COVID-19 Update – new measures to travel to Romania from 10 December 2021 to 8 January 2022

Goods, Passenger

The National Committee for Emergency Situations in Romania issued new measures applicable from 10 December 2021 (00h00) to 8 January 2022 (24.00).

The following measures apply to drivers of goods vehicles, as well as those who provide passenger transport, who are not vaccinated or recovered, arriving from Member States of the European Union, the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation: 

- Drivers coming from the green or yellow zones are exempted to quarantine or to present a negative result of a RT-PCR test for SARS- CoV-2 infection. The driver exemption only applies when travelling for professional purposes. 
- Drivers coming from the red zone are exempted to quarantine if they present a negative result of a RT-PCR test for SARS- CoV-2 infection performed no later than 72 hours before entering the country. The driver exemption only applies when travelling for professional purposes. 

For commercial drivers (goods or passenger transport) arriving from any other country the following measures apply, regardless if the drivers are vaccinated or not, or recovered:
- Drivers are exempted to quarantine if they present a negative result of a RT-PCR test for SARS- CoV-2 infection performed no later than 48 hours before entering the country, regardless of the classification of the countries (green, yellow, or red). The driver exemption only applies when travelling for professional purposes. 

The list of countries/territories according to the cumulative incidence rate of COVID-19 is updated every week on Friday, and is available here  (in Romanian).

Source: UNTRR