COVID-19 Situation in EU Worse Than Ever, as Commission Proposes New Travel Rules

COVID-19 Situation in EU Worse Than Ever, as Commission Proposes New Travel Rules

COVID-19 Situation in EU Worse Than Ever, as Commission Proposes New Travel Rules

The COVID-19 Situation in EU is Worse Than Ever as the Commission Proposes New Travel Rules

Shortly after the European Commission proposed new rules for travel within EU the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control(ECDC) discovered that the COVID-19 situation on the continent was worse than ever.

Yesterday, the Commission suggested that anyone who has a valid vaccination certificate falling under the EU Digital COVID-19 pass or another equivalent document that proves that they have been vaccinated against one of the vaccines recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), should be allowed to travel to the bloc.

The same advises that Member States establish coordinated rules based upon travellers' vaccination status in order to facilitate movement.

Despite these recommendations, however, it is unclear if EU or non-EU citizens will be able travel anytime soon without being exposed. The COVID-19 situation is significantly worsening.

The latest map update published to support the Council's Recommendation for a coordinated approach to travel rules shows that all EU member states have seen an increase in infection rates over the past seven days.

ECDC recommends that all persons, particularly those who are not vaccinated or have not been treated for any illness, should refrain from traveling to non-essential destinations at the moment. 

According to the European Health Agency data, most EU member states - Austria and Belgium, Czechia half of Bulgaria, Croatia or Estonia, half of Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (Hungary), Greece, Hungary, Liechtenstein and Slovenia - are currently on the dark red list.

This classification was done after these countries had reported more than 500 Coronavirus infections per 100,000 people and had a higher than four percent test positivity rate in the past two weeks.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the highest rates of infection were reported by Belgium, Poland, Czechia and the Netherlands.

In the past seven days, Poland has seen 154,317 cases of new infections. The Netherlands had 156,921 new infections cases during the same time, followed by Czechia (117,409) and Belgium (85,308).

The Agency strongly recommends that you avoid traveling during this period, as the number of cases of infection is increasing every day. People who are required to travel should be careful and ensure they have all the documents.

France, Portugal, Spain and Portugal have all reported an increase in COVID-19 cases. These are the most safe countries to travel to. These areas are also affected by the COVID-19 new wave.

Travel to these territories is still possible, provided you meet all entry requirements.

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