New health guidelines for tourists travelling to SL issued

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The Health Ministry today issued a set of new health guidelines applicable for tourists travelling to Sri Lanka during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As per the guidelines, pre-departure negative PCR tests and COVID-19 vaccination cards have been made mandatory to enter the country.

Accordingly, travellers who have received the recommended doses of COVID-19 vaccine should carry the original vaccination certificate / card.

For the inbound travellers, if the recommended doses of the COVID-19 vaccination are completed and departs from abroad two weeks after completion of vaccination, they will be considered as "Fully Vaccinated Travellers".

Meanwhile, foreign national passport holders who do not have a valid visa must obtain a landing permit/visa from the Department of Immigration & Emigration prior to their departure from overseas.

Besides, all Foreign National passport holders must have a travel insurance for at least USD 50,000 including cover for hospitalized treatment for COVID-19 infection.

The guidelines added that the period of stay in Sri Lanka and additional 14 days should be covered by the insurance.

Furthermore, fully vaccinated travellers who have completed 14 days after recommended doses of vaccination and arriving with a negative PCR Report done within 72 hours of embarkation or negative COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test report done within 48 hours prior to embarkation will be released from airport and do not need to do Day 1 PCR test or undergo quarantine after arriving in Sri Lanka. (Sheain Fernandopulle)

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Comments - 9

Muslim tourist from Dubai Thursday, 27 January 2022 08:40 PM

To be honest, I don't feel very welcome in Sri Lanka.

truth Friday, 28 January 2022 09:28 AM

It should easy as visiting Dubai but our fools make things complicated ,specially health authority .it high time we treat this virus as just a seasonal flue

Sam Silva Thursday, 27 January 2022 08:43 PM

We must be thinking only our country is there in the whole world for foreigners to visit.

Sam Silva Thursday, 27 January 2022 08:50 PM

Our passport is equal to Libya and Somali as per news.This gives us a good idea who really wants to visit our country

Nadaal Thursday, 27 January 2022 10:13 PM

Whoever advises the authorities to come up with this kind of restrictive measures has to be sent for a mental check up.

Buddhist Friday, 28 January 2022 02:08 AM

That's the end of tourism.

Seb Friday, 28 January 2022 08:11 AM

Making vaccine cards mandatory is a mistake. Should have been optional with added quarantine.

Mark Soyza Friday, 28 January 2022 02:13 PM

The guidelines clearly state that unvaccinated tourists can enter but quarantine for 7 days. Why do you say that the vaccination is mandatory ? It's a blatantly wrong reporting.

Karalasingam Sivalingam Friday, 28 January 2022 04:23 PM

7 day home quarantine for unvaccinated foreigners, does it hold good now with PCR Negative results. Is there any change after health ministry guidelines?

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