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Covid: Austria suspends checks at the Brenner Pass

Mandatory testing in Tyrol due to new English variant

29 March, 11:58
(ANSA) - BOLZANO, 29 MAR - After the end of German controls in Kufstein, Austria also suspended checks at Brenner. From mid-February, anyone entering Austria and Germany had to show a negative test no older than 72 hours. The tight controls in the first days had caused long queues of trucks. The situation then improved with the establishment of tampon stations for truck drivers at the Sadobre truck terminal in Vipiteno/Sterzing.

From Wednesday, however, a negative test will be mandatory for those leaving Tyrol due to the presence of a new English variant in the Austrian Land. This obligation also applies to those traveling within Austria. (ANSA).

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