Ukraine’s Health Ministry updated its list of “red” and “green” countries on Feb. 12. People traveling from 118 countries on the green list can enter Ukraine without controlled observation and self-isolation.
The list of “green countries” include France, Norway, Denmark, Bulgaria, Hungary, Canada, Turkey, Mexico, Egypt, Japan, Belarus, Japan, Georgia, Malaysia, India, Israeli and more.
The full list of “green” and “red” countries can be found here.
The Health Ministry updates the list once a week. It includes the 194 countries that are members of the World Health Organization.
While Ukraine has opened its borders to citizens of all countries, people coming from the “red countries” where the epidemiological situation is worse than in Ukraine have to undergo controlled observation or self-isolation for 14 days upon arrival.
There are 74 “red” countries on the list, including Portugal, Italy, Spain, the U.S., and the United Kingdom, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland and more.
Travelers who choose to self-isolate at home will have to install the state-developed app called “Diy Vdoma” (Apple App Store link, Google Play link), which monitors people’s location using their smartphones. The app must be already be installed when a traveler passes border control upon arrival.
Those who travel to Ukraine with negative PCR test results, received no later than 48 hours before crossing the border of Ukraine, don’t have to quarantine.
All foreigners arriving in Ukraine must have medical insurance that covers COVID-19 treatment in case they contract the virus.
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Those traveling to Ukraine should mind that the country has extended its quarantine restrictions until Feb. 28, and expects to prolong them.
The following things are forbidden in Ukraine under the current quarantine restrictions:
- Being in public places and public transport without wearing a face mask (streets aren’t considered public places, but transport stops and underground passes are);
- Being outside without an ID;
- Transporting more passengers than there are seats in the vehicle
- Educational institutions are forbidden to hold mass events for pupils from more than one group, class as well as to hold classes when over 50% of pupils and staff are self-isolated;
- Holding parties at nightclubs and eateries;
- Foreigners are not allowed to enter Ukraine without medical insurance;
- Leaving places of isolation (when infected but not hospitalized) without permission;
- Hostels are closed, but regular hotels and rehabilitation centers for people with disabilities and sanatoriums are open;
- Carrying out planned hospitalizations, except for treating pregnant women, newborns, cancer patients, providing palliative care and other emergency services;
- Visiting social care units, institutions providing social services, except those providing emergency social services;
- Visiting reception centers for refugees, stateless persons and foreigners who are staying in Ukraine illegally.
Other restrictions and limitations:
- Movie theaters and other cultural facilities should have no more than 50% of seats occupied;
- There should be no more than one person per 10 square meters at museums and galleries;
- Group classes at vocational schools and higher education institutions are limited to 20 people;
- Eateries should close no later than 11 p.m., except for delivery and takeout. They are banned from holding mass celebrations, banquets, workshops and public events. Also, there should be no more than 4 adults at one table in eateries, while the distance between the tables should no less than two meters;
- For religious events, there should be no more than one person per 5 square meters of the building’s indoor area. For outdoor events, people should maintain a distance of 1.5 meters between them;
- There should be no more than one person per 20 square meters at gyms.
- Mass events (sports, cultural, social, religious) may have no more than 20 people and one person per 1.5 square meters.
Earlier on Jan. 25, Ukraine reopened after the lockdown that has been in place since Jan. 8. The work of all non-essential businesses has now resumed.
Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said that the ministry had no plans to impose a new lockdown in March or April because the January lockdown yielded good results and stabilized the situation.
The country went back to the adaptive quarantine measures that had been in force since before the January lockdown.
