Lithuania has from Monday, January 14, lifted the requirement to persons entering the Baltic state from countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to spend time in self-isolation, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reports.
Earlier, self-isolation was a requirement for travellers from outside the European Economic Area who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 or acquired immunity by recovering from the disease.
The Lithuania Health Ministry has moved all countries to its yellow list as of Monday. This means that all arrivals will have to fill out a passenger questionnaire and present a document proving that they meet one of the three conditions: they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, have been infected in the past, or have a pre-departure negative Covid-19 test.
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Given a person does not meet the vaccination or infection criteria, they will need to take a PCR test within 72 hours before the arrival or an antigen test within 48 hours and show the negative test result to the carrier before boarding a plane, bus, ferry, or other mode of public transport.
People travelling by private car can bring a negative test result with them or they can get tested on arrival in Lithuania, in which case they must register for a test within 24 hours and cover the costs.
The article originally appeared on LRT English: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1614896/travel-update-lithuania-scraps-self-isolation-requirement-for-all-arrivals
Lithuania lifts self-isolation rule to third-country travellers
