Starting September 1st, arrivals from COVID-19 high-risk countries to Estonia at both the Tallinn Airport and Tallinn ferry ports can take an optional coronavirus test.
If the test, which is free to Estonian residents, comes back negative, this means the 14-day quarantine period is eased, and fully lifted if a second test comes back negative.
This exemption only applies to adults.
Non-residents must make a card-payment in order to be tested.
The tests are conducted both at the Tallinn Airport and the two main passenger ferry terminals, Terminal A and Terminal D, in the pedestrian zone.
Testing negative for COVID-19 can remove or shorten self-quarantine requirements for those arriving from at-risk countries, defined by the foreign ministry as countries with a reported coroanvirus risk of over 16 cases per 100,000 residents in the preceding 14 days, which at present is the majority of European countries.
Negative test results will be communicated to the subject by text message; positive results are reported via a call.
Those tested must self-quarantine until they receive their negative test result, which may be a matter of hours, it is reported.
To be completely exempt from quarantine requirements within the 14 day period, individuals must take a second COVID-19 test within a week of the first, testing negative a second time also.
While adults can get an exemption from quarantine restrictions, this does not apply to children, who must still quarantine at home for 14 days after returning from a coronavirus high-risk state, even if they test negative.
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