The Dutch and Portuguese governments on Friday joined a rising variety of nations requiring air passengers arriving from China to indicate a damaging Covid-19 check upon entry.
More than a dozen nations have slapped contemporary journey rules on travellers from the world’s most populous nation, which is battling a surge in Covid circumstances following its determination to calm down strict virus restrictions.
The Dutch measures, which is able to come into power on Tuesday, are according to European Union suggestions, the well being ministry mentioned.
“I think it is important for us bring in travel restrictions as part of European anti-Covid measures,” mentioned Health Minister Ernst Kuipers mentioned.
Amsterdam-Schiphol is one among Europe’s largest airports and is a hub for quite a few intercontinental flight connections.
Later Friday Portugal’s well being ministry adopted go well with, saying that passengers taking a flight from China should current a damaging check for Covid-19 earlier than boarding the aircraft, with their new guidelines coming into forces on Saturday.
Both governments, of their bulletins on Friday, mentioned that face masks must be worn on such flights.
EU specialists on Wednesday “strongly encouraged” the bloc’s 27 member states to demand Covid assessments from folks on flights from China and conduct random assessments on arrivals.
Several different EU nations — together with Germany, France, Germany, Italy and Spain — have already introduced Covid check necessities on these arriving from China.
The United States and Japan are among the many non-European nations to have introduced in related measures.
