Poland has been included in the updated list of affected countries: investigation or isolation will be required

Depending on 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: the Northern Ireland region, Poland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, as well as all third countries. Isolation or coronavirus (COVID-19) testing is required upon arrival in affected countries.

The gray area includes countries that do not provide data to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) or that perform 300 or fewer tests per 100,000 people 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. Persons 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 prior to arrival in Lithuania and the negative response 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 plane through the affected countries without leaving the airport transit area will not be considered to have been in contact.

The Ministry of Health (SAM) recalls that passengers traveling on international routes organized and operated by carriers on regular, special and charter flights for all modes of transport must register on the website of the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) ( https://kjetusiams.nvsc.lt/lt/ form) and before entering the vehicle to send the carrier a confirmation of the completed electronic questionnaire (QR code), and in other cases, no later than 12 hours after the upon return or arrival in Lithuania, you must register with NVSC (https://kjetusiams.nvsc.lt/ lt / form).

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.