The list of countries that must quarantine on returning to Switzerland increases

(Updated at 14.22) - Belgium, the Balearic Islands, Malta and India will be on the list of coronavirus risk areas from Thursday the 20th August - Individuals returning to Switzerland will have to remain in quarantine for ten days.

The updated list by the Federal Department of the Interior now includes 53 countries and regions: in addition to Belgium, the Balearic Islands (but not the Canary Islands), Malta and India, Albania, Andorra, Gibraltar, Faroe Islands have been added, Monk, Namibia. Ten-day quarantine has been mandatory since the beginning of July for people returning from a country or region with a high risk of infection. Those returning to Switzerland must report to the cantonal authorities within two days and random sample checks are carried out to verify compliance with the provision. Currently 16,260 returned from areas at risk are in quarantine.

List for those arriving in Switzerland valid from 20 August (new additions in bold):

Albania

Andorra

Argentine

Armenia

Aruba

Bahamas

Bahrain

Belgium

Belize

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Cape Verde

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Eswatini (Swasiland)

Guatemala

Gibraltar

Guam

Honduras

India

Iraq

Faroe Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands

Israel

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kosovo

Kuwait

Luxembourg

North Macedonia

Maldives

Malta

Mexico

Moldova

Monk

Montenegro

Namibia

Oman

Panama

Peru

Qatar

Dominican Republic

Romania

Sint Maarten

Spain including the Balearic Islands (excluding the Canary Islands)

United States (including Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands)

South Africa

Suriname

Occupied Palestinian Territory