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Värmland, which is a popular destination for many Norwegians, is among the Swedish regions that the government opens up in the sense that you don’t have to be quarantined for ten days when you get home.
Furthermore, this applies to the Örebro, Gotland, Västernorrland, Jämtland and Västerbotten regions in Sweden, as well as the Zeeland region in Denmark, ranging from the red to yellow level. The capital, Copenhagen, is not included, it is still a red zone.
The system is cleft ready
The updated travel notice from the Foreign Ministry was greeted with cheers on the Swedish side of the border, the TT news agency reports. Systembolaget’s store manager in Årjäng, Amira Tucek, is preparing for an onslaught of Norwegian shoppers.
– It will resume when the borders are opened. We will introduce inclusion and make sure customers stay away, she says.
– But we are well prepared with both goods and personnel, he adds.
At the Maximat supermarket chain in Töcksfors, the store manager, Tomas Nilsson, is delighted with the news. Now look forward to busy days again.
– We have already started to order products and to call the personnel who were fired. It is a disaster for us when the border is closed. We depend on our Norwegian clients, he says.
Copenhagen still red
The travel notice is effective from midnight through Saturday. This means that cross-border trade in Värmland, Charlottenberg, Töcksfors and Årjäng can count on many Norwegian clients this weekend, TT writes. On the other hand, the Nordby shopping center in Strömstad, which is located in Bohuslän, has to do without its Norwegian customers, she adds.
Also in Denmark, updated Norwegian travel tips attracted some attention on Thursday. Zealand turns yellow and from now on, only Central Jutland and the capital region have red status.
In practice, however, it can be difficult to get a stacked Norwegian holiday if you live in the Zeeland region, at least if you plan to fly from Copenhagen airport or take a ferry from Copenhagen to Oslo.writes the Ritzau news agency.
Increased infection in Italy and Slovenia
The updated travel advice is based on the weekly assessment by the National Institute of Public Health of the coronavirus infection situation. In this assessment, which became available on Tuesday, it was revealed that there has been a significant decrease in infection cases in the Swedish and Danish regions, which have now turned yellow. This also applies to Cyprus.
At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises Norwegians not to travel to Italy, Slovenia, the Vatican City and San Marino, which is why almost all of Europe is in the red. The exceptions are, in addition to the regions of Sweden and Denmark, Finland, the Baltic countries, Slovakia and Hungary.
– Much of Europe is experiencing an outbreak. It shows how difficult it is to keep this pandemic under control over time without a good vaccine.Chief Physician Preben Aavitsland of the National Institute of Public Health tells NTB.
FHI: Stay home
He says the situation in Europe is to be expected to worsen during the autumn.
– There is now a greater risk of infection in Europe than here at home. Therefore, it is best to stay at home. If you return home from these areas, you will have to be quarantined for ten days anyway., he says.
The Foreign Ministry emphasizes in its travel advice that anyone considering traveling abroad should think carefully. Both the infection situation and local restrictions can change rapidly.
– The travel advice exceptions are not an invitation to travel abroad., emphasizes the Ministry of Foreign Relations.
