measures adopted in response to the covid-19 outbreak

Measures adopted in response to the COVID-19 outbreak outside the EU

(MOVE A.2)

Brussels, 31 March 2020

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COUNTRY/TERRITORY/REGION PAGE

1. Western Europe NON-EU 2 a. Switzerland, Norway, Iceland [EEA] 2 b. United Kingdom 3 c. San Marino, Monaco, Andorra 3

2. Western Balkans 5 a. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 b. North Macedonia, Kosovo 6 c. Montenegro, Serbia 7

3. Eastern Partners Countries 9 a. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia 9 b. Moldova, Ukraine 10

4. Turkey 11

5. Southern Neighbourhood Partners 12 a. Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia 12

6. East, Southeast and South Asia 14 a. China 14 b. Hong Kong, Macao 15 c. Taiwan 16 d. Republic of Korea 16 e. Japan 17 f. ASEAN (Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, Brunei, Myanmar, Thailand) 19

7. Gulf Cooperation countries 22 a. United Arab Emirates, Saudi-Arabia, Bahrein 22

8. Central Asia 23 a. Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan 23

9. America 24 a. Mexico, Brazil 24 b. Canada, United States 24

10. Russia 26

11. Iran 27

12. India & SAARC 27

13. Oceania 28

a. Australia, New-Zealand 28

14. Questions and Answers 29

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WESTERN EUROPE NON-EU

Country General Land Aviation Maritime

Switzerland • Travel restrictions to persons

from all countries, except if they

have a due reason (residence in

CH, work).

• Travellers may continue to

transit through Switzerland.

• Movement of goods is still

permitted.

• Border controls at all

borders, except with

Liechtenstein.

• Cross-border rails are

stopped at the

border,Passengers to

continue by their own

means.

• Several international train

and bus lines to France,

Germany and Austria are

cancelled.

• Air travel for tourism and

to see friends and family is

suspended.

Norway • Borders are closed for foreign

nationals who lack a residence

permit in Norway. Exemptions are

being prepared for EEA citizens

who work in Norway.

• Traffic of goods continues as

before, but there might be some

upcoming restrictions on the

freedom of movement for

personnel on vehicles/vessels

• Norwegians are advised to avoid

unnecessary travel

• Extensive border controls for

people; some border controls

for goods.

• Airports remain open.

Iceland • No official restrictions on transport,

except for Iceland’s obligations

under Schengen.

• Icelandair has strongly

reduced its service; it

compensates a bit by

transporting more cargo

• Denmark-Iceland

ferry stopped

running

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UK* • UK citizens are advised to avoid

non-essential travel to areas with

local transmission of COVID-19,

and avoid to come back home if

they are abroad.

• Advice does not apply to

international freight transport.

• There is a temporary and

limited relaxation of the

enforcement of driving and

rest times for the drivers

transporting goods

*Source: UK Government, DG MOVE COVID-19 Transport Measures website


San Marino • Internal public transports have

been suspended but transport

services provided on the basis of

international agreement are not

hindered.

• Transit between SM and Italy is

not affected (although the private

company that normally assures a

road connection between Rimini

and San Marino decided to

suspend its service).

Monaco • There will be no obstacle to the

good supply of products in

supermarkets, pharmacies, etc.,

coming from France.

• Helicopter companies are

invited to carry out

temperature checks on

their passengers

• Cruise ships are

not allowed to

stopover.

Restrictions on

use of pleasure

crafts as well.

Andorra • No additional restrictions on the

transport of goods with the

Member States of the European

• There is a restriction on the

number of passengers

crossing borders in buses,

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Union. Transport services provided

on the basis of international

agreement are not hindered.

• Spain has stopped commercial

activities of protective equipment

between Spain and Andorra, due

to a Commission regulation.

Andorra urges the EU to notify

the Spanish authorities that this

regulationshould not apply to

Andorra because of the existing

customs agreements.

with a maximum of 30% of

the capacity allowed. Private

companies have reduced

their activity even more.

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WESTERN BALKANS


Albania • All citizens entering the Republic of

Albania from the territories

affected by COVID-19 should put

themselves in quarantine for a

period of 14 days in the place where

they are hosted, as a precautionary

measure.

• All land border crossings

with neighbouring

countries are closed for

passengers.

