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It has been hectic at several Portuguese airports this weekend. Thousands of German tourists are trying to get home as soon as possible, reports the BBC.

From Tuesday, the German authorities will introduce a 14-day quarantine for all travelers from Portugal, writes The Berlin Spectator.

The reason is a sharp increase in the infection of the delta variant, which today accounts for over 70 per cent of cases of infection.

– I should actually have gone home on Thursday, but then I have to be quarantined for 14 days. I have to go to my brother’s wedding, says a German tourist to BBC Radio.

Tourists have flocked to Portugal after easing travel restrictions. Germany is now tightening its grip again and demanding a 14-day quarantine for travelers from Portugal from Tuesday. The picture is from the airport in Faro earlier in June.

Photo: Pedro Nunes / Reuters

Travel companies set up planes

German travel companies set up planes to get tourists home.

The travel company Olimar aims to get several hundred tourists home by the deadline.

On Monday morning, the travel company TUI in Germany also reports that they are canceling all their trips to Portugal until July, writes the news agency Reuters.

At the same time as Germany is introducing a 14-day quarantine for all travelers from Portugal, Portugal is also taking action.

Portugal requires quarantine for travelers from the United Kingdom

From Tuesday, the country requires travelers from the UK to be in 14-day quarantine on arrival, if they are not fully vaccinated. It reports BBC.

Norwegian authorities advise against traveling abroad.

Portugal is pr. Today a «red» country, which means that travelers must be quarantined when entering Norway.


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