Sri Lanka opens borders to foreigners
sri Lanka It opened the borders to foreign tourists after a 10-month lockdown.
“On Thursday, the country’s two international airports, which serve commercial flights, fully resumed operations. To enter, foreign travelers are required to provide negative COVID-19 tests received no earlier than 96 hours before departure.
Tourists will need to take a second analysis on arrival at the hotel. If the trip lasts more than a week, you will need a third test for COVID-19. If any analysis turns out to be positive, there are two ways: asymptomatic tourists will be self-isolated at the hotel, and the rest will be sent for treatment in hospitals.
In Sri Lanka, tourists will be able to stay in 55 hotels separately from local residents.
The country’s government has opened 14 “tourist zones”, the limits of which travelers can not leave. In the first two weeks, tourists must be accompanied by officials.
Visa to visit the country can be issued online, tourists will need to book a hotel, pay for future PCR tests and health insurance, which will cost $ 12.
Sri Lanka has announced the resumption of international travel despite the growing incidence of COVID-19. As of January 21, there were more than 55 thousand cases of coronavirus, the daily increase is 770. The economy of Sri Lanka, like many other Southeast Asian countries, is suffering from the cessation of tourism.
In 2019, 86.5 thousand Russians visited Sri Lanka.
Source: tourism.interfax