Albania lifts all COVID-related travel restrictions

The Albanian government has lifted all pandemic-related restrictions for foreign tourists visiting the country, Report informs, citing ExitNews.

No Covid-19 test, antibody test, vaccine passport, or any other document related to the virus is necessary to visit Albania since from June 1, the government announced.

The requirement for a 14-day quarantine upon entering the country is also lifted.

In their announcement, the government called on foreign tourists to keep at least 1.5 meters distance when at the airport to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Health centers at 29 locations across the country will also offer rapid tests for the coronavirus.

New infections and coronavirus-related deaths dropped drastically in Albania in the last month. Fewer than 300 cases remain active in the whole country, while no deaths have been registered for several days in a row. Roughly one-third of the population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The government is hoping for a boom in tourism this summer after the sector was severely hit last year due to pandemic restrictions.