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According to morbidity and other indicators, countries are divided into green, yellow, red and gray areas. When Lithuania enters the red zone, only the countries and regions in the gray zone are considered affected countries: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Liechtenstein, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland, as well as all third countries. Isolation or testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) is required upon arrival in affected countries, according to the SAM report.
The gray area includes countries that do not provide data to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) or that have 300 or fewer tests per 100,000 patients in 7 days. population.
The gray area also includes all third countries (non-EEA countries) that are not included in the maps of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control. People arriving or passing through these countries are considered to have been in contact and are subject to 10 days of isolation or are required to be present no earlier than 48 hours in advance. The COVID-19 test was carried out before the arrival in Lithuania and the negative answer was received.
It should be noted that the test can be performed on arrival in Lithuania, but isolation is mandatory until a negative coronavirus test is obtained. However, even with a negative test result, it is recommended to limit the number of contacts and not visit the meeting places for 10 days after returning or arriving in Lithuania. Persons traveling by air passing through the affected countries without leaving the airport transit area will not be considered to have had contact.
The Ministry of Health (SAM) reminds that passengers traveling on international, regular, special and charter services organized and operated by carriers of all modes of transport must register on the website of the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) and provide to the carrier a complete electronic questionnaire before boarding (QR Code), and in other cases, no later than 12 hours after the time of return or arrival in Lithuania, must be registered with the NVSC.
The list of affected countries is published every Friday, takes effect on Monday, and is valid for one week.
HERE you can see a virtual map of the affected countries, developed by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control according to the traffic light principle.
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