Portugal imposes quarantine on unvaccinated Britons

Portugal located in List of amber for the British government, has decreed that travelers from the UK who have not been fully vaccinated must self-quarantine for two weeks upon arrival in the country. This action was taken prior to the expansion of the delta variant of the coronavirus in the British Isles.

A beach in the Portuguese Algarve region.

The order, which applies to arrivals by air, land and sea, came into effect on Monday, June 28 and It will be valid until July 11th. This does not apply to children under 12 years of age traveling with vaccinated adults, who must have received the full schedule two weeks prior to the flight

command – order It also does not apply to the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira, what happened to green list From the UK on June 24 with the Balearic Islands.

Thus, Portugal is taking a similar measure Malta. From June 30, this Mediterranean island will only allow free admission – without the need for quarantine – for British travelers who have been granted a visa. The complete schedule for the vaccination and for those under 12 years old.

Pressure in the European Union to close the doors to British travelers

Last week, the German chancellor Angela Merkel urged all EU countries to follow Germany’s lead, which established mandatory quarantine for travelers from the UK in the face of the delta-variable progression of COVID-19.