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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    I've just returned from two weeks in Switzerland, and bar the very occasional sign or sticker that's been overlooked and about 1% of people wearing masks, it was pure 2019 normality. Marvellous!
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    I've just been to Berlin which is similarly strict. The Cologne/Dusseldorf area last year seemed a little more relaxed.
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    Likewise, I'm returning to Cologne for a few nights next weekend. Fingers crossed!
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    Vaccine passports or masks?

    The city of Berlin and the state of Bavaria. Bavaria were thinking about relaxing it a few months ago but I don't know whether it actually went ahead or not. In the rest of Germany, cloth masks still aren't allowed on public transport but a surgical mask is deemed sufficient. As far as the...
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    If I remember correctly, I was able to download a PDF confirmation. This was after filling the form out but before uploading proof of vaccination.
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    A shame, Vienna is my favourite city but I struggle with FFP2 masks so it doesn't look like I'll be going any time soon. Hopefully the Austrians will change their mind regarding vaccines having to have been administered within 270 days.
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    I'd imagine having to put your address in is because it's the same form for everyone, so it would be needed for those who do need to isolate. I've just had another look at the form myself and it doesn't seem to have changed from when I flew out on September 20th. Crucially it still says...
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    It says elsewhere (and indeed in some of the text you copied and pasted!) that providing proof of vaccination, proof of recovery or a negative test exempts you from the quarantine requirement. I went last month and had no issues, I attached my vaccination certificate to a link they email you...
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    I saw people doing similar on the TripAdvisor forum. Given that form a go myself, wish me luck!
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    Are people more reluctant to take a free seat due to Covid?

    On more than one occasion I've seen peak trains off Cambridge where seemingly nobody is willing to sit next to a stranger or stand in the aisle, but people are more than happy to cram themselves ten-deep into the vestibules.
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    Flew Stansted - Cologne with Ryanair. Proof of vaccination and entry form were checked when I dropped my suitcase. They were also checked at immigration at Cologne/Bonn alongside my passport. No tests needed whatsoever, but bear in mind Germany is pretty strict in terms of mask requirements and...
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    Just flown into Stansted from Germany. ePassport gates were working and I got through no problem.
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    I haven't been but apparently this has changed in the last few days. According to the TripAdvisor forum it's possible to apply for a Swiss Covid Pass to use as a visitor to the country though, you have to register with whichever canton you're staying in (or the first you're staying in if you're...
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    I ordered one from them the other evening and it arrived the next day. For my PCR test I went for a self-administered one from Dante Labs which was £48, again it arrived promptly.
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    I just tried doing it, scanning the French-generated QR codes with the German CoronaWarn app, but to no avail.
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    Has anyone on here flown abroad with Ryanair lately? I'm flying to Germany with them next week and have heard various stories of budget airlines making people pay for tests etc. I've got proof of being double-jabbed (which negates the need for any sort of test to enter Germany) and will...
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    To the best of my knowledge, the only German states insisting on FFP2 masks are Berlin and Bavaria - and Bavaria are thinking about ditching the requirement in favour of surgical masks like the rest of Germany.
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    Covid restrictions abroad: updates & observations

    The 'Day 2' test still has to be a PCR though, doesn't it?
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    19th July Lockdown Easing - Observations and Compliance

    Would certainly explain urinals being taped off!
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    19th July Lockdown Easing - Observations and Compliance

    You've reminded me of something bizarre I saw on a peak Stansted - Norwich the other day. Nobody wanted to sit next to a stranger, but people were more than happy to pile into the vestibule like sardines!

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