Turkey will be allowed to enter only if there is a negative test for COVID-19 / GORDON



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In Turkey, passengers arriving from abroad by air after December 28 and by land after December 30, 2020 will be required to submit a negative PCR test result.

Turkey will be allowed to enter only if there is a negative PCR test for COVID-19 coronavirus infection. This was announced on December 25 by the head of the Turkish Ministry of Health, Fahrettin Khoja. Anatolia.

“Every passenger who arrives from abroad by air transport as of December 28 and by land transport after December 30 must present a negative result of the PCR test,” said the minister.

According to him, citizens without a negative test will not be able to enter the country. Visitors will have the opportunity to do tests when they enter Turkey, otherwise they will be quarantined, he said.

Khoja emphasized that the test must be done within 72 hours before arriving in the country.

The restrictions will be valid until March 31, 2021.

Ukrainians will also need to take a COVID-19 test. This information was confirmed by the Turkish Embassy in Ukraine.



Earlier, when Ukrainians entered Turkey at the checkpoint, doctors checked the newcomers for symptoms of COVID-19. If symptoms were detected during the exam, a free PCR test was performed. As of July 1, entry is allowed with the mandatory presence of an insurance policy for COVID-19, which can be purchased online, from a tour operator, when purchasing airline tickets, as well as directly at the airport of Turkey on arrival.

According to the American Johns Hopkins University, in Turkey, as of December 25, more than 2.1 million people were infected with the coronavirus, 19.3 thousand died, the country ranks seventh in the world in terms of the number of cases of COVID-19.



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