay & China, subject to confirmation of reciprocity
The National Centre for monitoring and control of transmissible diseases recommends 14-day self isolation for all, asymptomatic visitors arriving in Romania from Covid-19 affected areas.
Visitors arriving from the following countries are excepted from self-isolation: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay and Vatican.
Measures taken by the government
The Romanian Government decided to extend the state of alert by 30 days starting July 15th. This was later extended to October15th.
The state of alert establishes the following measures:
Mandatory wearing of “protection masks” in closed public spaces, stores, public transportation, and at the workplace.
Opening of hotels, small commercial centers, groceries, cleaners, opticians, and stores with direct access to the outside;
On July 18th, the Government of Romania passed a law authorizing the government to direct individuals into quarantine or home isolation.
Emergency number (related to COVID-19) while visiting the country
The official Romanian toll-free number for COVID-19 information (in Romanian) is 0800800358.
Source:
US Embassy in Romania https://ro.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/
Published on September 17th (checked on September 23rd)
RomaniaTourism.com - Romania Travel Advisory http://romaniatourism.com/travel-advisory.html
Published on September 21st (checked on September 23rd)
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