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After several other European countries, Romania has also included Austria in its entry “red list” due to the high number of coronavirus infections. 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.
Other local measures
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 in Romania since the pandemic outbreak, 108,526 have now recovered and 5,048 have 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.
