Portugal has confirmed that kids below the age of 18 won’t must quarantine on arrival, as long as they’re accompanied by a totally vaccinated mother or father or guardian.
The information follows days of chaos and confusion, after the Portuguese authorities added the UK to a listing of nations which requires travellers to offer proof of being absolutely vaccinated or to quarantine for 14 days “at residence or a spot indicated by the well being authorities”.
Initially it appeared solely kids below 12 have been exempt from the coverage, leaving many household holidays unsure.
Nonetheless, vacationer board Go to Portugal has now acknowledged that kids between 12 and 18 will have the ability to present proof of a latest damaging Covid take a look at to keep away from self-isolating. This have to be both a PCR take a look at taken 72 hours earlier than departure or a speedy lateral circulate take a look at taken 48 hours earlier than departure.
Totally different guidelines apply for newly green-listed Madeira which doesn’t require UK travellers to have had each jabs and solely asks for a pre-arrival PCR take a look at.
Mainland Portugal stays on the Authorities’s amber listing, that means that arrivals should self-isolate for 10 days (with the choice taking a take a look at to be launched early). The subsequent worldwide journey evaluate is due on July 15.
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