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Travelers hoping to reach Iceland will be able to do so without being quarantined or tested if they have had and recovered from COVID-19.
Starting December 10, those entering the country will be exempted from the mandatory quarantine and screening requirements for Covid-19 if they can provide evidence of a previous infection, according to the Directorate of Health, CNN reports.
Current regulations require all travelers arriving in Iceland from areas at risk of Covid-19 to remain in quarantine for 14 days or to undergo two Covid-19 screening tests five days apart, during which they are quarantined. Iceland currently considers all countries at risk.
Travelers will be exempted from all these measures only if they can provide evidence of a previous infection consisting of documents issued by recognized hospitals or confirmation from the chief epidemiologist in Iceland, a foreign ministry spokesperson said for the cited source. The clinical diagnosis is not considered valid, he added.
Iceland was praised for its handling of the crisis, following the increase in cases in February. After a rigorous control regime, on June 15 the country reopened its borders.
In November, the country announced a “cautious relaxation” of restrictions.
So far, Iceland has reported 5,413 coronavirus cases and 27 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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