• Freight transport operates

under new instructions

issued by the Minister of

Infrastructure and Energy.

• All international

flights to and

from Tirana are

suspended with

exception of Air

Albania flights to

and from Istanbul.

Bosnia and

Herzegovina • Foreign nationals are prohibited to

entry from Wuhan, South Korea,

Japan, Italy, Iran, France,Romania,

Germany, Austria, Spain,

Switzerland and Belgium.

• The measure does not apply to road

hauliers as well as aircraft crews

arriving in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

• Self-isolation for all arrivals

(Eurocontrol).

• Republika Srpska requested to the

Council of Ministers of Bosnia and

Herzegovina to:

• Negotiate with the Republic of

Croatia regarding freight road

transport operation, in which

representatives of the entities and

Brčko district would also take part.

• Enable passing of freight motor

vehicles transiting through the

Republic of Croatia in all directions,

on border crossing Šamac, which is

now not feasible.

• Enable presence of veterinary

inspection on border crossing Šamac

which is one of the three border

• In case of international

transit by road,cargo crew

cannot stay more than 12

hours on the territory of

BiH.

• Some rail border crossings,

including one with Serbia,

are closed.

• There is no special traffic

ban at international border

crossings except at border

crossings closed by

neighbouring countries.

• The Council of Ministers of

Bosnia and Herzegovina will

establish a team for

negotiation with the Republic

of Serbia regarding freight

road transport operation

• Airports in

Sarajevo, Mostar,

Banja Luka and

Tuzla closed from

March 30.

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crossings with the Republic of Croatia

for transit of freight motor vehicles.

• Enable transit of freight motor

vehicles through the Republic of

Croatia without convoy formations.

• Enable transit of freight motor

vehicles through the Republic of

Croatia also on the border crossing

Izačić.


North

Macedonia • Entrance to North Macedonia is

forbidden to all foreigners

coming from high and medium

risk countries, in accordance with

the list issued by the WHO.

• At the border with Greece, the

entrance in the next 30 days is

allowed only for Greek citizens and

foreigners with legal permits.

• There is a prohibition on movement

for all citizens from 9PM until

5AM.

• All major Border

Crossing Points

(BCPs) are open

for traffic.

• All other non-

major BCPs are

closed for

passengers and

light vehicles, but

remain open for

freight transport.

• Freight transport

remains normal,

but entrance and

exit during night

are forbidden.

• Passenger train

traffic operates in

restricted traffic

conditions.

• Skopje Airport

and Ohrid Airport

are closed.

Kosovo • The circulation of citizens and

private vehiclesbetween 10:00 AM

• Land borders are

closed for

• Air travel at

Pristina Airport

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and 4:00 PM and from 5:00 PM to

6:00 AM is prohibited, except for

medical needs, production, supply

and sale of essential goods.

• Free circulation is provided for

economic operators classified as

important, as well as free transport

of goods / services to ensure supply

chain operation.

travellers entering

Kosovo, with the

exception of

Kosovo citizens.

• Inter-urban

transport in

Kosovo, as well

as regular (road)

international

transport is

suspended until

further notice.

is suspended,

except military

flights and

medical

emergencies.

Exceptions are

crew-operated

round-trip lines,

but without

passengers and

serving only

travellers leaving

Kosovo.


Montenegro • Travel from Montenegro to

Japan, France, Germany,

Switzerland, Denmark and

Austria is prohibited.

• Placing under the sanitary

supervision of returnees /

passengers in international

traffic from Japan, France,

Germany, Switzerland,

Denmark, Slovenia and

Austria.

• Some border crossings are closed.

• Joint stock company

‘MONTECARGO’ Podgorica

introduced a transport restriction

to all railway undertakings about

temporary suspension of rail

freight operation in the railway

station Tuzi.

• Tivat

airports is

closed

(Eurocontrol

)

Serbia • Foreign citizens arriving from

abroad are not allowed to

enter Serbia (excluding the

diplomatic staff accredited in

Serbia and foreigners with a

valid residence permit).

• Citizens of the Republic of

Serbia as well as diplomatic staff

• Trains to Montenegro, Croatia

and Bulgaria are temporarily

stopped.

• Trains to Hungary are still

scheduled but only citizens of the

country of destination are

allowed to enter the country.

