Finland is starting to require those coming from China to have a corona test, which has been taken no more than two days earlier. In addition, passengers and cabin crew are required to wear a mask on Chinese flights.
Like many other countries, Finland is starting to restrict passengers arriving from China.
So far, it is not known when the requirement for a prior test would come into force in Finland. The implementation of the alignment is being prepared in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Ministry of the Interior.
According to Kiuru, it is essential that solutions are reached as quickly as possible next week.
– It is clear that there is a rush, because many countries have already implemented the pre-test requirement. It is also clear that China’s coronavirus situation and the related restrictions will unravel, and therefore it would be good to have this pre-test requirement in place as soon as possible.
\”There is not enough information about the situation in China\”
In addition to a negative test result, passengers and cabin crew on Chinese flights are required to wear a mask. Finnair already requires the use of masks at the moment, and the same is expected from other airlines in the future.
Finland will also start testing waste water from airplanes regarding the coronavirus.
The corona ministerial working group decided last night to start preparations for the national implementation of EU decisions related to China’s corona situation. On Wednesday, EU countries decided on common EU-wide restrictions for travelers from China.
According to Kiuru, the fear is that Chinese tourism will increase and the number of passengers will increase after the restrictions are lifted.
– It is also clear right now that our current omikron variant will be replaced by another variant. There is not enough information about the coronavirus situation in China that the EU countries would have dared to trust that the situation will not cause health and safety problems for EU citizens, Kiuru explains the decision of the EU countries.
For example, Sweden has announced that the restrictions will come into effect tomorrow, Saturday.