Hungary Drops Self-Isolation For Travelers Returning From Croatia

Hungary dropped rules demanding tourists returning from Croatia go into 14 days of self-isolation.

June 10, 2020 — Hungary will on Friday drop a mandatory 14-day self-isolation rule for all citizens returning from Croatia.

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó said those arriving from Croatia will no longer have to self-quarantine for two weeks upon their return. Starting Friday, travelers coming from Croatia do not have to quarantine themselves. The border between Hungary and Croatia was as good as closed, with epidemiological rules convinced many would-be tourists to stay at home.

Szijjártó said new infections were under control in most of Central Europe, creating a chance to slowly reopen.

“For us, protecting the lives and health of the Hungarian people is the number one consideration, but as the Hungarian people have been particularly disciplined in recent weeks and months during the peak of the pandemic in Hungary, we have the opportunity to lift previous restrictions,” the minister said.

The region’s epidemiological restrictions have varied wildly, with Austria and other neighbors taking small steps towards reopening, while Slovenia declared itself cured of COVID-19 and rushed for the Croatian border.

Hungary walked that tightrope as well. A week ago, national chief physician Cecília Müller declared quarantine mandatory for all vacation goers upon their return.

Szijjártó added, they had previously opened the border to Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Serbia, and none of the border openings had caused a negative turn in the spread of the virus. Thus, from Friday, Hungarian and Croatian citizens will be able to travel to the two countries without restrictions at all seven common border crossing points.

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