Press release from Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Advice against travel to Estonia, Ireland and Latvia extended

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The Ministry for Foreign Affairs decided today to extend the advice against non-essential travel to Estonia, Ireland and Latvia until 2 December.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs makes the assessment that since the last review, no changes have occurred in these countries that would warrant lifting the advice against non-essential travel.

Today’s decision

Regarding the advice against non-essential travel to all countries that was issued on 14 March 2020 and has since been extended, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs has decided the following:

  1. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs extends the advice against non-essential travel to Estonia, Ireland and Latvia until 2 December 2020.

    In previous decisions, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs lifted the advice against non-essential travel to: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the Vatican City.

  2. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs previously issued advice against non-essential travel to countries outside the EU/the EEA/the Schengen area up to and including 31 January 2021. This decision still applies.

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