GERMANY LOCKS DOWN THE UNVACCINATED: Germany imposed strict rules that amount to a de facto lockdown for people who have not been vaccinated. If you’re visiting from abroad! you will need valid proof of vaccination or recovery if you want to actually do anything. It’s still possible to take public transport with a negative test but unvaccinated travelers can’t dine out! go to the theater or visit a shopping mal LOCKDOWN LATESTS l.
FRANCE TO TEST ALL ARRIVALS: The French government expanded coronavirus screening for all travelers arriving from outside of the EU — vaccinated or not — so all non-EU visitors need a negative test to enter. Vaccinated visitors need to have carried one out within 48 hours of traveling! while for the non-vaccinated that window shrinks to just 24 hours.
IRELAND DELAYS TEST LOCKDOWN LATESTS
In Ireland! a new requirement for a negative test result has been delayed by two days to Sunday to give airlines and ferry companies time to prepare. From Sunday everyone! vaccinated or not! will fax lists need to show a negative result to cross the border.
PORTUGAL DECLARES ‘STATE OF CALAMITY’: Under a “state of calamity” that took effect December 1! all passengers flying into Portugal will have to show a negative test before boarding and airlines what are the key ingredients for a productive b2b marketing team? will face a fine of €20!000 per passenger for failing to check. Vaccine certificates will be obligatory for entry into hotels! restaurants! gyms and cultural events; masks will again be required for indoor public spaces; visitors to care homes! hospitals! bars! dance halls and big sports and cultural events will have to show negative tests.
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CDC is working to modify the current global testing order for travel as more data comes in on the Omicron variant! and recommends all passengers should still get a viral test 3-5 days following travel. Unvaccinated be numbers travelers should quarantine upon arrival! the CDC said.
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THE BEST-LAID PLANS: The sudden emergence of the Omicron variant has also thrown a spanner in the works of new travel rules proposed by the European Commission that foresaw replacing a risk assessment based on regional coronavirus infection rates to an approach focused on the health status of the individual traveler.