Travelers to Sweden must show a negative test from Tuesday of – VG

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The requirement applies to all foreigners over the age of 12, including those who have been fully vaccinated or previously infected, states The Government of Sweden.

Both antigen rapid test and PCR test apply. The test result can not be older than 48 hours before arrival in Sweden.

The test certificate must contain a number of details such as the hub and date of birth of the person who has been tested. Date and time of sampling, the type of test that has been used, and the name and address of the test site.

Among those that are exempt from the test requirement , are freight drivers, persons with a residence permit or right in Sweden and persons traveling as a result of important family needs.

The test requirement means that you no longer have to show a corona passport to enter Sweden. The claim was presented on 22 December, but does not take effect until 28 December.

Previous restrictions

On Tuesday, the new prime minister held a press conference. There she announced stricter measures against corona since the infection had increased considerably.

– We are in a worrying situation. Now the spread of infection is increasing rapidly and we are seeing an increasing burden on the health care system. The spread of the new virus variant Omikron is worrying, she said just before Christmas.
On Tuesday, a number of measures were presented, but at that time a negative test upon entry was not yet a requirement. When the requirement for a negative test takes effect on 28 December, it will be added to the list of measures currently in force in Sweden.

These are the measures Sweden introduced before the Christmas weekend:

• Home office for everyone who has the opportunity
• Requirements for seated dining at bars and restaurants.
• One meter distance between visitors who are not in cohorts at bars and restaurants
• Public events of 20-500 participants may only have a seated audience.
• Events of over 500 participants require corona passes
• Constraints on congestion in shops and malls
• Constraints of congestion at leisure and cultural events, one can train but with infection control measures.
• Participation in rentals and cups indoors is not recommended until 16 January.
• Space booking on bus and train
• Maximum 50 participants in premises used for private events.

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