Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has removed Qatar from the risk list of countries on May 20. This means arrivals from Qatar are no longer required to quarantine.
They also removed Palestine, Poland, Serbia and Hungary from the “FOPH list of risk countries” along with Qatar.
The decision of FOPH means all arrivals from these countries are no longer required to quarantine, but, they will need to undergo a PCR test result 72 hours before entering Switzerland.
The current risk list is as follows
1. Countries*
Andorra
Argentina
Bahrain
Belgium
Cabo Verde
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Egypt
Estonia
Georgia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Kuwait
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Maldives
Mexico
Mongolia
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Paraguay
Seychelles
Slovenia
Sweden
Tanzania
Turkey
Uruguay
2. Countries* with a worrying variant
Brazil
Canada
India
Nepal
South Africa
* The following applies for all countries that do not share a border with Switzerland: If a country is on the list, this includes all of its areas, islands and overseas territories – even if they are not listed separately.
3. Areas of neighbouring countries
France:
Région Centre-Val de Loire
Région Hauts-de-France
Région Île de France
Région Normandie
Région Occitanie
Région Pays de la Loire
Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Germany:
Land Sachsen
Land Thüringen
Italy:
Regione Campania
Regione Puglia