• Rail freight transport traffic at

• Belgrade

airport is

closed.

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accredited in Serbia and

foreigners with a valid

residence permit, arriving from

Switzerland, Italy, Iran,

Romania, Spain, Germany,

France, Austria, Slovenia,

Greece are obliged to carry out a

28-day mandatory quarantine.

border-crossings Kikinda

(towards Romania), Sremska

Rača (towards BiH) and

Bogojevo (towards Croatia) is

suspended.

• Other rail border crossings

remain open for freight traffic.

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EASTERN PARTNERS COUNTRIES

Country General Land Aviation Maritime Armenia • Travel ban for citizens of China, Iran,

South Korea, Japan, Italy, Spain, France,

Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria,

Belgium, Norway, Sweden, the

Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

• Flight restrictions to

Romania and Georgia

(Eurocontrol).

Azerbaijan • Entry to Azerbaijan is temporarily

suspended for all citizens of China and Iran.

• All land borders are closed. At

least in the case of the border

with Turkey, cargo is not

affected.

• Flights from and to

numerous destinations

have been suspended.

• Issuance of visas on

arrivals at international

airports suspended.

Belarus • Persons arriving from a country with

COVID-19 cases must self-isolate at

home. Exemptions for diplomats and those

involved in transportation.

• All borders of Belarus’

neighbouring countries are

closed to enter for foreigners.

Belarus did not impose such

measures. Belarus-Russian

border is also closed.

• Road (transit) cargo drivers

driving through Belarus,

including from Russia to the EU

and Ukraine, are required to

travel only on the republican

roads on which stopping

(parking) is possible.

• Drivers can’t leave the parking

space while stopping there.

• Transit drivers are required to

leave Belarus by the shortest

route no later than the

dayfollowing the day of entry.

Georgia • All foreign passengers will be banned

from crossing the state borderfor a

• Majority of flights from

and to Georgia are being

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period of two weeks, with an exception of

the diplomatic corps and family members of

Georgian nationals.

• State of Emergency restricts international

air, land and maritime traffic, except

cases provided by government’s degree.

PM stated cargo won’t be affected.

cancelled, flights between

Georgia and Turkey will

be suspended from 20

March.

• All Wizzair-flights are

suspended until May 1.


Moldova • Moldova plans to close

some crossing points

on the border with

Romania and Ukraine.

• Flights from and to

Austria, Belgium, Czech

Republic, Cyprus,

Germany, Ireland, the

U.K., Poland, Portugal,

Romania, Spain, Italy and

France are banned.

Ukraine • Entry into Ukraine is prohibited

for foreigners, diplomats and

permanent residents exempted.

• International passenger

transportation (rail, air, bus) is

temporarily suspended at all border

crossings and control points.

• Outbound tourism trips are banned;

borders open for Ukrainians

travelling by private transportation.

• International cargo

remains open, but

only at 49 out of 219

Ukrainian border

crossings.

• All rail lines have been

suspended.

• All commercial

intercity road travel has

been suspended.

• All international air

traffic from and to

Ukraine has been

suspended.

• Airports are closed, with

the exception of Boryspil

and Kyiv.

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TURKEY


Turkey • Nationals of Austria,

Belgium, Denmark, France,

Germany, Netherlands,

Norway, Spain and Sweden

are not allowed to enter

Turkey.

• Passengers who have

transited through or have

been in Austria, Belgium,

China, Denmark, France,

Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy,

Korea Rep., Netherlands,

Norway, Spain or Sweden in

the past 14 days are not

allowed to transit or enter

Turkey. Exemption for

Turkish citizens/residence, on

the condition of a 14-day

quarantine.

• For the moment, there are no

restrictions in domestic air,

rail, intercity road and urban

mobility.

• Drivers from many countries,

including AU, BE, CZ, DK, FR, FI,

GE, HU, IT, IR, LV, NL, PL, PR, ES,

SW, SI, cannot enter Turkey.

• Drivers from outside these countries

can only enter after a 14-day

quarantine outside Turkey.

• Turkish drivers returning to their

country have to undergo a fourteen-day

quarantine.

• At the border with Iran, Iraq and

Bulgaria, a ‘contact-free-trade’ policy

is adopted. Trailers, drivers or

containers are changed at the border

so that drivers do not need to enter

Turkey.

