STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Swedish health agency on Tuesday recommended that all travellers above the age of 6 entering Sweden from outside the Nordic region take a COVID-19 test within seven days due to the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
“Due to the discovery of Omicron, the new virus variant of SARS-CoV-2, in more and more countries, the Swedish Public Health Agency is expanding its recommendations for travelers,” it said in a statement.
“The testing for COVID-19 now covers all travelers from preschool class (age) and up that travel to Sweden from countries outside the Nordic region.”
(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom; editing by Niklas Pollard)
