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Coronavirus: Bahamas denies entry to travelers from the United States and Latin America

2020-07-21T08:16:47.396Z


The Bahamas will ban from Wednesday the entry into their territory of travelers from the United States and Latin America due to the increase in cases of coronavirus in this tourist archipelago of the Caribbean, announced Sunday, July 19. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. Only flights from the UK, Canada and Europe will now be able to land in the Bahamas, he said. Read also: Coronavirus: WHO is concer...


The Bahamas will ban from Wednesday the entry into their territory of travelers from the United States and Latin America due to the increase in cases of coronavirus in this tourist archipelago of the Caribbean, announced Sunday, July 19. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. Only flights from the UK, Canada and Europe will now be able to land in the Bahamas, he said.

Read also: Coronavirus: WHO is concerned about the "acceleration" of the epidemic in Africa

Travelers from these countries will need to apply for a " health visa " and present a certificate of a negative coronavirus test dated less than ten days upon arrival. In the absence of this proof, Bahamians and legal residents will have to self-isolate for two weeks at their expense while foreign visitors could be returned, according to the prime minister.

Hurricane Dorian's legacy lasts

In neighboring countries, hospitals are overcrowded and deaths are increasing, ” said Minnis, not to mention the United States, which has nearly 4 million cases and more than 140,000 deaths. The south and west of the United States are experiencing an explosion of new cases, particularly in the state of Florida, a new epicenter of the coronavirus, just 80 km off the coast of the Bahamas.

In some places, it is not clear when or how they will control the virus, ” the Prime Minister continued. Commercial vessels with passengers will not be allowed to dock either, but private boats and planes are still allowed. Many countries have banned US nationals from entering their territory since the start of the pandemic. Washington has also closed its borders to several countries including China, the cradle of the epidemic, as well as to its Canadian and Mexican neighbors.

The archipelago of less than 400,000 inhabitants, a global tourist destination that has not yet recovered from the damage suffered during the passage of Hurricane Dorian last year, has recorded 49 new cases of coronavirus since the reopening of its borders July 1.

Source: lefigaro

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