• Turkey has the intention to increase the

number of train frequencies on the

Plovdiv-Çerkezköy and Halkalı-

Kapıkule-Europe lines.

• Iran and Iraq: borders completely closed

for passengers and all vehicles and not

allowed to enter into the country.

• Georgia: border closed for passenger

movements by two sides. Freight

continues.

• Azerbaijan/Nahcivan: border closed for

passengers.

• All flights from/to a

number of countries,

including Austria,

Belgium, Denmark,

France, Germany,

Ireland, Italy,

Netherlands, Spain,

Sweden, Czechia,

Finland, Hungary,

Latvia, Poland, Portugal,

Slovenia are prohibited

until April 17.

(Exceptions include

repatriation flights, cargo

flights and emergency

flights)

• No restrictions

on maritime

cargo

transportation

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SOUTHERN NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERS


Lebanon

Jordan • Public transport is

suspended and domestic

travel is restricted.

• Royal Jordanian Airlines

has suspended all its

flights until April 13.

Israel • All borders are closed.

• Citizens arriving with

international flights cannot

use public transport.

• Public transport has

been reduced.

Palestine • Only Palestinian labourers

and businessmen who work

in industries that are crucial

for the Israeli economy

(healthcare, agriculture,

nursing and construction)

are permitted to enter Israel.

Egypt • Rail services during the

day have been reduced.

• Freight transportation

by train continues as

usual.

• Public and private

transport is banned

during the day.

• Suspension of incoming

flights to Egyptian

airports until 15 April.

• Egyptian airspace is not

closed; repatriation

flights are accepted.

Algeria • Public and rail transport

are suspended.

• All air links with France,

Span and Italy are

suspended.

• All sea links with

France and Spain

are suspended.

There are no sea

links with Italy

during this time of

the year.

Morocco • Trains have been

suspended, some lines

open for people

• All flights to and from

Europe are cancelled.

• Passenger

transport with

Spain and France

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working in essential

services. Freight

services are operating.

is cancelled.

Tunisia • All tourists (including large

groups of Italians and

French) are evacuated.

• Operations on main

train lines are

suspended.

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EAST, SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH ASIA

Country General Aviation Maritime

China • Temporary entry suspension for

foreigners holding valid visas or

residence permits.

• Diplomats are exempted but they

also face strict controls: EEAS

HQ advises against any travel to

China.

• Increasingly stringent measures for

incoming travellers, varying from

city to city.

• According to ERA, all cargo trains

from China to Europe are leaving.

• All international flights to Beijing will

make an intermediate stop at a

second-tier city, where health checks

will be conducted. Those who appear

healthy may continue their journey to

Beijing, all others need to stay in

quarantine at designated places for 14

days. All fees are incurred on them.

• Shanghai Airport has introduced a

practice of dividing the flows of arriving

passengers, separating those arriving

from potential risk countries/areas, who

then face much longer procedures at

the airport. Chongqing City and

Shandong Province have reportedly

adopted similar measures.

• China’s aviation regulator has instructed

Chinese airlines to significantly reduce

their international flights. Each airline is

only allowed to take one route to one

international country, with a maximum

of one flight a week. Foreign airlines

can only maintain one route to China

with no more than a weekly flight.

• According to the European

Chamber of Commerce in

China (EUCCC), there are

no new issues in terms of

shipping. There have been

some shortages of drivers

bringing containers into the

interior of the country, but

EUDEL expects this

gradually to come back to

normal again.

• Departures of cruise ships

from Chinese ports have

been suspended.

Country/Territory General Aviation Maritime

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Country/Territory General Aviation Maritime

Hong Kong • There is a ban on entry for

non-residents. Exemptions for

citizens from China, Taiwan and

Macao, unless they have been

overseas.

• There is a ‘Red Outbound

Travel Alert’ for the Schengen

Area, Ireland, UK and US,

advising against all non-

essential travelto these

countries.

• Most European airlines have

suspended flights to Hong Kong.

Lufthansa has limited operation;

Cathay Pacific still has some

reduced services to Europe as well,

but these services might be further

pared down now the new

restrictions are in place.

