/p> containment, and new measures in Belgium

Belgium has hardened the tone in the face of the resurgence of the pandemic. Since the 27th of January and for the entire month of February, the country prohibit its population non-essential travel abroad -including within the european Union. Controls with fines will be put in place at borders. The cross-border workers are not affected by the ban.

Since the 30th of December last, all stays in the red zone are considered "contacts at high risk." The passengers arrived in the belgian airports in France are subject to a quarantine of seven days, with mandatory testing for the Covid-19 in the first and seventh day. There are exceptions for essential workers, students to pass exams as well as for the residents left the country for professional reasons. All travellers in Belgium, regardless of the means of transport used must fill out the Form and Location of the Passenger.

Reconfinement total in England, the milestone of 100 000 deaths reached

the First country in Europe in this case, the Uk has exceeded the sad threshold of 100 000 deaths related to SARS-CoV-2. Reported to the population (approximately 66 million people), this review will place the Uk among the countries in the world most affected by the pandemic, ahead of the United States or Mexico.

The United Kingdom has entered phase 3 of the containment with a hardening of restrictions to respond to the rapid spread of a new strain of coronavirus, named B117, forcing it to close bars and restaurants, the shops are non-essential, and schools. Prime minister Boris Johnson announced the reconfinement total of England until mid-February.

in The United Kingdom, where a quarantine pay ten days is imposed on travellers from countries considered "high risk" (including Portugal), the list now includes three new nations, from where the flights are restricted from this Friday noon : passenger flights direct from the United Arab Emirates are prohibited, while for Rwanda and Burundi, the restrictions apply only to certain travellers having stayed there during the last ten days.

The netherlands put in place a curfew

The netherlands began their first curfew. For 21 hours, it is forbidden to leave your home until 4: 30, the curfew to be renewed every night until at least February 9. This measure, justified by the government by the fear of the variant uk, must prevent a containment required of day

passengers to the netherlands by air must complete a health declaration form before boarding. In the case where a traveller has any of the symptoms listed in the health declaration form, it will not be accepted on the volume: This is also applicable for in-transit passengers.

A reconfinement widespread in Portugal

Portugal was submitted to a second containment "generalized" to curb the outbreak of Covid-19, which has reached new highs in the country, announced on Wednesday the Prime minister Antonio Costa. The new restrictions, which will remain in force for at least a month, correspond to those that had been taken in march and April. This time, the schools, however, remain open, in the same way as courts and churches.

at the airports, to take the temperature of passengers at their arrival is mandatory. A rule of social distancing of 2 metres is to be respected in the public space. Wearing a mask is mandatory in the transport, public services, shops and supermarkets, the closed spaces and tourist places or open to the public. A label of a "Clean & Safe" has been created by the body in charge of tourism, Turismo de Portugal. Obtaining this label for a hotel or a tourist site must ensure that managers comply with all safety measures. The restaurants are open, with a limited capacity to 50% and a closing no later than at 23h. For the beaches, a label on the occupation of beaches has been put in place (green : low occupancy, yellow : high occupancy, red : occupation saturated). You can find all the information on the application Info Praia or on the site Apambiente. See the tips

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continued Confinement and hardening measures in Germany

In Germany, the containment has been extended until the 14th of February, to prevent the spread of variants of the viruses, including the varying british spotted since December into the country. The population must now wear medical masks in shops and public transport, and a travel ban to more than 15 km away from home is imposed in the cities exceeding the incidence rate of 200 new cases per 100 000 inhabitants in a week.

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Date Of Update: 03 February 2021, 15:57