Sweden Scraps Demand for Negative COVID-19 Test to Enter Country

Sweden Scraps Demand for Negative COVID-19 Test to Enter Country
Travelers walk at Arlanda International Airport following the coronavirus concern and canceled flights, in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 12, 2020. TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via Reuters
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STOCKHOLM—Travelers to Sweden will no longer be required to show a negative COVID-19 test before entering the country, the government said on Tuesday.

Sweden introduced rules for a recent negative COVID-19 test on Dec. 28 last year in a bid to slow the spread of the more contagious Omicron variant. Since then, Sweden has repeatedly set new daily case records with Omicron now the totally dominant variant.