• Ferry services between

Hong Kong and Macao


Macao • Government websites report

that all travellers from

overseas countries are banned

from entering Macao from

March 18 onwards, regardless

of whether they arrive by air or

maritime routes. Chinese, Hong

Kong and Taiwan nationals are

exempted.

• There is no official

confirmation by the EEAS of

this yet: EEAS reported on

March 16 that people arriving in

Macao from Schengen, US and

UK need to stay in home

quarantine.

• Ferry services between

Hong Kong and Macao


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Taiwan

• All foreigners are now banned from

entering Taiwan, except for holders of

Taiwanese residency, those on diplomatic,

official visits, under contract or with special

approval obtained in advance.

• All countries in the world have been

marked as ‘Level 3 Countries’, the

highest level. This resultsin the following

travel advice and quarantine measures

issued by the Taiwanese government:

• Taiwanese are advised not to travel other

countries.

• All inbound travellers are required to go

in home quarantine for 14 days.

• Domestic transport functions normally.

• All passengers are

banned from making

flight transfers in Taiwan

until April 7.

• China Airways and EVA

Air are still flying from

Taiwan to Amsterdam,

Frankfurt, London, Paris,

Vienna, although with a

reduced frequency.

• No targeted measures affecting

cargo, but shipments have

significant delays and are

being stopped for several days

in ports and other entries to

Taiwan


Republic of Korea • All travellers from Europe are subject to a

‘special immigration procedure’.

• This procedure requires fever checking,

checking of contact details and the

requirement to install an app to self-monitor

and submit results for 14 days.

• Procedure also applies if travellers come

from the countries mentioned, but arrive in

Korea via another country.

• Most European carriers

have discontinued their

flight operations with

Korea. Examples are KLM

and Lufthansa. Korean

carriers have also

discontinued their

operations with Europe.

• Transferring to Korea

seems only possible via

China, Japan, UAE, US,

Singapore, Russia and

Qatar.

• Korean government has

announced that it will delay

its reclaiming of traffic

• Incheon Port continues to

operate cargo without any

special problems. Supply

chains in the country are in good

fit.

• Maritime transport of

passengers with China and

Japan has been discontinued.

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rights and allocated slots

from airlines. It will also

cut landing fees, exempt

airlines from parking

charges and allow airlines

to pay other airport-related

usages fees for the March-

May period later.

• All medical equipment

(except banned masks)

and respirators are

available for the EU to

buy from Korea, but an

expected reduction of

cargo operations in the

near future might be a

hazard in this regard.


Japan As of midnight 19 March, there is entry ban for non-

Japanese who travelled to the following areas during the

past 14 days:

• Italy: The provinces of Liguria, Trentino-Alto

Adige, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia and Valle d’Aosta

(newly added to the previous list of Veneto,

Emilia-Romagna, Piedmont, Marche and

Lombardia provinces)

• Spain: The provinces of Madrid, Basque, La

Rioja and Navarra

Additional border measures concerning EU MS (in

force from 0h00 21 March):

• Request for 14-day self-quarantine upon arrival

for foreign nationals coming from: Schengen

Area, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania,

Ireland

• Suspension of visas and suspension of application

• Many carriers (European and

Japanese) have suspended

their flights to Japan. Air

France, Lufthansa, KLM and,

Alitalia (to Rome) have

reduced flights.

• Japan also suspended the

rule for slots allocation

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of visa waivers for: Schengen Area, Bulgaria,

Croatia, Cyprus, Romania, Ireland Current Japan travel advice to EU Member States

• Level 3 (avoid travel): Italy, Estonia, Austria, the

Netherlands, Spain, Slovenia, Denmark,

Germany, France, Belgium, Malta, Luxembourg

• Level 2 (avoid non-essential travel): Ireland,

Cyprus, Greece, Croatia, Sweden, Slovakia,

Czech Republic, Hungary, Finland, Bulgaria,

Poland, Portugal, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania

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ASEAN

Country/Region General Aviation Maritime

ASEAN • No measures taken at the regional level Philippines • The Philippines temporarily stopped issuing visas as well as the visa-

free privileges to all foreigners.

• Land, air, and sea travel of uniformed personnel for official

business, especially those transporting medical supplies, laboratory

specimens, related to COVID-19, and other humanitarian assistance,

shall be allowed.

