Coronavirus: Romania places Austria on “red list” upon entry – Coronavirus Vienna

Romania tightened entry regulations for Austria. The Bucharest government decided on Monday night.

This means that travelers from Austria must be quarantined for 14 days from Wednesday, starting on the eighth day a PCR test can be performed; if negative, your quarantine will be lifted on the 10th day.

Exceptions apply to travelers staying in Romania for less than three days. A PCR test up to 48 hours old is enough for them upon entry. Romania’s new entry regulations are also targeting Spain, France, Belgium, Great Britain, and dozens of other countries, virtually all countries with a coronavirus incidence value above 1.5.

Meanwhile, the Romanian government crisis team also decided on numerous entry restrictions at the local level, for example, cordoning off places with infection groups and closing restaurants, cafes and cinemas in cities / towns with a high number of cases, including the capital, Bucharest, which has been the highest for weeks. new corona infections daily (more than 500).

The daily number of cases in Romania surpassed the 2000 mark for the first time in recent weeks. A total of 137,491 people (as of Monday) have been infected with the new type of coronavirus in Romania since the outbreak of the pandemic, 108,526 have now recovered and 5,048 succumbed to the consequences of their infection. Austria issued a travel advisory for Romania in the summer.

Germany, Belgium and Slovenia have already included Vienna, Vorarlberg and Tirol in their “red list”. In addition to Vienna, Switzerland also issued a travel warning against Lower Austria and Upper Austria. There are also restrictions on entering the Netherlands from Vienna and Innsbruck.

According to the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ), the adjustment for travelers from Austria to Romania “has no restrictions on the exchange” of 24-hour care workers. In the end, nothing has changed in the current entry regulations in Austria, according to the WKÖ Association for Personal Care. However, due to quarantine regulations in Romania, there could be a change in the frequency – four instead of two weeks – of caregivers.

Romania put Austria on its “red list” due to the high number of coronavirus infections. Participants from Austria must be quarantined for 14 days from Wednesday, a PCR test can be performed from the eighth day; if this is negative, your quarantine will be lifted on the 10th day. The exceptions only apply to people who stay in Romania for less than three days. A PCR test up to 48 hours old is enough for them upon entry.

The 24-hour nurses are not specifically mentioned in the decision. The responsible authorities did not want to comment on this at the moment.