Travelers who return by car from so-called high-risk areas will also have to demonstrate that they have recently been tested negative for the corona virus. This is what outgoing minister Hugo de Jonge writes in a letter to Parliament on Tuesday and it appears from a proposal to amend the Public Health Act.
Travelers will soon be randomly checked for an explanation of a negative test result, says de Jonge. According to the minister, it does not matter in which mode of transport a Dutch person travels back. Travelers must also carry a statement stating that they will be quarantined.
The amendment to the law means that motorists will soon have to have a corona test taken before the border. According to it AD the test result may not be older than 72 hours. NU.nl is awaiting a response from the Ministry of Health.
Travelers from high-risk areas will have to be quarantined for a period of ten days when they return to the Netherlands. On the fifth day, a corona test can be taken, after which the quarantine obligation is terminated if the test result is negative.
Bus companies that transport large groups of travelers will soon only be allowed to transport travelers who carry a negative test result and a quarantine certificate.
Negative travel advisories remain in effect for longer
The cabinet is currently advising Dutch people not to travel abroad for no necessary reason. That travel advice will still apply at least until mid-April.
Travelers must be able to show two negative test results before traveling to the Netherlands by plane or boat: a PCR test, no older than 72 hours, and the antigen rapid test. According to the OMT, a negative rapid test has a validity period of 24 hours, according to De Jonge.
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