• No Filipino tourists shall be allowed to fly out of the country at any time.

• Foreigners are allowed to leave the country.

• All domestic flights are

cancelled.

• There are still some

connections to Europe.

Connections via HK and

Singapore are not possible

anymore.

Malaysia • For the period of 18-31 March, there is a ban on entry for all tourists

and foreign visitors into the country, including foreigners with long-

stay visa. Exemptions for permanent residents and family members.

• Expatriates who are involved or required under essential services

must have an approval from Immigration before entering Malaysia

within this MCO period &are required to do 14 days self-quarantine.

• Singapore refuses transit. All 9-border points with Thailand on land

and sea blocked.

• Many flights suspended,

Malaysia Airlines is still

operating but dependent on

Gulf States/Turkish

Airlines.

• Flights to Thailand hugely

complicated (health

certificate and 100,000

USD health insurance).

• Port and

logistics are

functioning but

a lot of

containers are

blocked in port

because the

addressee is

closed.

Cambodia • Temporary ban for foreign travellers who have recently been to

France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Iran and USA.

• All citizens returning from Europe are asked to go through a 14-day

quarantine.

• Cambodian citizens are asked not to travel to Europe unless mandatory.

• Cambodia closed land borders with Vietnam and agreed with

Vietnamese authorities on arrangements to ensure the flow of goods

through the border. Land borders with Thailand and Laos are closed.

• Most airlines have

suspended international

connections to Phnom

Penh and Siem Reap.

• Repatration flights will be

chartered by Qatar

Airways.

Singapore • From 24 March onwards, no short-term visitors will be allowed to

enter or transit through Singapore. Entry of long-term pass holders,

including the dependents, will only be allowed for those providing

essential services (healthcare, transport).

• Flight services strongly

reduced

Vietnam • Visa for European travellers are suspended. Visa for US travellers is

suspended on arrival and will be treated at Vietnamese Consulates, on

case by case, depending on the state of origin.

• All people coming from hit-regions to Vietnam are subject to 14-day

• Most international

companies have suspended

flights, although some

connections are still

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centralized quarantine.

operational.

Indonesia • Strengthened international travel restrictions are in force:

suspension for one month of the visa exemption/visa on arrivals policy

and no entry or transit for travellers having visited Iran, CH, DE, ES,

FR, IT, Vatican, UK in the last 14 days. Previous travel restrictions still

apply (China, regions of Korea). Foreigners not subject to these

restrictions must present a health certificate when applying for visa. • Government waived fines on overstays, due to long queues at the visa

offices.

Laos • Laos is effectively locked down for international connections. Only

non-tourist visas are issued, at embassies abroad. Health declaration and

travel moment history required.

• Passengers are monitored arriving at the international airports,

those travelling from the outbreak zones will be isolated for 14 days

– either in a hospital if they have Covid-19 symptoms and/or have been

in touch with a confirmed patient, or at home.

• Land borders with Thailand and Vietnam are closed, except customs

(cleared delivery trucks with one driver). Nearly all other BCPs are

closed too.

• Lao nationals are prohibited from travelling outside the country for

tourism or commercial reasons.

• Most flights are cancelled;

there is a very limited service

to China. Requirements to

board these planes are

impossible to fulfil for

foreigners.

Brunei • Entry and transit for foreign nationals to/through Brunei is no

longer possible until further notice.

• All travellers are subjected to a 14-day quarantine.

• It is only possible to leave Bruneiwith a special permit; this regulation

affects all residents of Brunei, including foreigners and diplomats.

• Last flight option available to

Europe via Kuala Lumpur /

Doha.

Myanmar • Temporary suspension of entry of foreign national through any

border check points between Myanmar and its neighbouring

countries.

• Myanmar has now stopped issuing visas on arrival and e-visas for all

nationalities until 30 April.Foreigners will only get a Myanmar Visa

only if they have COVID-19 free certificate.

• Trade with China at Muse border is open for business as usual.

• Foreign nationals can enter/exit

only at Yangon, Mandalay and

Nay Pyi Taw international

airports.

• In the absence of a confirmed

connecting flight from

Bangkok outwards passengers

• There has been no

report on the

restriction

concerning maritime

transport

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There has not been a report to close border trade from Myanmar

side.

