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The tropical island that allows visits only to those who are already infected with the corona
In the islands of Fernando di Norunia off the coast of Brazil, which star in the top rankings of the most beautiful islands in the world, you will be asked to arrive with a positive and asymptomatic antibody test.
But does that really make sense?
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Wednesday, 02 September 2020, 08:50
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Around the world, countries are slowly reopening to tourists, against the backdrop of the Corona plague.
Some prohibit the arrival of tourists from "red" countries, some require a negative antibody test and some require isolation upon arrival.
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But in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago, off the coast of Brazil, there is now an absolutely extraordinary requirement: to visit here, you must prove that you have already contracted the virus (and recovered, of course).
As recently published in Walla!
Tourism Recently, this small archipelago is home to Baia do Sancho Beach, which has been named the "Best Beach in the World" by TripAdvisor.
This beach even stars every year at the top of the rankings of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
The Insider website reports that the local government in the archipelago, which is considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has announced that the new regulation is effective from September 1. According to the announcement, visitors must prove that they were infected with the virus and present the results of an examination at least 20 days ago. Arrival: A positive PCR (molecular test) test or a positive antibody test (serological test) The
term of 20 days is determined in accordance with the regulations of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, according to which those tested and received a positive result are expected to recover within this time.
Guilherme Rocha, head of the archipelago, announced the new move at a press conference, describing it as the first step in Fernando Di Norunia's reopening plans. Immune to re-infection, "Rocha said.
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The island of Fernando de Norunia, Brazil (Photo: ShutterStock)
Lagoon in Fernando di Norunia in Brazil (Photo: Thiago Lopez)
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Will the person we are talking to be immune?
However, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "at this stage, researchers do not know for sure whether the presence of antibodies indicates future immunity."
This statement comes against the backdrop of a number of reported cases around the world in which re-infections have been documented in Hong Kong, Belgium and the Netherlands.
"You may definitely be infected again," notes Florian Kramer, a vaccine and virus specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital Medical School in New York.
Dr. Ashish Jae, director of Harvard Medical School, adds that “antibodies in your body may protect you from re-infection for a short period of time.
So far, the evidence suggests that if you are infected and recovered, then you will be protected for some period of time.
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Brazil, where the popular archipelago is located, 3,862,311 infections and 120,828 deaths from the disease have been documented so far. As of the end of August 2020, in Fernando di Noronia itself, 93 cases of infection were recorded. Due to the Corona plague, the island has been closed to visitors since mid-March.
He has repeatedly won the title of "Best Beach in the World".
Baya do Sancho Beach (Photo: Shutterstock)
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