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Switzerland adds Britain, Netherlands, three others to quarantine list

Published 27/11/2021, 23:21
Updated 27/11/2021, 23:25
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Swiss police officers prepare mobile barriers blocking a street to protect a Christmas market on the Muensterhof square in Zurich, Switzerland November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Swiss police officers prepare mobile barriers blocking a street to protect a Christmas market on the Muensterhof square in Zurich, Switzerland November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland on Saturday widened quarantine requirements to stem the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant to travellers arriving from Britain, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Egypt and Malawi, where cases have been detected, its health ministry said.

On Friday, Switzerland banned direct flights from South Africa and the surrounding region due to the detection of a new COVID-19 variant, while also imposing restrictions on travel from other countries including Hong Kong, Israel and Belgium.

Entry from those countries would only be possible for Swiss citizens or those with a residence permit in Switzerland or the broader Schengen area.

Now, following the detection of new Omicron cases, travellers from Britain, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Egypt and Malawi will need to present a negative COVID-19 test and quarantine for ten days as well, the Federal Office of Public Health said in a tweet.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Swiss police officers prepare mobile barriers blocking a street to protect a Christmas market on the Muensterhof square in Zurich, Switzerland November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

It did not state whether travel from those countries would be limited to Swiss citizens and residents or not.

Two cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant have also been detected in the southern German state of Bavaria and in Itlay, both neighbours of Switzerland, but Switzerland has thus far not imposed travel restrictions on any countries with which it shares borders.

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