• Upon arrival all Myanmar nationals and foreigners will have to spend

14 days in a quarantine facility.

are denied access to flights to

Bangkok. Transit in Bangkok

cannot exceed 24 hours.

Thailand • There is a closure of all entry points to the country in all modes and

means of transport.

• Exceptions made for diplomats and foreign nationals with work permit,

but they need a fit-for-fly declaration and are subject to health

checks.

• According to the CAAT, a temporary exemption is granted to

transit passengers in Thailand until 31 March, 23:59 Thailand local

time. They are also subject to afit-to-fly certificate.

• Imports and exports as well as goods in transit via land transport

are allowed only at designated checkpoints.

• Most flights are cancelled

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GULF COOPERATION COUNTRIES


United Arab Emirates • Home quarantine of 4 daysupon

arrival, followed by a second test for

passengers arriving from some

countries.

• Suspension of visa waiver entries

into the UAE for EU countries,

except diplomatic passports.

• It is not clear how this affects EU

citizens who are residing in UAE but

are currently outside the country.

UAE government needs to clarify.

• Airports closed, initially

for 2 weeks from March

24

Saudi-Arabia • Foreign Missions are asked to

reduce consular activities.

• All international flights

suspended for two

weeks, from March 15.

Bahrain • Passengers arriving at

airports are tested. Some

international flights still

ongoing.

Qatar • International flights

ongoing, even expanding.

Also more flights from

Europe to Australia via

Qatar.

Oman • No international flights

anymore.

Kuwait • No international flights

anymore, except for

repatriating Kuwait

citizens.

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CENTRAL ASIA


Kyrgyzstan • Entry banned to

all foreigners.

• Border with China

is closed.

Kazakhstan • State of

emergency.

• Capital Nur-Saltan

and biggest city

Almaty closed.

• Freight traffic

with China

continues.

Uzbekistan • All public events

are suspended;

schools closed.

• All road

transportations

suspended.

• All flights

suspended.

Tajikistan • There is a

limitation of

flights.

Turkmenistan • Land borders

closed.

• Flights cancelled. • Maritime borders

closed.

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AMERICA Country General Land Aviation Maritime

Mexico • State of emergency declared.

• Ban on non-

essential border

crossing with the

US.

Brazil • There are restrictions to entry in

Brazil based on the place or origin

of passengers (not nationality).

• There are no restrictions on

departing from Brazil. Many

people therefore use Brazil as an

escape route.

• Restrictions on public transport and

restaurants in Rio de Janeiro and

Sao Paulo.

• The Ministry of Health expects that

Brazil will reach the peak of

coronavirus pandemic by May –

June even if the situation is likely to

become critical already in April

• Border with

Venezuela

partially closed,

trucks with

merchandise will

continue crossing.

• Brazilian airports and the

Brazilian airspace remain

open to flights to and

from Europe.

• However, there is a

significant reduction in

the offer of flights

having as destination

countries in Europe (or

European Union).

Similarly for internal

flights (barely 1 flight per

day and only for main

capitals).


Canada • Borders are closed to non-residents,

except US citizens and diplomatic

passport holders.

• Except essential workers, anybody

• Covid 19-related

controls in different

points of entry (e.g.

road)

• All international

airports are

conducting specific

controls and

• Canadians are

advised to avoid

cruise ship travel.

• There are COVID-

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arriving to Canada from abroad is

required to undergo a self-isolation for

14 days and to contact local public

health authority within 24 hours of

arrival.

• US - Canada border closure for non-

essential travel (except essential work).

Trade activities remain open (e.g.

supply chains of food, fuel, medicine).

verifications. Ban on

boarding on all

passengers who are

presenting

symptoms.

(international and

domestic flights)

• International

flights are

redirected to 4

airports to ensure

proper controls.

• Other airports

remain open for

domestic flights and

arrivals from (e.g.)

US and Mexico.

19 related controls in

ports.

• Cruise ships with

more than 500

passengers are

banned from

docking until July.

United

States • Ban on entry to all who were

‘physically present’ inSchengen,

Ireland, UK, China, Iran in the 14 days

preceding their (attempted) entry in the

US.

• Some exemptions for US citizens,

residents, diplomats and crew members.

• US - Canada border closure for non-

essential travel (except essential work).

