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.
Effective October 19th, 2020, visitors and Romanian citizens arriving from the following countries must enter 14 days self-quarantine: Andorra, Armenia, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Bonaire, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Curacao, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Great Britain, Guam, Hungary, Iceland, Irak, Israel, Kuwait, Liban, Libia, Luxembourg, Maldive, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Oman, Palestina, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates and United States of America.
Are excepted from self-isolation, visitors arriving from: Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunis, 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 October 15th.
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 October 9th (checked on October 21st)
RomaniaTourism.com - Romania Travel Advisory http://romaniatourism.com/travel-advisory.html
Published on October 18th (checked on October 21st)
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