#ALERT: Poland lifts quarantine after entry from Ukraine and closes airspace to planes from Russia

On 25 February 2022, quarantine restrictions for persons crossing border with Ukraine due to the war were lifted. Persons escaping from Ukraine will not be required, in particular, to show a negative test result for SARS-CoV-2 or undergo a mandatory 7-day quarantine after entering Poland.

The changes are aimed at ensuring smooth movement of travellers at the Polish-Ukrainian border. The quarantine may still apply to persons moving from Ukraine without connection to the armed conflict, although at the moment the priority of the Polish authorities is to ensure smooth entry for persons arriving from Ukraine.

Travellers from all other directions (including those entering from the EU), may still be subject to a 7-day quarantine, depending on their status and/or having a negative result of a Covid test or holding a confirmation of vaccination against Covid. The general quarantine measures were extended from 28 February until 31 March 2022.

A ban on the entry into Polish airspace of planes operated by air carriers from the Russian Federation was introduced on 26 February 2022. This action is part of the sanctions imposed by Poland and the European Union on Russia, related to the armed conflict in Ukraine. End date of the ban is not specified.

At the same time, the suspension of passenger rail traffic between Poland and Belarus has been extended until 31 March 2022.