The announcement came after the latest in a series of video consultations between Kariņš and his Estonian and Lithuanian counterparts and in effect creates a mini-Schengen zone of around 6 million people. Arrivals from outside the Baltic states will have to observe a 14-day quarantine period, as at present.

“The Prime Ministers of the Baltic States agreed that the successful implementation of the measures taken by the Baltic States to limit the spread of Covid-19 is a sufficient basis for the abolition of the control of the internal borders of the Baltic States as of 15 May. Residents of the Baltic States will thus be provided with free movement in the region,” a statement from the Cabinet of Ministers said.