Since Sweden introduced the new rules on December 28, a total of 1500 people have been turned back. 900 people were sent back this weekend alone.
Most of those who try to cross the border are vaccinated, but there are many who are missing a valid test and not everyone knows the rules at the border, he writes NRK .
Only 20 percent of the nearly 1500 withdrawn from the border since entry into The new entry rules apply to Norwegians. Most are Danish and German tourists who celebrated Christmas and New Year in Norway and are returning home via Sweden.
Traffic on Svinesund, the largest border crossing point, has been severely restricted. The day before, the Swedes tightened their regulations and introduced requirements for a negative coronavirus test result. More than 8100 cars crossed the border, regardless of vaccine status. On the date of entry into force of the law, this number was below 2700.
Source: NTB
Photo: Fredrik Hagen / NTB
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