A destructive check for COVID-19 no older than 48 hours ought to be required for all overseas residents getting into Sweden to cease new strains of the coronavirus from getting into the nation, stated the Public Well being Company of Sweden on Friday, Pattern reviews citing Xinhua.
Swedish residents who should not have a latest destructive check ought to be required to check themselves upon arrival, in line with the company’s advisable necessities.
The brand new measures are vital, although a ban on entry already exists for many nations exterior the EU, together with the UK. Vacationers from Denmark and Norway are additionally banned from entry, it stated.
“The scenario is altering extraordinarily quick within the exterior world and completely different virus variants could be discovered in additional nations than these we’re conscious of. Due to this fact, the Public Well being Company of Sweden believes you will need to get the brand new restrictions in place,” the company’s Director-Common Johan Carlson stated on Friday.
The company additionally recommends that every one arriving vacationers isolate for per week and check themselves 5 days after arrival. These residing in the identical family also needs to topic themselves to quarantine.