What Swiss citizens need to know that they target Kosovo

The summer holiday atmosphere has already begun and, after a prolonged absence, everyone wants to finally shut down “as people”.

Despite the clear improvement of the pandemic situation, however, the Coronavirus continues to be around, writes albinfo.ch. Hence, various countries continue to practice various measures to protect themselves and tourists from possible infection (still).

The newspaper 20minute has made a detailed explanation of all measures Swiss citizens must respect in cases when they travel towards several countries that are Swiss' most frequent summer destinations. Among them are Kosovo and Albania.

These should take into account Swiss citizens who want to travel to Kosovo

Swiss citizens who want to go on vacation in Kosovo must show a negative test to border authorities PCR is no older than 72 hours. If you do not have such a test, you may be denied entry. At the same time, this rule does not apply to completely vaccinated persons who received the second dose of vaccine at least 14 days ago, writes 20 minutes.ch.

As for clarification: Kosovars with two citizenship, Kosovar and Swiss, are released from the obligation, provided they have the Kosovo passport (even if it is expired) or any other document that testifies to Kosovo's citizenship, writes albinfo.ch.ch.

Non-Kosovoers who have stayed in India, Brazil or South Africa before entering Kosovo are not allowed to enter the country. While Kosovo citizens who have recently been to these three countries must remain in quarantine at home for 14 days immediately after their arrival and plead for Covid-19 twice a week.

Apart from the cited restrictions that apply for entry, even within the country itself, Kosovo, it becomes clear that the pandemic continues to exist.

So after leaving the apartment, you have to wear a mask. But that is not true of pedestrians, runners, and riders as long as they keep the minimum 2m distance from other people. Individuals or up to four persons from a house (family) are also expelled from this obligation in a vehicle, as well as in eating and drinking at locals.

At the entrance of public buildings, body temperature is often measured.

Only 50 percent of the number of passengers in public transportation may be allowed compared with previous times to albinfo.ch. Taxis are also not allowed to take more than three passengers.

Public meetings allowed to be held only with limited number of participants

Overall, caution is recommended despite the recent decline in the number of infections. Thus, the Foreign Office in Germany emphasises on its website that there are “-small capacity for intensive medical treatment” in Kosovo.

If you notice coddy-19 symptoms or have had contact with an infected person, you should call the Kosovo Health Ministry's phone line at +383 (0) 38 200 800.