Overview of Travel Advice in the Members States As at 2 March 2020
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Overview of travel advice in the members states as at 2 March 2020 Please use the links below for more updated and complete info Austria: Not recommended: 01.03.2020 - China - South Korea - Iran - Italy (security level 5: the whole of Lombardy & the municipality of Vò Euganeo in Veneto) Belgium: - General information 02.03.2020 - Reference to local authorities Bulgaria: - Travel to affected areas in Italy as a last resort 23.02.2020 - Trip to China: highest level 5 (warning to suspend all travel and leave the country immediately) Croatia: - Avoid unnecessary travel to Italy, People's Republic of China, 27.02.2020 the Republic of Korea, Japan and the Islamic Republic of Iran - General advice (‘keep yourself updated’, WHO, Croatian Institute of Public Health) Cyprus: Recommandations: 31.01.2020 - China: Avoid non-essential travel 24.02.2020 - Korea: Avoid non-essential travel 26.02.2020 - Italy: Avoid non-essential travel to certain areas Czech Republic: - All direct flights from China to all international airports in the 02.03.2020 Czech Republic have been banned from Sunday 9 February 2020 until further notice - Czech Airlines suspended direct flights Prague - Seoul until further notice - Recommended not to travel to Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia- Romagna and Piedmont Denmark: - General advice 25.02.2020 - Reference to local authorities 02.03.2020 - Advices against all non-essential travels to the following regions in Italy: Lombardy, Piemonte, Veneto and Emilia- Romagna Estonia: - Areas at risk: China and Northern Italy (Lombardy, Veneto, 01.03.2020 Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont), Iran, Japan, Singapore, South Korea - Consult travel and insurance provider - Reference to local authorities - Register your trip Finland: - General information 02.03.2020 - Reference to local authorities - Avoid unnecessary travel to China and Iran, as well as avoid all travel to some parts of China, South Korea 1 France: - China and South Korea: suspension of departures up to and 26.02.2020 including Tuesday 31 March 2020 - Singapore: transit through Singapore is maintained - Do not travel to containment zones 29.02.2020 - Advice against the whole of Lombardy, Veneto and Emilie- Romagne 02.03.2020 - Negative travel advice for students going on school-trips in all Italy (strictly forbidden, not just advice against travel) - Defer international travel as much as possible - Reference to local authorities Germany: Not recommended: 27.02.2020 - HUBEI province in CHINA - Non-essential travel to the rest of China with the exception of HONGKONG and MACAO Special Administrative is discouraged until further notice - Traveling to GYEONGSANGBUK-DO Province and DAEGU City in SOUTH KOREA - Non-essential travel to the Province of LODI in LOMBARDIA and the city of VÒ EUGANEO in the Province of PADUA in VENETIA in ITALY Greece: 01.03.2020 Avoid non-essential travel in areas that are affected Hungary: 23.02.2020 Consider travelling to Northern Italy Ireland: - Avoid non-essential travel to Hubei No date - General advice - Reference to local authorities - Register on the Citizens registration Italy: Not recommended: 27.02.2020 – 18.00 - China: postpone unnecessary trips - South-Korea: avoid unnecessary travel and travel to Daegu and Cheongdo - Iran: recommended not to go to Qom - Reference to the situation in Italy - General advice (WHO) Latvia: - Not recommended: 02.02.2020 - Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Piedmont in Italy, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Iran, China - Take out a life and health insurance policy, including repatriation in the event of illness or death - Calls for registration in the consular register - General advice Lithuania: Not recommend: 28.02.2020 - The northern regions of Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna, China, South Korea, the city of Adeje (Adeche), in southern Tenerife (Spain) Take precautionary measures: - When travelling to the EU, the Schengen area and the UK, Belarus, northern Macedonia, Singapore and Hong Kong Reference to local authorities 2 Luxembourg: Not recommended: 02.03.2020 - China (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao); Singapore; Japan; South Korea, Iran, Italy: Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont Malta: Not recommended: 26.02.2020 - Non-essential travel to Lombardy, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Piedmont and Emilia Romagna - General advice - Reference to local authorities The Netherlands: Not recommended: - Hubei 26.02.2020 (China) - Unnecessary trips to China 02.03.2020 (Italy) - Lombardy: Casalpusterlengo, Codogno, Castiglione d'Adda, Fombio, Maleo, Somaglia, Bertonico, Terranova dei Passerini, Castelgerundo and San Fiorano - Padua: Vo` Euganeo Poland: Not recommend: 28.02.2020 - Travel to China, Hong Kong