The Republic of Ireland will also require vaccinated and convalescents to submit a negative PCR test from Friday. This must be a maximum of 72 hours old at the time of entry. People who can show a recovery and / or a full vaccination against Covid-19 may also present an antigen result that is no more than 48 hours old in a transitional phase.

Anyone who has not been vaccinated or has recovered may only enter the country on presentation of a negative PCR test. Rapid antigen test results are no longer accepted for this group of people. According to the Ministry of Health, the new measure is a response to the emergence of the Omikron variant.

In France, too, there are changes to the entry regulations, but these are still much more relaxed than those in Ireland. Travelers who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 or who have not recovered need a negative PCR result from all EU countries, the smear of which is not older than 24 hours. So far, the deadline was 48 hours. The compulsory test does not apply to those who have been vaccinated or who have recovered.

Little by little, some EU members are tightening the entry requirements for those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered. Bulgaria started the game, because this state was the first member state of the European Union to introduce that a corona test is also required. Shortly afterwards pulled Portugal with similar provisions. Malta introduced that only fully in July 2021dig against Covid-19 vaccinated are allowed to enter.