Saint Lucia’s authorities has disclosed a improve to 1 of its core arrival protocols for vacationers, Caribbean Journal has figured out.
The island will soon have to have all incoming readers to acquire a negative PCR take a look at five days ahead of arrival in the place.
That is a slight tightening of an earlier policy that experienced required PCR tests within just 7 times just before arrival.
The new protocol will just take result on Feb. 10, tourism officers informed Caribbean Journal.
“In order to co-exist with Covid, we will have to constantly assess our security and travel protocols. In due thing to consider of all components impacting the well being of Saint Lucian citizens and international site visitors, we are tightening testing protocols dependent on our present problems,” stated Saint Lucia Tourism Minister Dominic Fedee.
Saint Lucia was a single of the 1st Caribbean destinations to reopen amid the pandemic when it did so in the 1st week of June.
Its reopening has been held up as a product for tourism reopenings in the wider area.
The destination’s tourism reopening contains the broad greater part of its accommodations and resorts.
It should really also be observed that the new CDC mandate involves all travelers returning to the United States to clearly show evidence of a unfavorable PCR examination taken and received in 72 several hours ahead of coming again to the United States.
Saint Lucia has previously expanded its tests potential island-wide to assistance vacationers comply.
You can uncover far more on the country’s travel protocols here.
— CJ