Citizens of Sweden and the Greek island of Crete will face stricter entry rules when planning to travel to Lithuania as the latter authorities have placed both territories on the list of countries most affected by the Corona virus and its new strains.

Such a decision has been confirmed by the country’s Ministry of Health, while the same has emphasized that the new rules that will affect both of the above-mentioned territories will be implemented on November 8, reports SchengenVisaInfo.com.

In addition, the Lithuanian Ministry of Health has also emphasized that, following an increase in the number of covid-19 infections, the island of Madeira has been moved from the green list, which includes territories considered safe based on their epidemiological situation, to the yellow list, which includes medium-risk countries. current situation with covid-19.

Nevertheless, the authorities in the Baltic country have previously clarified that all persons who have completed their immunization process against the Corona virus and those who have recovered from the disease will not have to follow entry rules, such as quarantine.

“The isolation and test requirements for COVID-19 travelers for travelers will not change next week. Unvaccinated and non-sick individuals arriving from the red zone will be subject to mandatory pre-journey tests and ten days of isolation on arrival. the statement published by the same ministry reads.

Based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO), Lithuania has registered a total of 421,360 cases of COVID-19 infections. The same source shows that a total of 6,047 people have lost their lives due to the Corona virus and its new strains.

In addition, WHO figures show that 3,283 people have been infected with the Corona virus in Lithuania in the last 24 hours, while the virus killed 37 people during the same period.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Health has emphasized that all persons arriving in the Baltic State from the yellow zone must take the test before the trip and repeat it three to five days after arrival; however, they are not obliged to comply with the mandatory ten-day quarantine requirement.

At the same time, the ministry has clarified that travelers from countries that fall into the green category, which are considered safe based on the covid-19 situation in the last two weeks, only need to fill in the NVSC form COVID-19 test before they arrive.

Travelers from countries included in the yellow and red categories are also required to complete the form upon arrival in the Baltic country.

Recently, the Lithuanian authorities announced that travelers from Iceland, Liechtenstein and several regions of Spain would be subject to quarantine rules on arrival in Lithuania, starting on 1 November, after these territories were included in the red list, which includes a. territories considered to be severely affected by the Corona virus.