Data map: Berlin New Airport. Photo by China News Service reporter Peng Dawei
At present, the situation of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic is still severe around the world, and mutated new coronaviruses have also appeared in some places. Many places around the world have tightened epidemic prevention policies and put forward stricter requirements for entry.
nucleic acid detection ? isolation? There are other new entry regulations that need to be paid attention to. Let’s take a look at this summary.
Before entry
Prepare nucleic acid test certificates in advance
In order to strengthen epidemic prevention, many places have proposed that immigrants need to undergo a nucleic acid test before departure, and provide a negative nucleic acid test certificate for the new coronavirus within 72 hours upon entry. The United States, the United Kingdom, Greece , New Zealand , etc. have issued similar regulations. Different countries have different detailed requirements, so special attention is required.
United States
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that passengers entering the United States by air are required to take a nucleic acid test within 3 days before departure, and provide proof of a negative test or proof of having been infected with COVID-19 but have recovered before boarding. The regulations will take effect on January 26.
UK
The British government announced that starting from 4:00 on January 15, all passengers entering the UK by international flights, ships or trains must undergo a nucleic acid test within 72 hours before departure and go through relevant procedures with a negative test certificate. Violations The offender faces a fine of £500.
The following people are exempt from this regulation:
(1) Children under 11 years of age;
(2) Freight vehicles;
(3) Travelers from countries without the infrastructure to provide testing (details have not yet been announced);
( 4) Travelers from Ireland public travel area.
The Chinese Embassy in the UK reminds Chinese citizens who plan to go to the UK to pay attention to the British government website and make preparations before traveling. In case of emergency, you can contact the embassy or consulate in the UK for assistance.
Screenshot of the Chinese Embassy in the UK website
New Zealand
html Starting from 11:59 pm on November 15, passengers on all flights departing from the UK and the United States must obtain a negative nucleic acid test result within 72 hours before departure. New Zealand's director-general of health will extend the requirement to all countries and territories except Australia, Antarctica and some Pacific island nations. htmlChildren under 12 years old and passengers traveling to New Zealand within 96 hours of transit in the UK and US will be temporarily exempted from pre-departure testing.Regarding virus testing, please also pay attention to the following regulations:
(1) Pre-departure testing includes RT-PCR testing, LAMP and viral antigen testing;
(2) All tests must be conducted in laboratories;
(3) From accredited experiments Original or electronic copies of test results obtained by the laboratory are acceptable documents.
South Korea
html Starting from November 8, South Korea requires foreigners arriving in South Korea by flight to submit a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 72 hours; those traveling to South Korea from the United Kingdom and South Africa must submit a certificate regardless of nationality. Starting from January 15, foreigners entering the country by boat must also submit proof.The Chinese Embassy in South Korea issued a reminder that South Korea requires that the negative nucleic acid test certificate must be in Korean or English in principle. The Chinese version must provide Korean and English translations and translation confirmation materials, including a translation notarization certificate from a notary office, or the Korean Embassy in China Translation confirmation letter from the embassy or consulate.
Colombia
The Colombian Ministry of Health recently issued a decision to reinstate the requirement that all passengers (including infants and young children) must present a negative nucleic acid test report within 96 hours when entering the country.
As a grace period, if relevant reports cannot be provided before January 12 for some reason, you will be subject to 14 days of compulsory quarantine after entry. During this period, you will be tested at your own expense. The quarantine period will be extended or shortened based on the test results.
html Starting from November 12, the requirement to submit a test report upon entry must be strictly implemented.Online verification of nucleic acid test results
Kenya The Ministry of Health will implement online verification of new coronavirus test certificates from January 11.
Passengers are required to complete a nucleic acid test before entering Kenya and obtain a "travel code" under the "Trusted Travel Initiative" online verification system.
For travelers whose country of origin has not joined the Trustworthy Travel Initiative, their test results should be verified online through the Global Safe Haven Partnership system supported by the United Nations Development Program.
Data map: South Korea’s capital area. Photo by China News Service reporter Zeng Nai
After entry
Some countries require travelers to self-isolate after entry, with different quarantine time limits and additional requirements. Passengers need to understand the quarantine regulations in order to arrange subsequent travel in the local area.
Greece
htmlBetween November 8th and before midnight on January 21st, people traveling to Greece from the UK are required to undergo a nucleic acid test upon entry and then undergo a test after 7 days of quarantine. If the test result is positive, the quarantine time will be extended to 14 days.Persons arriving from other countries are subject to random inspection upon entry.
All persons entering Greece from foreign countries (including EU member states) must self-quarantine for 7 days according to the Greek address declared in their Passenger Locator Form (PLF) after entry.
If you stay in Greece for less than 7 days, you must self-isolate until you leave Greece.
New Zealand
The New Zealand government has announced a series of new measures to prevent the epidemic. Starting from January 12, passengers from anywhere except Australia, Antarctica and some Pacific Islands will be required to undergo a day 0/1 test upon arrival in New Zealand. -
New arrivals to New Zealand, including those exempt from pre-departure testing requirements, will need to complete a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
United States
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement that starting from January 26, in addition to being tested before traveling to the United States, overseas travelers must be tested again within 3 to 5 days after arrival and quarantine at home for 7 days.
UK
In the UK, incoming travelers from countries not on the government’s travel corridor list are required to self-isolate for 10 days.
Data map: Tokyo International Airport, Japan
Chile
Passengers must quarantine themselves for 10 days after entering Chile, or undergo a nucleic acid test on the 7th day of quarantine. If the report is negative, the quarantine can be ended early.
Fill in the health status for 14 consecutive days, and the relevant questionnaires will be sent by email.
html Anyone who has visited or stayed in the UK within 114 days is not allowed to enter, except for Chilean citizens or foreign citizens with residence in Chile. However, they must be quarantined for 14 days and cannot end the quarantine early.Canada
Passengers entering Canada must undergo a 14-day quarantine, and must download and use the official Canadian mobile phone application so that the Canadian official can track the quarantine status.
Suspension of entry of foreigners
Japan
html On November 13, the Japanese government basically decided to suspend the mutual liberalization of business travel measures previously implemented with 11 countries and regions. This means that Japan will “completely ban foreigners from entering the country” except under special circumstances.Indonesia
Indonesia has extended the policy period of temporarily prohibiting entry of foreign nationals to January 25.
Except for the following persons:
(1) Members of foreign government delegations at or above the deputy ministerial level holding a valid Indonesian diplomatic or official visa;
(2) Foreigners holding a valid Indonesian diplomatic or official residence permit;
(3) Holding a valid Indonesian diplomatic or official residence permit Foreigners with limited residence permit (KITAS) or long-term residence permit (KITAP);
(4) foreigners who have obtained written permission from the relevant departments of the Indonesian government due to special reasons.
At this stage, cross-border travel will still put pressure on epidemic prevention. The majority of overseas Chinese should continue to follow the principle of "non-essential, non-urgent, no travel".
If you have a necessary trip, you should understand the local entry and exit epidemic prevention policies in advance, plan early, and be more calm.
(Original title "New entry regulations from various countries have changed again, please keep it!". Editor Ding Shan)
