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WHEN CASES in Indonesia are reliant and also in several countries in the world, holiday desires must have appeared in your mind. Especially, after almost two years living life at home with a variety of problems, you must think if the holiday can refresh your mind.
Entering winter in Europe, surely many people want to be able to visit the winter country. One of them is Switzerland. For those of you holiday lovers filled with snow, this country is indeed the most suitable to visit. Snow tourist attractions for famous skiing there are in Zermatt, a small town located right on the border with Italy and surrounded by high towering mountains.
Here, more than 200-kilometers of pistes accommodate skiers from all abilities starting from new beginners finding lanes until expert skiers who are ready to face the top station at an impressive altitude of 3,883-meters.
Zermatt is a favorite destination in Switzerland for skiers because the rain is thick, the scenery is amazing, and there are many difficult lines that are often quiet. For those who want the ultimate adventure, there are also off-piste opportunities, some of which can also be accessed with the help of mountain guides.
But, unfortunately at this time the COVID case in Switzerland tends to be still high. The Extraordinary Ambassador for Switzerland concurrently Liechtenstein, Muliaman Hadad said the case was still quite high every day between 1,500-2,000. The variant that infecting is a delta known for its rapid spread.
“For the size of the Swiss number it is high because the Swiss residents are only 8 million. But the people are tired and ignorant to be in cities and tourist attractions remain crowded. For people who want to move still must show a COVID certificate as a requirement,” he remarked.
Muliaman added, currently more than half of Swiss residents have been vaccinated completely twice, so some easing has been allowed even though every day there are still around 1,000 to 1,500 new cases.
He added, the Indonesian Embassy in Bern himself, always reminded Indonesian residents in Switzerland to remain cautious and follow the health protocol set by the local authority.
“To Indonesian people who intend to travel to Switzerland are also asked to be careful and prepare valid travel documents and pay attention to travel regulations that have recently experienced changes in line with the development of pandemics in each country,” he finished.
Launching Schengenvisa August 21 2021, the Swiss Federal Public Health Office (FOPH) has revealed that travelers from 25 UE countries/Schengen areas can enter Switzerland without subject to restrictions related to the Corona virus.
Thus, this means travelers from the following countries are freed from testing and quarantine requirements as long as they hold the COVID-19 UE digital certificate. The country is Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
In addition, except for the countries of the UE/Schengen mentioned above, the free entry of restrictions is also permitted for the arrival of the third country listed below (including European micro countries) which have been added to the list of safe countries Epidemiologically EU, the EU Commission suggested gradually pulling out restrictions.
List of countries namely Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada Croatia, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Macao, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States of America and Vatican City State.
For those of you who plan to travel in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, must have legal evidence of vaccination. For a recovery certificate, the document came into force since the 11th day after receipt of the positive test results of COVID-19, and is considered valid for 180 days.
Whereas for those who decide to enter Switzerland by showing the results of the COVID-19 negative test, the PCR test results must be obtained within 72 hours before entering, while the results of the antigen test quickly must be made within 48 before arrival.
“If you are not fully vaccinated or cannot prove that you have recovered from COVID-19 in the past six months, you must show evidence of a negative PCR test (no more than 72 hours) or a quick antigen test (no more than 48 hours) if you Entering Switzerland by plane, “said FOPH statement. [bisnis.com/photo special]