Trade activities remain open (e.g.

supply chains of food, fuel, medicine).

• Stimulus package of $2 trillion,

covering all business sectors, adopted

by Senate

• Serious reduction of

air capacity between

Europe and US;

many flights

cancelled/suspended.

• Airport slot waiver

has been adopted.

• Some EU citizens

have been denied

boarding flights

back to Europe,

due to different

applications of travel

restrictions by

airlines.

• Repatriation flights

are being organized.

• ‘No Sail Order’ for

cruise ships, except

any cruise ships that

voluntarily

suspended

operations for the

period of this Order.

• Disembarking

problem, including

EU citizens, from

cruise ships in US

ports.

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RUSSIA


Russia • Borders closed;

international transport

(air, rail, land)

exempted.

• Entry of foreigners into

the country is banned

until May 1.Exemptions

for diplomats and their

families, members of

crew, members of IOs.

• Social economic support

package (RUB 300

billion, € 3,5 billion)

focused on certain sectors

and its SMEs, particularly

tourism and transport

such as air transport

sector (e.g. defer tax

payment, no payment into

sectorial reserve funds

until the end of 2020,

additional gov.

guarantees, Central

Bank’s lighter regulatory

requirements).

Rail:

• International passenger trains

from Moscow to France, Germany,

Italy, Czech Republic, Poland,

Latvia as well as with Moldova,

Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,

Azerbaijan, Mongolia, North Korea

are suspended.

• International passenger trains to

China are also suspended.

• The Russian-Finnish border will

be closed to passenger transport.

Freight railway transport is not

affected.

• Trains from Russian cities to

Kaliningrad, via Lithuania, continue

working without stops in Lithuania.

• Some train routes within Russia are

suspended due to lack of demand.

Road:

• Land borders with Belarus,

Georgia, Poland, Norway and China

are closed. Passenger transport with

Armenia is suspended until March

30. Cargo is not affected.

• All flights from and to

Russia are suspended

as of March 27.

• There are charter

flights to repatriate

Russian and EU

citizens.

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IRAN


Iran • EU Airlines are

not flying to Iran.

INDIA & SAARC


India • There are temporary

travel restrictions for

EU citizens.

• All transport services

(air, rail, land) are

suspended.Transport

ation of essential

goods is exempted.

• Repatriation of EU

citizens will be

affected by lockdown.

• No public

transport (Buses,

trains, taxis etc) is

functioning.

• All international commercial

flights to India have stopped

until March 29. An extension

of that order is also considered

to be likely.

• Consequently, approximately

25.000 EU-citizens currently

residing or travelling in India,

are struggling to return to

Europe. India has issued

instructions to grant free

extensions of visa in case of

need. Evacuation flights are

being organised by EU MS.

• All domestic flights are

grounded from March 24 in the

evening onwards.

• Despite the government’s

instructions to keep ports

open and supply chains

running, both in-bound and

out-bound shipments at

ports are facing problems,

risking to cause supply

disruptions for perishable

goods and essential items.

• Container movement at the

Nhava Sheva port in

Mumbai came to a de facto

standstill in the beginning

of the week as truck drivers

were escaping to their

villages and custom house

agents were not allowed to

report to work.

• Port operations have

resumed at reduced

capacity after letter of EU

DEL.

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OCEANIA


Australia • General ban on travel: no

foreigners allowed to entry

the country and Australians

cannot travel overseas.

• Ban on cruise liners from

foreign ports arriving at

Australian ports for 30

days.

New Zealand • Ban on entry for foreigners.

• Nationwide lockdown.

• Request to allow repatriation flights has

been made by the EU

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Ongoing flights / repatriation

Is there an EC tool to monitor the state of play of flight connections to/from Europe, which can be used to help repatriation efforts of

the EU citizens stranded in third countries?

• For repatriation, DG ECHO is in charge, or more precisely the 24/7 Emergency Response Coordination Centre.

2. Measures taken by EU member states

Which measures, affecting transport and mobility, have been taken by EU member states in response to COVID-19?

• A regularly updated overview of measures taken by EU member states and the UK, Norway and Switzerland can be found on:

https://ec.europa.eu/transport/coronavirus-response_en

https://ec.europa.eu/transport/coronavirus-response_en

measures adopted in response to the covid-19 outbreak

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