Swedish citizens and residents are extremely advisable to keep away from traveling to Estonia, Latvia, and Eire for causes that aren’t completely essential, no less than till December 16, after the Swedish Ministry of International Affairs estimated that the epidemiological state of affairs in all three stays dangerous.
The MFA has determined to increase the recommendation in opposition to non-essential travel to all three EU members, which was set to expire today, on December 2.
“The Ministry for International Affairs makes the evaluation that for the reason that final evaluate, no modifications have occurred in these nations that might warrant lifting the recommendation in opposition to non-essential journey,” the MFA notes in a press launch.
The recommendation in opposition to travel to different EU and Schengen member states stays unchanged. Thus, Swedes are nonetheless discouraged from enterprise any trips to 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.
In response to statistics by the European Centre for Illness Prevention and Management (ECDC), as of December 2, the variety of circumstances registered in these nations thus far is as follows:
- Eire – 72,798 circumstances (inhabitants: 4,937,786)
- Latvia – 17,687 circumstances (inhabitants: 1,886,198)
- Estonia – 12, 497circumstances (inhabitants: 1,326,535)
Whereas, the variety of circumstances registered in Sweden is at 260,758 (inhabitants: 10,343,403), with a complete of 6,972 deaths.
Sweden launched the recommendation in opposition to non-essential travel to all nations again in mid-March this 12 months and ever since has repeatedly expanded and prolonged it. Time after time, nations with an improved epidemiological state of affairs have been faraway from the checklist.
As per the entry ban on third-country residents, the measure might be efficient till the tip of January 2021, in accordance with a call taken on November 9, by the identical ministry.
