First European 'travel bubble' ends as coronavirus cases rise in Estonia


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  • Friday, 11 Sep 2020

FILE PHOTO: A Lithuanian border guard checks the health of a person crossing the Latvian-Lithuanian border, as travel restrictions for residents of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are lifted during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Salociai border crossing point, Lithuania May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

VILNIUS (Reuters) - The first European pandemic "travel bubble", created in May by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, burst on Friday, as Latvia said it was mandating a 14-day quarantine on everyone arriving from Estonia.

Estonia has had 21 novel coronavirus infections per 100,000 population over the previous two weeks, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, passing the 16 threshold set by Latvia for mandatory quarantine.

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