Swedish authorities have determined to increase the recommendation in opposition to travel to Estonia, Eire, and Latvia for an additional two weeks, the Ministry of International Affairs has introduced on November 18, via a press launch.
“The Ministry for International Affairs determined as we speak to increase the recommendation in opposition to non-essential journey to Estonia, Eire, and Latvia till December 2,” the press launch reads.
It additionally explains that the choice has been taken after the MFA reassessed the scenario in these international locations and concluded that no adjustments have occurred when it comes to the epidemiological scenario within the territories of those international locations, that will push for the lifting of the recommendation.
Information reveals that the variety of Coronavirus circumstances in Estonia, Eire, and Latvia, however even in Sweden stays excessive.
In response to knowledge collected and revealed by the European Centre for Illness Prevention and Management (ECDC) on Wednesday, November 18, the variety of circumstances registered in these international locations because the beginning of the pandemic is as follows:
- Sweden – 192,439 circumstances (inhabitants: 10,343,403)
- Eire – 68,686 circumstances (inhabitants: 4,937,786)
- Latvia – 10,914 circumstances (inhabitants: 1,886,198)
- Estonia – 8,033 circumstances (inhabitants: 1,326,535)
As a result of excessive charges of latest and energetic circumstances, all four countries are marked in red in ECDC’s weekly maps revealed in assist of the Council Suggestion on a standard strategy to the restrictions on free motion in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
In selections taken beforehand, Sweden at the moment advises its residents to chorus from enterprise any non-essential journey to the next international locations situated in Europe as properly: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the Vatican Metropolis.
The Ministry first revealed the recommendation in opposition to a non-essential journey to all international locations on March 14, 2020. Since then the recommendation has been prolonged, with the Ministry including and exempting international locations from the checklist in accordance with their epidemiological scenario and the entry restrictions these international locations have in place for Swedes.
On November 9, the identical Ministry extended its advice against non-essential travel to all countries outside the EU/EEA/Schengen Area and the UK till the tip of January 2021, which resolution stays efficient so far.
Whereas on November 12, the government reintroduced controls in any respect of its inside borders, as a measure to stop any doable terror assaults which have been happening all through Europe within the current weeks.
