This is what travellers should watch out for now!
More and more people are currently drawn abroad. The relaxed regulations in many places Corona regulations and the "Green Pass" are currently making travel a little easier again. The Delta variant of the virus is constantly easing restrictions - but also tightening them. Read here what will apply to travelers from July 1.
Persons wishing to enter Austria from countries with a low epidemiological risk must provide credible evidence that they have only stayed there within the past ten days. If this proof is not available, you must take a Covid test within 24 hours. Valid proof of residence includes, for example Flight or hotel reservation confirmations. In addition, the 3-G rule still applies - so you have to be vaccinated, recovered or tested.
Low risk countries are currently:
Albania, Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Croatia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the USA, the Vatican, Vietnam and Cyprus.
Anyone arriving from virus variant areas where the delta mutation is prevalent, for example, must present a negative coronavirus test, register and go into quarantine for ten days. The quarantine can be ended on the fifth day at the earliest with a negative test. This currently includes Great Britain, Brazil, India, South Africa and Portugal.
The "Green Pass" will also come into effect on July 1. proof valid throughout the EUthat you have been vaccinated, recovered or tested. The passport is not yet available in the form of an app. However, the passport can be downloaded - for Austrians - from the website of the public health portal Austria can be called up. You can log in either via the citizen card or the mobile phone signature. The certificates are then easily accessible with a click and can either be saved on the smartphone and printed out. The digital passport should make travelling much easier, at least in the EU.
The holiday season is slowly beginning - which also means that people are going on holiday more often again. Adjusted rules therefore also apply in the most popular European countries.
Since recently, the entry into Italy by means of the 3-G-rule in the form of the "green passport" as well as a Registration possible. In the country itself, stores, restaurants, bars, museums and cultural institutions are open again and curfews have also been lifted. In addition, you no longer have to wear a face mask outdoors - but the mask requirement still applies indoors. In addition, compliance with the minimum safety distance of one meter is mandatory.
If you wish to enter Spain from Austria by air, you do not need any vaccination, test or recovery certificates. However, travelers must still register 48 hours before arrival via the Spain Travel Health Portal register. Anyone arriving by land requires either proof of vaccination, a negative PCR or antigen test or a certificate of recovery - also in the form of a "green passport". Masks are compulsory on all public transport and in enclosed spaces to which the public has access. Restaurants and shops are open under certain conditions. The Balearic Islands have recently tightened up again: People traveling in groups of 20 or more to Mallorca, Ibiza and Co, must in future present a negative PCR test or provide proof of full vaccination protection.
The holiday destination has relaxed its entry regulations for Austrians. Upon arrival, an antigen test not older than 48 hours is sufficient. People who have already been fully vaccinated 14 days before entry or those who have recovered do not have to present a test. The following applies to all: A mandatory Registration. As a result of Greece opening up to international travel, almost all lockdown measures have also been lifted. However, general measures such as the obligation to wear masks, social distancing and hygiene regulations remain in force.
The easiest entry is currently probably in Croatia. If you come from Austria, you do not need to present a vaccination certificate, a negative corona test or a confirmation of recovery. This is because Austria is currently on the green list of the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) stands. In Croatia, however, masks are still compulsory in public transport, shops, petrol stations and service outlets. There is no longer a curfew - but bars close at midnight at the latest.
