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Jan. 18 (UPI) —<\/span> The Swedish government said Tuesday that it’s changing entry restrictions for travelers, and will drop its requirement that all passengers show a negative COVID-19 test regardless of vaccination.<\/p>\n

For weeks, all travelers entering Sweden were required to show the negative test within two days of arrival.\n<\/p>\n

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Tuesday, Swedish officials said the rule will be dropped beginning Friday.<\/p>\n

The test requirement was introduced on Dec. 28 as a measure to stem the spread of the Omicron variant.<\/p>\n

“Travelers are no longer considered to pose a particular risk of affecting the spread of omicrons in Sweden,” the government in Stockholm said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“The special requirement for a negative test for ongoing COVID-19 infection performed within 48 hours before arrival in Sweden is therefore no longer considered to be a proportionate measure.”<\/p>\n

Beginning Friday, the Swedish government will bring back the vaccine pass rule that applied before the test mandate. That means foreign travelers arriving from the European Union must show either a digital certificate or other proof of vaccination.<\/p>\n

The government also added five countries to its list of places where it accepts certificates of vaccination — Montenegro, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay.\n<\/p>\n

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