Romania exempts travelers vaccinated against Covid-19 from quarantine
Romania , a country where national parks, the Danube Delta, the medieval historic center of Brasov and multiple sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List converge, has announced that all those travelers who have received both doses against Covid-19 will be exempt from complying with mandatory quarantine period when entering the territory.
Said regulation has been communicated by the National Committee for Emergency Situations (CNSU) a little over a week ago, and its main objective is encourage tourism and the various economic sectors in Romania.
Although until the first days of January the Ministry of Health required travelers to come from countries or areas at risk with a high epidemiological level, including Spain , a mandatory quarantine of two weeks or ten days in the event of a negative SARS-CoV2 test , from now on it will be possible for them to be exempt from isolation.
So when international travelers arrive in Romania a document from the hospital or health center will be required where the administration of the vaccine by a relevant entity has been established, and it is extremely necessary to demonstrate to the local authorities the application of both doses against Covid-19.
Travelers must have received both doses against Covid-19
From the National Committee for Emergency Situations at the moment they have not specified if they will admit all the different types of vaccines against Covid-19, but they have mentioned that it will be a mandatory requirement to wait at least ten days once the second dose is received before traveling to Bucharest, Brasov or any of the natural attractions of the country in question.
The flexibility for those travelers who have been vaccinated corresponds to the decrease in Coronavirus cases that has taken place in Romania since the beginning of January, and with a view to achieving the recovery of the tourism sector.
"Travellers staying in Romania for less than 3 days (72 hours), if they present a negative test for Covid-19 , carried out no more than 48 hours before entering the national territory, are exempt from complying with quarantine," the Ministry of Economy, Business and Tourism tells traveler.es
Even so, the use of mask is mandatory both inside and outside public spaces and it is required to maintain a distance of 1.5 meters from other people. Restaurants and bars remain open until 9:00 p.m., while circulation is restricted between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
Notably Romania It is not the only territory that has announced the quarantine exemption for those travelers who have both doses against Covid-19, Seychelles has also enabled entry without the need for isolation to those who have been vaccinated, and Iceland plans to adopt the same measures on its territory, in addition to a vaccination certificate for locals.
Romania is one of the first countries to apply such a measure