Restrictions

HANDOUT - 28 September 2021, France, Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Not Pictured) during a press conference after the signing ceremony of a new defence deal at The Elysee Palace. France and Greece signed an important defence agreement on Tuesday that includes commitments from Athens to buy three French warships, with an option to buy a fourth. Photo: Dimitris Papamitsos/Prime Minister's Office/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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CORONAVIRUS

Macron urges caution in Christmas message and thanks care workers

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/23/21

There are no official restrictions on private gatherings in France

The Finnish Prime Minister, Sanna Marin. Photo: Janina Orjasniemi/Vnk/Finnish government.

Coronavirus

OMICRON VARIANT

New coronavirus measures in Finland, restrictions over New Year's Eve

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/22/21

As of Christmas, pubs will have to close at 10 pm, and as of December 28 at 6 pm in the case of pubs and at 8 pm in the case of restaurants

FILED - A Corona warning sign "We Need You" hangs at Humberto Delgado International Airport. In Portugal, the emergency status with new restrictions and test rules has been in effect again since Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 due to increasing corona numbers. Photo: Pedro Fiuza / ZUMA Press Wire / dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Portugal again imposes Covid-19 restrictions on public life

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/22/21

The seven-day incidence of coronavirus infection in Portugal has risen to over 300

20 December 2021, Spain, Malaga: A woman shows her Corona certificate to a waiter at a bar in Malaga. Starting on Monday, only customers who are vaccinated, recovered or have a negative test result will be allowed into bars, restaurants, and hotels in Andalusia. Photo: Álex Zea/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Spain marks record daily Covid-19 cases of almost 50,000

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/22/21

The new Omicron variant already accounts for 80 per cent of all new infections in Madrid

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Catalonia plans to restrict public life again because of coronavirus

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/21/21

Clubs, bars and dance clubs are to be closed earlier, night-time curfews are to be imposed between 1 and 6 am

13 December 2021, Italy, Rome: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi attends the National Conference on Disability. Photo: Riccardo Antimiani/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Italy's coronavirus caseload rises, four regions to see tighter rules

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/17/21

Intensive care beds are filling up, and several regions have moved to the more restricted 'yellow' zone classification

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Omicron spreading rapidly in holiday destination of Spain

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/17/21

More and more regions are introducing the requirement for people to prove they have been vaccinated, recovered or have a recent negative test in order to enter restaurants and other leisure…

FILED - British Airways planes at Heathrow Airport. Photo: Steve Parsons/PA Wire/dpa.

World

PANDEMIC

France restricts entries from Britain as Omicron variant takes hold

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/16/21

Under the new rules, people will have to register before travelling from Britain to France

15 December 2021, Italy, Rome: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi reports to the Italian Lower House ahead of this week's European Council summit. Photo: Riccardo Antimiani/ANSA via ZUMA Press/dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Italy unexpectedly imposes more entry restrictions on non-EU travelers

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/21

The Italian tourism industry association slams the introduction of a coronavirus test obligation for visitors from outside the European Union

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

France orders closure of discos amid rampant Covid-19 wave

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/7/21

"This is not the time for visitor caps, curfews or lockdowns. That would be disproportionate," the prime minister said

05 November 2021, Norway, Utoya: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and Jonas Gahr Store, Norway's Prime Minister, visit the island of Utoya. At the summer camp of Norway's social democratic Arbeiderpartiet, 69 people were murdered on the island on 22 July 2011, in an attack by a right-wing extremist. Photo: Britta Pedersen/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

Coronavirus

OMICRON VARIANT

Norway gradually reintroduces Covid rules, asks people to wear masks

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/1/21

The new Omicron variant created uncertainty

29 November 2021, United Kingdom, London: People wearing masks walking in Westminster following the announcement of the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson the reintroduction of masks in indoor spaces and some travel restrictions as the first cases of the Omicron variant were detected in the UK. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire/dpa.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Spain will tighten restrictions for UK travelers from 1 December

The Nomad Today 11/29/21

Negative tests or certificates of having overcome the disease will no longer be valid to enter the country

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

South Africa slams travel bans as Omicron spread puts world on edge

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/29/21

South African officials have entered discussions with countries that have adopted travel restrictions, hoping they will reconsider the decisions, the statement said

Passengers move through Hamburg's airport on November 18. Fears of a new, more contagious strain of the virus moving through southern Africa have prompted bans across Europe on arrivals from the region. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

EU eyeing travel limits from southern Africa due to Covid-19 variant

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/26/21

On Thursday, Israel and Britain announced new travel restrictions on several African countries over concerns about a new coronavirus variant

23 November 2021, Spain, Madrid: Spanish Minister of Health Carolina Darias holds a press conference on the latest updates regarding the coronavirus pandemic and the development of the vaccination campaign. Photo: Europa Press/C.Luján.Pool/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Coronavirus

NEW RISK INDICATORS

Government postpones new nationwide Covid-19 restrictions

The Nomad Today 11/24/21

There will not be, for the moment, earlier closing times for bars and restaurants

22 November 2021, Spain, Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, deligvers a speech at the event 'Solidarity vaccination: fulfilling commitments', at La Moncloa. Photo: Jesús Hellín/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Spain plans to close restaurants and nightclubs early due to Covid

The Nomad Today 11/23/21

The government's goal is to control the new escalation of the epidemic before Christmas

FILED - 29 May 2019, Latvia, Riga: Egils Levits, the new President of Latvia, speaks at a press conference in the Red Hall of the Latvian Parliament in Riga. Levits has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office announced on Thursday. Photo: Alexander Welscher/dpa

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Latvia to let lockdown expire in mid November

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/10/21

Unvaccinated people will only be allowed to visit certain types of stores

FILED - Passers-by walk along Nyhavn, in Copenhagen, the harbour with its colourful little houses popular with tourists. Denmark lifted Corona measures in force in the country on September 10 but plans to reintroduce some measures in November after cases climbed. Photo: Steffen Trumpf/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Danish parliament approves plan to reintroduce Covid-19 restrictions

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/10/21

Denmark lifted the last restrictions in September saying the pandemic was under control, but since mid-October the number of infections has risen again

29 October 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Passengers stand at a check-in counter at Munich Airport. In Bavaria, the autumn holidays start on 29 October 2021. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

Tourism

TOURISM

Spain lifts entry restrictions for travelers from four more countries

The Nomad Today 11/1/21

Four countries are excluded from the list of states with temporary access restrictions to Spain, and therefore to the European Union

Coronavirus

TRAVEL

Britain eases Covid-19 rules for incoming travelers

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/24/21

From 4am on Sunday, fully vaccinated people arriving in England from a non-red list country can use a lateral flow test rather than the more expensive PCR version