and South Korea, Italy, Iran, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Taiwan - General advice + follow local authorities - Not possible to travel to the regions affected in Italy Portugal: - Not recommended: Travel to Hubei / Non-essential travel to 24.02.2020 China 25.02.2020 - General advice - Reference to local authorities in Italy Romania: - Travel warnings: - People's Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Kingdom of Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Kingdom of Thailand, Iran, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkmenistan 24.02.2020 - Consider travelling to Italy 28.02.2020 - General advice Slovakia: 28.2.2020 Consider travelling to Italy Slovenia: 01.03.2020 No actual travel recommendations Spain: Not recommended: 27.02.2020 - China (all provinces, including Hong Kong and Macau); the risk is highest in Hubei Province - South Korea - Japan - Singapore - Iran - Italy (regions of Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Piedmont) Sweden: Not recommended: 02.03.2020 - All travel to Hubei province - Unnecessary travel to other parts of China, except Hong Kong and Macao. Reference to local authorities in Italy 3 The United Kingdom: Not recommended: 26.02.2020 - All travel to Hubei Province - All but essential travel to the rest of mainland China - Travel to Daegu and Cheongdo in South Korea - Travel to small towns in Lombardy (Codogno, Castiglione d’Adda, Casalpusterlengo, Fombio, Maleo, Somaglia, Bertonico, Terranova dei Passerini, Castelgerundo and San Fiorano) and one in Veneto (Vo’ Euganeo) Norway: Not recommended: 17.02.2020 - Affected areas in China Switzerland: Not recommended: 02.03.2020 - Travel to Hubei 4.02.2020 Reference to local authorities in Italy 4 Austria Warnings apply to the following countries: China, South Korea, Iran and Italy. Source: https://www.bmeia.gv.at/ For Italy: Due to the spread of the corona virus, a partial travel warning (security level 5) applies to the whole of Lombardy and the municipality of Vò Euganeo in Veneto. Source: https://www.bmeia.gv.at/reise-aufenthalt/reiseinformation/land/italien/ Last updated: 01.03.2020 Belgium General information & sources of info (WHO, national health service, etc.) For Italy: It is recommended to follow the instructions of the local authorities and/or the Italian Ministry of Health website Source: https://diplomatie.belgium.be/fr/Services/voyager_a_letranger/conseils_par_destination/italie Last updated: 02.03.2020 Bulgaria With regard to the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19 (COVID-19) in Italy, particularly in northern Italy, we recommend that Bulgarian citizens residing or travelling in Italy should travel only as a last resort to areas where the infection is established. We also recommend that our compatriots refrain from attending public events, avoid overcrowded places and respect safety measures such as wearing a protective medical mask, maintaining personal hygiene and direct contact with foreigners. At the same time, taking into account the current situation with the development of the coronavirus 2019-nCoV epidemic, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has raised the risk index for a trip to China to the highest level 5: warning to suspend all travel and leave the country immediately. Source: https://www.mfa.bg/bg/news/24432 Last updated: 23.02.2020 5 Croatia - The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia recommends avoiding unnecessary travel to the Italian Republic, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Japan and the Islamic Republic of Iran. - Croatian citizens are advised to continuously monitor the development of the spread of the infection and to comply with the recommendations of the Croatian Institute of Public Health and the World Health Organization. Sources: http://www.mvep.hr/en/info-servis/press-releases/italy-travel-advice-,32691.html http://www.mvep.hr/en/info-servis/press-releases/travel-advice-for-china-south-korea-japan- and-iran,32697.html Last updated: 27.02.2020 Cyprus People’s Republic of China Avoid non-essential travel 31/01/2020 Avoid non-essential travel Republic of Korea (South Korea) 24/02/2020 Avoid non-essential travel to certain areas Italy 26/02/2020 Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html Czech Republic On 3 February 2020, the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic issued a protective measure banning all direct flights from China to all international airports in the Czech Republic from Sunday 9 February 2020 until further notice. 27.2.2020 Czech Airlines has suspended direct flights Prague - Seoul until further notice. On the basis of the decision of the State Security Council, the MFA recommends that citizens of the Czech Republic should not travel to the regions of Lombardy and Veneto. Last updated: 02.03.2020 Source: https://www.mzv.cz/jnp/cz/cestujeme/aktualni_doporuceni_a_varovani/omezeni_dopravy_kor onavirus.html Czech