Countries in Europe are tightening their Covid rules in a bid to curb a Christmas spike.
Portugal and Germany are among nations that are reintroducing strict Covid measures to try and stop the Omicron variant from spreading further.
Already Omicron counts to 50 percent of Portugal's Covid cases which hit 5,754 on Tuesday December 21.
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The Netherlands has declared a full lockdown, requiring anyone arriving to isolate for 14 days.
Germany and France have banned UK travellers after branding Britain as a 'high risk' country as new cases reached over 90,000.
Here are some of the new restrictions across Europe.
Germany
From December 29, rules restricting private gatherings will have a limit of 10 people.
Nightclubs will close and football matches will also be played behind closed doors.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said: "Coronavirus doesn't take a Christmas break. We cannot - and must not - close our eyes to this next wave, which is beginning to loom over us."
Germany has also banned UK visitors with the exception of Germany nationals and permitted travellers must now have proof of a negative Covid test, regardless of vaccination status and isolate for 14 days in their home.
You also need proof of vaccination, recovery from infection or a negative test (up to 24hrs old for rapid antigen testing or 48 hrs old for PCR testing) to enter:
- Hospitals and social care settings
- Indoor gastronomy
- Participating in events and celebrations
- Barbers, hairdressers, or beauty salons
- Indoor sport such as fitness studios, swimming baths or sports halls
- Hotels (test at arrival and twice a week during the stay)
Portugal
As Hull Live reports, the country's government has ordered bars and nightclubs on the mainland to shut from December 26, and made working from home obligatory from that date until January 9.
Outdoor gatherings will be limited to 10 people.
A negative test result must be shown to enter cinemas, theatres, sports events, weddings and baptisms during that period.
In exceptional measures for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, as well as New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, a negative test result will be required to enter restaurants and year-end public celebrations
And on New Year’s Eve, no more than 10 people can gather in the street, and drinking alcohol outdoors will be prohibited.
Those who wish to stay in hotels but also so a negative Covid test.
Finland
Bars and restaurants must shut at 10pm from Christmas Eve.
From December 28, restaurants will have to close from 6pm with capacity reduced.
And arrivals from outside EU's border-free Schengen zone - which includes the UK - will have to show a negative Covid test to enter.
Sweden
Bars, cafes and restaurants will allow seated guests only while the nation's government had advised people to work from home.
Health Minister Lena Hallengren warned pressure on the country's health system was increasing.
The Netherlands
Tough restrictions are already in place with a lockdown starting earlier this week.
Indoor gatherings will be limited to a maximum of two guests per household until at least mid-January. That number is extended slightly around Christmas and New Year's Eve to four guests.
Non-essential shops, hospitality venues and cultural institutions will also be closed, while schools will remain shut until at least January 9.
France
The country closed its borders to visitors from the UK last Friday.
Other new measures include shortening the gap between the second and third dose of vaccine.
On top of that, anyone wishing to enter a restaurant or take long-distance public transport must show proof of being fully vaccinated.
It has also been confirmed all official New Years Eve celebrations and firework displays have been cancelled.
Europe has already recorded more than 89 million cases and 1.5 million Covid-related deaths, according to the latest EU figures.
Omicron has been reported in at least 38 of the 53 countries in the WHO's European region - which includes Russia and Turkey.
