CNESP ordered new measures to prevent COVID-19 when crossing border

Chisinau, 16 August /MOLDPRES/- The Extraordinary National Commission for Public Health (CNESP) has ordered, starting today, new measures to prevent and control COVID-19 infection when crossing the state border on the way to Moldova.

According to the 13 August decision, crossing the state border on the way to enter the Republic of Moldova is allowed without restrictions under the following conditions: presentation of the vaccination certificate against SARS-CoV-2 virus with complete vaccination schedule (proof of immunization is valid if at least 14 days have elapsed since the completion of the complete vaccination schedule); presentation of the negative result of an RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 virus infection not older than 72 hours or the certified negative result of a rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 virus infection not older than 48 hours before boarding, for persons traveling by public transport, or before entering the territory of the Republic of Moldova, for persons traveling by their own means of transport. Confirmation must be submitted in one of the languages ​​Romanian, English, French, German, Italian or Russian.

It will also be possible to cross the border with the presentation of the confirmatory medical conclusion in the case of persons who have undergone COVID-19, in the period between the 15th and the 180th day (6 months) or a confirmatory act of presence of anti-COVID-19 antibodies, presented in one of the languages ​​Romanian, English, French, German, Italian or Russian. The confirmatory document shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of the investigation.

"People who do not meet these conditions are required to comply with the self-isolation regime with a duration of 14 days. The respective persons will have to fill in the epidemiological file, as well as will sign the declaration on their own responsibility to observe the 14-day self-isolation regime in the declared places. In the case of minors up to 14 years of age, the epidemiological file and the declaration on their own responsibility are completed and signed by the legal representative or accompanying person. This regimen can be discontinued after the 7th day if it performs a COVID-19 PCR test or a rapid diagnostic test of SARS-CoV-2 Ag, and its result is negative by a confirmed document ", the document reads.

Exceptions to these provisions are several categories of people, if they do not show clinical signs of respiratory infection or fever, such as: children up to 12 years; pupils / students up to 18 years of age, who are to take exams, who go to study in educational units / institutions on the territory of the Republic of Moldova or abroad; crews and personnel serving aircraft / ships and brigades and personnel serving train sets, drivers and service personnel of road haulage vehicles and road haulage vehicles for a fee of more than 9 seats per seats, including the driver's seat. This exception will be valid until September 30, 2021; persons traveling for health reasons, including the accompanying person, as appropriate (with presentation of confirmatory documents); cross-border workers entering the Republic of Moldova from Romania or Ukraine, as well as those from the Republic of Moldova employees of economic agents from the mentioned countries, who prove the contractual relations with the respective economic agents. This exception will be valid until September 30, 2021 et al.

Failure to comply with the public health measures set out in this decision is a danger to public health and will serve as a basis for the application of measures of contraventional and / or criminal liability of private people and legal entities.

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