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| EU states continue easing Covid-19 travel curbs as Portugal & Italy welcome back some foreign visitors | EU states continue easing Covid-19 travel curbs as Portugal & Italy welcome back some foreign visitors |
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| As of Sunday, travelers from Israel, the UK and the EU will no longer have to quarantine when they visit Italy as long as they test negative for Covid-19, the Italian government said, as Europe prepares for the return of tourism. | As of Sunday, travelers from Israel, the UK and the EU will no longer have to quarantine when they visit Italy as long as they test negative for Covid-19, the Italian government said, as Europe prepares for the return of tourism. |
| Italy will also extend its list of routes for so-called ‘Covid-free’ flights to include Canada, Japan and the United Arab Emirates, the Health Ministry said on Friday. | Italy will also extend its list of routes for so-called ‘Covid-free’ flights to include Canada, Japan and the United Arab Emirates, the Health Ministry said on Friday. |
| The arrangements, which are currently in place for visitors from the US, require travelers to test negative with a rapid lateral flow test in the 48 hours before boarding flights, with a further test on arrival in Italy. | The arrangements, which are currently in place for visitors from the US, require travelers to test negative with a rapid lateral flow test in the 48 hours before boarding flights, with a further test on arrival in Italy. |
| The move came as Portugal also announced on Friday it would allow non-essential travel from the UK from Monday, as long as visitors have tested negative for Covid-19 in the previous 72 hours. | The move came as Portugal also announced on Friday it would allow non-essential travel from the UK from Monday, as long as visitors have tested negative for Covid-19 in the previous 72 hours. |
| The country is set to host the Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea in Porto on May 29, with some 6,000 fans of each club allowed to attend. | The country is set to host the Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea in Porto on May 29, with some 6,000 fans of each club allowed to attend. |
| Portugal is already on the UK's travel “green list” meaning visitors to the Iberian country do not have to quarantine on their return to Britain. | Portugal is already on the UK's travel “green list” meaning visitors to the Iberian country do not have to quarantine on their return to Britain. |
| Greece also officially launched its tourist season this week, welcoming travelers from Russia who have been vaccinated with the country's Sputnik V Covid-19 jab, which has not yet been authorized by EU regulators. | Greece also officially launched its tourist season this week, welcoming travelers from Russia who have been vaccinated with the country's Sputnik V Covid-19 jab, which has not yet been authorized by EU regulators. |
| Vaccinated visitors who are Covid-negative will also be permitted to jet into the Mediterranean country from the EU, UK, US, Serbia and Israel. | Vaccinated visitors who are Covid-negative will also be permitted to jet into the Mediterranean country from the EU, UK, US, Serbia and Israel. |
| This week the European Commission announced it was closer to a Covid-19 travel certificate, allowing vaccinated tourists to move more freely through the bloc this summer. | This week the European Commission announced it was closer to a Covid-19 travel certificate, allowing vaccinated tourists to move more freely through the bloc this summer. |
| “This is a priority for our citizens and therefore I believe we will deliver [on the certificate] before summer,” Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic told reporters on Tuesday. | “This is a priority for our citizens and therefore I believe we will deliver [on the certificate] before summer,” Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic told reporters on Tuesday. |
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