The state of emergency has been lifted in the Republic of Latvia

According to information received from the Latvian side, the state of emergency introduced due to the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19 has been lifted in Latvia since June 10, reported Denis Glebko, an official representative of the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment.

Since June 10, the movement of people and vehicles across the external border crossing points of the European Union is prohibited, with the exception of:

• persons returning to their country of permanent residence;
• employees engaged in passenger and freight transport;
• seafarers who need to get to and from their place of work;
• foreign citizens whose need to enter the Republic of Latvia has been confirmed by the Latvian Investment and Development Agency;
• foreign diplomats and their family members.

The above categories of citizens have the opportunity to cross the Belarusian-Latvian border at the international crossing points "Grigorovshchina", Verkhnedvinsky district (from the Latvian side - "Paternieki") and "Urbany", Braslavsky district (from the Latvian side - "Silene").

The simplified crossing points "Meikshany" (from the Belarusian side "Gavrilino"), "Kaplava" - ("Plyusy"), "Piedruja" - ("Druya"), as well as the international railway crossing point "Indra" - ("Bigosovo") at the Bigosovo station for passenger traffic remain closed.

Information on changes in the border crossing procedure and the operating mode of Latvian crossing points will be provided as information is received from the neighboring side on the Internet portal, social media accounts, and the State Border Committee's Telegram channel.