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The EU removed it from the list of "safe" countries, Sweden restores restrictions on Albania

Politiko 2021-09-19 16:55:10
The EU removed it from the list of "safe" countries, Sweden restores
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The Swedish government has decided to ban the entry into the country of all persons traveling from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Japan and Serbia after they have been removed from the list of safe places against Covid-19.

The decision to ban entry for the six countries has been announced by the Swedish Ministry of Justice and will take effect next Monday, September 20th.

"The government has approved changes to the temporary ban on entry to Sweden. "The decision means that the ban will be reintroduced for entry from a number of countries in accordance with the updated recommendations of the Council of the European Union for travel to EU Member States, " the Ministry of Justice said in a statement.

This means that from Monday, only travelers arriving in Sweden for absolutely necessary purposes can enter from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Japan and Serbia. Travel for essential purposes is only allowed for those who have a Swedish residence permit, travelers transiting through Swedish territory, healthcare workers, travelers performing essential duties, health and medical researchers and elderly staff, among others.

Vaccinated travelers may soon be exempted from the entry ban, but an official statement regarding the matter has not yet been issued.

On the other hand, the same Minister has announced that those arriving from Uruguay will no longer be barred from entering the country.

"This means that the entry ban will be restored for people residing in the countries deleted from the list, while people residing in Uruguay will be exempted from the entry ban," the ministry added.

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