“I will travel to Romania in the next weeks. Do I have to quarantine?” - practical information for travelers
Many readers have been emailing us recently to ask about restrictions and safety measures for travelers coming to Romania. Here is what you need to know if you are planning a trip to Romania in the next weeks.
Romania Insider · Journalist
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Many readers have been emailing us recently to ask about restrictions and safety measures for travelers coming to Romania. Here is what you need to know if you are planning a trip to Romania in the next weeks.
“I will travel to Romania in the next days/weeks. Do I have to quarantine?”
This is the most frequent question we get from our readers. The answer is: It depends where you are coming from.
The Romanian authorities have gradually lifted restrictions for travelers coming from countries where the COVID-19 outbreak seems to be under control, placing them on a so-called “green list”. The list includes countries where the virus transmission rate (number of newly infected people for a single case) is under 1. Travelers coming from these countries are no longer required to quarantine or stay under isolation at home for 14 days if they show no COVID-19 symptoms when they enter the country.
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As of Thursday, July 9, there were 32 European countries on the green list, including the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Greece, Norway, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, and Hungary. Sweden, however, was not on the list.
There were also 12 countries outside Europe on the green list (on July 9), including Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand. The US was not on the list, however. Neither were Russia, China and India.
Travelers coming from countries that are not on the green list are recommended to stay under isolation for 14 days. However, people from these countries who wish to come to Romania should try to obtain updated information from their embassies and consulates about any other specific travel restrictions that may apply in their cases.
The “green list”, which is updated every week based on the evolution of COVID-19 cases, can be found on the website of Romania’s National Health Institute, which also includes some information about COVID-19 prevention measures and statistics (unfortunately, only in Romanian).
What is the COVID-19 situation in Romania?
Romania has managed to keep the COVID-19 outbreak under control in the first stage (March to May) through very strict measures imposed under the state of emergency. Thus, the local hospital have managed the COVID-19 cases relatively successful, with few exceptions. However, after the state of emergency ended (on May 15) and the authorities started lifting some of the restrictions, the number of COVID-19 infection cases has started to increase leading to what local specialists are now calling the “second wave” of the outbreak.
