Denmark baned unvaccinated tourists from the United States, since the European Union remove US from its safe travel list last week over the surge in COVID-19 cases.
The change comes after the country moved the U.S. to its “orange” travel advisory category on Saturday (September 4). Earlier, U.S. travellers could enter Denmark by showing a negative coronavirus test or proof of recovery. No change in entry requirement for fully vaccinated U.S. travelers.
The Netherlands, also on Saturday (September) started enforcing a quarantine period for vaccinated U.S. travelers and prohibited entry among unvaccinated travelers. Bulgaria announced it would prohibit travel from the U.S., Spain required vaccination proof for U.S.tourists and Italy added testing and self-isolation requirements for U.S. travelers.
Some unvaccinated people from the U.S. can still enter Denmark with proof of a negative COVID-19 test but will need to have “a worthy purpose” such as work, school or legal matters, according to a joint website of the Danish authorities.
If they have not previously been infected by the virus, these travelers will also need to take a coronavirus test both before and after entering the country and self-isolate up to 10 days after arrival, with the ability to end isolation on day four with a negative coronavirus test.
U.S. travelers attending a business meeting in Denmark and children under 18 are exempt from the self-isolation period.
Vaccinated travelers can enter Denmark, but must show proof of vaccination through the EU digital COVID certificate or a vaccine certificate that shows their name, date of birth, vaccine name and effective date.
