Quarantine upon arrival in Belarus

The big problem of this year was the coronavirus epidemic. Many countries closed their borders, some even announced quarantines, which contributed to a decrease in the number of infections. Belarus did not undertake an emergency peace, quarantine bypassed the Belarusians, but still some restrictions were introduced and are still in effect. Today we will tell you about the rules of conduct for returning from other countries to Belarus.

Preventive measures at Minsk National Airport

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the latest discovered virus of the coronavirus family. Until December 2019, no one knew about the disease, until an outbreak of the disease occurred in the Chinese town of Wuhan. Soon, the disease affected all countries, as a result of which a pandemic was declared in the world. Over time, many countries began to actively fight the increase in the incidence, and today the virus has practically disappeared. But precautions are still being taken.

Within the framework of the program to reduce the growth of the incidence of Cobid-19 in Belarus, Minsk Airport is actively working with the Ministry of Health and customs authorities. The rules of conduct for visitors to the airport and employees have been determined, and measures to prevent the spread of the virus have been outlined.

The first priority is to check newcomers for obvious signs of illness. Then each visitor is given sanitary and anti-epidemic measures.

To prevent contact in some sectors of arrival, thermal imagers can be monitored, allowing you to measure the temperature remotely. If you have the slightest questions about the incidence, the patient is handed over to the doctors. Such passengers go through passport processing and customs procedures separately.

In addition to the agreed norms of behavior of employees upon arrival of passengers, the airport undergoes daily cleaning and sanitary measures with the use of disinfectants. The entire airport is equipped with disinfectants and air recirculators.

Laboratory testing for coronavirus at the airport

You can get laboratory testing for the presence of coronavirus right at the airport. Testing is carried out by ELISA - enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Sector 5-6 is now equipped with a testing point, which you will be given before passing pre-flight procedures.

For all additional questions, please call +375 17 279 13 57 or write to e-mail covid-minsk1@minsksanepid.by.

You only need to take your passport and payment receipt for the procedure.

The laboratory provides for the fulfillment of all medical standards, which makes it possible to assert the safety during delivery.

The procedure is carried out exclusively on an empty stomach or the time of the last meal is not earlier than 3-4 hours. Results will be issued no later than 1-1.5 hours.

This service will cost 64 rubles 92 kopecks. Before paying, be sure to notify the cashier about the payment through ERIP.

Payment is made using the following details:

Executor: State Institution "Minsk City Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology".

Directorate of OJSC "Belinvestbank" in Minsk and Minsk region, BIK BLBBY2X.

Beneficiary account BY24BLBB36320100233760001001.

UNN 100233760.

Payment type: 42-6VD.

List of countries, upon arrival from which you need to be in self-isolation

Republic of Angola

Republic of Albania

Principality of Andorra

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentine Republic

Republic of Armenia

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Commonwealth of the Bahamas

People's Republic of Bangladesh

Barbados

Kingdom of Bahrain

Belize

Kingdom of Belgium

Republic of Benin

Republic of Bulgaria

Plurinational State of Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Federative Republic of Brazil

State of Brunei Darussalam

Burkina Faso

Kingdom of Bhutan

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Democratic Republic of Timor Leste

Federal Republic of Germany

Gabonese Republic

Republic of Haiti

Cooperative Republic of Guyana

Republic of the Gambia

Republic of Ghana

Republic of Guatemala

Guinea Republic

Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Republic of Honduras

Grenada

Kingdom of Denmark

Republic of Djibouti

Commonwealth of Dominica

Dominican Republic

Republic of Zambia

Republic of Zimbabwe

Israel

Italian Republic

Republic of India

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Republic of Iraq

Iceland

Ireland

The Kingdom of Spain

Islamic Republic of Iran

Republic of Cape Verde

Kingdom of Cambodia

Republic of Cameroon

Canada

State of Qatar

Republic of Kenya

Kyrgyz Republic

Republic of Cyprus

Republic of Columbia

Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Republic of Costa Rica

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

State of Kuwait

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Latvian republic

Republic of Liberia

Lebanese Republic

Libya

Republic of Lithuania

Principality of Liechtenstein

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Republic of Madagascar

Republic of Malta

Republic of Mali

Maldives

Republic of North Macedonia

Kingdom of Morocco

Mexican United States

Republic of Mozambique

The Republic of Moldova

Principality of Monaco

Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Republic of Namibia

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

Republic of Niger

Federal Republic of Nigeria

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Republic of Nicaragua

Sultanate of Oman

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Republic of Panama

Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Republic of Paraguay

Republic of Peru

Portuguese Republic

Republic of Poland

Republic of Rwanda

Romania

Republic of El Salvador

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Republic of San Marino

Republic of Seychelles

Republic of Senegal

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Syrian Arab Republic

Republic of Slovenia

The Slovak Republic

United States of America

Federal Republic of Somalia

Republic of Sudan

Republic of Suriname

Togolese Republic

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisian Republic

Republic of Uganda

Ukraine

Eastern Republic of Uruguay

Republic of the Philippines

French Republic

Republic of Croatia

Central African Republic

Republic of Chad

Montenegro

Czech Republic

Chile

Swiss Confederation

Kingdom of Sweden

Republic of Ecuador

Republic of Equatorial Guinea

State of Eritrea

Kingdom of Eswatini

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

South Africa

Jamaica

Passengers departing from these countries must self-isolate for 14 days. Foreigners arriving from these countries must have a negative PCR test result when crossing the State Border of the Republic of Belarus, performed no later than two days before the date of crossing the border.

Requirements for people in self-isolation

Citizens arriving from countries not included in this list must self-isolate for 14 days after arrival in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection.

Passengers who have been warned about mandatory self-isolation are required to:

1. Stay at home for 2 weeks after arrival. It is forbidden to visit places of study / work, social events and other places of mass stay of people without a corresponding need for this: visiting the nearest grocery store or pharmacy. We remind you: if you have the opportunity to ask a family member to buy the desired items, it is recommended to use to prevent possible infection of other buyers.

2. If, nevertheless, you urgently need to leave the house, be sure to use personal protective equipment: wear a mask, gloves and in no case allow contact with other persons.

3. Be sure to inform your employer about the reason for absence from work.

4. Do not use services that involve interaction with people. An exception to this is life safety services.

5. If your condition worsens, immediately call 103 or send an SMS message, having previously warned the doctors about your self-isolation.

Checking compliance with self-isolation by state authorities

First of all, you should be guided by a sense of civic responsibility. Understand that if you ignore the rules of self-isolation, you are deliberately endangering other citizens of your country. Even if in the first couple of days you have no symptoms of the disease, doctors warn that the incubation period of the coronavirus reaches 14 days. That is, during this time you can be dangerous to others.

Citizens who have violated the regime of self-isolation are punished by law up to criminal liability. The official law of the Republic of Belarus says: "Failure to comply with the rules of behavior in self-isolation, failure to comply with other sanitary and epidemiological requirements entails bringing to administrative responsibility in the form of a fine of up to 50 basic units (1.35 thousand rubles) or administrative arrest."

As for the workplace, a person who violates the self-isolation regime receives a temporary disability benefit in the amount of 50% of the benefit calculated in accordance with the law.

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