Nyx Hotel Prague By Leonardo Hotels, Prague hotelscombined.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hotelscombined.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“We believe that requiring a negative PCR test prior to boarding is an effective and proportional requirement, especially in light of the fact that people now have good access to such testing in most countries in Europe,” says Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, pictured here in 2018. (Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters)
Iceland’s new border measures came into effect Friday, which requires all passengers to provide a negative COVID-19 PCR test that was taken within 72 hours of departure to the country.
“By requiring every passenger to present a negative PCR test prior to boarding we are reducing the likelihood of a person starting a journey while unknowingly infected by the virus,” Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir said in a news release announcing the measures.