The entry requirements for foreign travelers in The Bahamas have just been updated.
All international visitors must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of arrival, regardless of their vaccine status, according to a Thursday announcement by the Caribbean nation's Prime Minister Philip Davis. The window for testing was five days.
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Unvaccinated travelers aged 12 and older are required to provide a negative test if they want to use a test such as a rapid antigen test.
Children between the ages of two and 11 must have a negative result from a test within 72 hours of arrival.
On January 7, The Bahamas will no longer accept antigen tests and will require all arrivals to have a vaccine, unvaccinated and children two and older.
According to USA Today, Davis said, "It has been an extremely difficult few years, and we are ready to relax and celebrate." Our behavior must change because the virus has changed.
The prime minister said that many places are reporting their highest daily totals of cases since the beginning of the virus. New strategies are being pursued to contain the worst impact of the virus. We need to do the same here.
Several members of the prime minister's family who were visiting from abroad last weekend were positive for COVID-19 on the fifth day of their visit, despite being fully vaccine and negative prior to travel. His wife also tested positive.
He said that activities that were relatively safe last week are no longer safe, and that we need to do it quickly.
The impact will be severe on our clinics and hospitals. He said that the situation is fluid and that they will make adjustments to their strategy as needed.
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