March 12, 2020

COVID19 outbreak – EU official sources per country

Through its members, EMEE has gathered official governmental information by most of European countries regarding safety measures put in place to contrast the COVID19 outbreak. The list will be updated daily.

EMEE MEMBERS STATE BY STATE UPDATE LINKS on COVID-19 Virus 

AUSTRIA

FAQ for the situation in Austria can be found here: https://www.sozialministerium.at/en/Coronavirus/FAQ-Coronavirus.html 

Travel information (only in German): https://www.bmeia.gv.at/reise-aufenthalt/reiseinformation/laender/ 

https://www.bmeia.gv.at/reise-aufenthalt/einreise-und-aufenthalt-in-oesterreich/einreise-und-aufenthalt/ 

BELGIUM

Federal government website:

https://www.info-coronavirus.be/fr/2020/03/12/phase-2-maintenue-passage-en-phase-federale-et-mesures-additionnelles/

CZECH REPUBLIC

https://koronavirus.mzcr.cz/staty-sveta-s-vysokym-rizikem-prenosu-nakazy/ Czech Health Ministry website (in Czech)

https://www.mzv.cz/jnp/cz/cestujeme/aktualni_doporuceni_a_varovani/omezeni_dopravy_koronavirus.html Ministry of Foregin Affairs 

ESTONIA

https://www.terviseamet.ee/en/covid19 Estonian National Health Board official site

https://vm.ee/en Estonian Foreign Ministry, publishes suggestions towards travel restrictions

https://news.err.ee/coronavirus-in-estonia (The national broadcasting news site gathering related news in English)

FINLAND

Daily updates  by the Finnish institute of health and welfare https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates

Instructions for passengers arriving in Finland https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates/instructions-for-passengers-arriving-in-finland-coronavirus-covid-19-

FRANCE

LAST Update before full containment

https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000041721916&categorieLien=id

https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=7DF32815A3B892ABC6F84A82E42EED1D.tplgfr25s_1?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000041704203&dateTexte=&oldAction=rechJO&categorieLien=id&idJO=JORFCONT000041704068

GERMANY

Country-Federal States Agreement – Guidelines against the spread of coronavirus (only in German):

https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/meseberg/leitlinien-zum-kampf-gegen-die-corona-epidemie-1730942

Extension of the existing guidelines on the restriction of social contacts (only in German):

https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/coronavirus/besprechung-der-bundeskanzlerin-mit-den-regierungschefinnen-und-regierungschefs-der-laender-1733248 

Daily updates on the coronavirus by the German Ministry of Health:

https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/en/press/2020/coronavirus.html

FAQs for the situation in Germany can be found here (only in German):

https://www.rki.de/SharedDocs/FAQ/NCOV2019/FAQ_Liste.html 

Travel information (only in German):
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/covid-19/2296762 

GREECE

New measures announced by Mr Tsiodras include the closure of courts, theaters, cinemas, entertainment centers and gyms throughout Greece.

https://www.moh.gov.gr/articles/ministry/grafeio-typoy/press-releases/6847-enhmerwsh-diapisteymenwn-syntaktwn-apo-ton-ekproswpo-toy-ypoyrgeioy-ygeias-gia-ton-neo-kronoio-kathhghth-swthrh-tsiodra-12-3-2020

HUNGARY

Hungarian Government’s official website on the updated status:

https://koronavirus.gov.hu/ 

Daily update on the website of the US Embassy of Hungary (in English):
https://hu.usembassy.gov/covid-19/

IRELAND 

https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/coronavirus/

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html

https://www.cultureireland.ie/news/article/covid-19

ITALY

Ministry of Foreign Affairs https://www.esteri.it/mae/en/,  http://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/ 

Italian Government Official Website http://www.governo.it/ 

Ministry of Health http://www.salute.gov.it/nuovocoronavirus 

LATVIA

Latvian Foreign Ministry, publishes suggestions towards travel restrictions:https://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/news/latest-news/65686-travel-alerts-and-warnings-for-a-number-of-country-updated-due-to-covid-19-outbreak

Ministry of Health:http://www.vm.gov.lv/en/ministry/novel_coronavirus_covid19_advice_for_the_public1/

Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC):https://spkc.gov.lv/lv/aktualitates/get/nid/787

LITHUANIA

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: https://urm.lt/default/en/important-covid19

Government’s web page: http://lrv.lt/en/relevant-information/coronavirus-in-lithuania/relevant-information-1

Ministry of Health – http://sam.lrv.lt/en/

National Preparedness for Emergencies in Lithuania – https://www.lt72.lt/go.php/eng/Frequently-asked-questions-faq-about-the-novel-coronavirus

LUXEMBOURG

Luxembourg gouvernement: https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2020/03-mars/17-secteur-culturel-covid19.html?fbclid=IwAR2gxCww2hnIk-xQ8ztFMmBBKn9YIPzeHII3TCJSoBm-aTknrsEwzAMyCaM

Measures taken by the government in Luxembourg on the 12th of March:

https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/communiques/2020/03-mars/12-cdg-extraordinaire-coronavirus.html

POLAND

General Sanitary Office

https://gis.gov.pl/en/homepage/ (only in Polish)

All schools, universities, cinemas, theaters and cultural institutions are closed.

PORTUGAL

General Directorate of Health:

https://www.dgs.pt/corona-virus.aspx

Flights to Italy suspended.

Social gatherings and events are being counselled against, but only forbidden where there are active links to Covid-19 cases. 

Most significant music and cultural events across the country are cancelled at least to April 4th.

SPAIN

Spain Health Ministery

https://www.mscbs.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertasActual/nCov-China/home.htm

Balearic Islands (in Spanish)

http://www.caib.es/pidip2front/jsp/es/ficha-noticia/salud-anuncia-medidas-para-contener-la-expansioacuten-del-sars-cov-2-en-las-illes-balears0

Catalonia (in Catalan)

http://web.gencat.cat/ca/coronavirus/

SWITZERLAND

Federal Office of Public Health
Measures:

https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/massnahmen-des-bundes.html

Recommendations for travellers:

https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/empfehlungen-fuer-reisende.html 

How to protect yourself and others:

https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/so-schuetzen-wir-uns.html 

UKRAINE

Events for 200+ people banned, Ukrainian government website: https://covid19.com.ua/

UNITED KINGDOM

UK Government’s coronavirus response: https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response