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                                                                                                           local Saturday 2 July 2022
            Starting 8th of july

            Aruba stops mandatory Covid-19 insurance for visitors



            In July 2020, Aruba opened its bor-
            ders once again to visitors from the
            United States and started the Aruba
            Visitors  Insurance.  This  was  an  in-
            novation in the middle of the pan-
            demic,  which  was  later  followed
            by  other  destinations.  This  insur-
            ance was mandatory for all visitors
            and this way, it was made sure that
            every case in which a tourist test-
            ed positive during their stay could
            count  with,  among  other  things,
            coverage  for  accommodation  for
            isolation, transportation, Covid test,
            doctor’s cost, hospital and ICU.


            For  a  few  months  already  there
            was  contact  with  insurance  com-
            panies,  indicating  that  this  insur-
            ance would be maintained for as
            long as CDC has the requirement
            for  a  mandatory  test  before  en-
            tering the United States. Recently,
            CDC announced that the require-     Starting 8th July 2022, the manda-  arrival before the 8th of July.     ance  and  for  this  to  be  an  insur-
            ment  for  test  has  ended,  and  on  tory  insurance  will  be  eliminated.                               ance that also covers Covid.
            that  moment,  Aruba  Tourism  Au-  Every person who bought their in-   At  the  beginning  of  the  Covid-19
            thority presented a request on the  surance before the 8th of July will  pandemic,  traditional  travel  insur-  It is important to mention that the
            platform  of  National  Crisis  to  stop  remain  insured  until  their  depar-  ance  was  not  covering  Covid-19.  online ED card will remain manda-
            the mandatory insurance of $15 for  ture. Must note that this insurance  Meanwhile this has changed, and  tory before visiting Aruba.
            every tourist.                      is  non-refundable  for  those  who  A.T.A. keeps advising all visitors to
                                                have  already  purchased  it  for  an  come to Aruba with a travel insur-

            Health minister Dangui Oduber met with members of PAHO


            regarding health project


                                                                                                   Health will be organizing a  Minister  Dangui  Oduber  is
                                                                                                   study which will take place  proud  of  the  cooperation
                                                                                                   at  the  beginning  of  2023,  between  PAHO  and  Aru-
                                                                                                   and will be used as a base-  ba,  seeing  that  during  the
                                                                                                   line  to  obtain  data  about  meeting  Aruba  received
                                                                                                   the local community.         a  lot  of  compliments  for
                                                                                                                                being constantly busy in a
                                                                                                   It  is  expected  that  this  proactive  way  in  the  area
                                                                                                   project  will  consist  of  data  of  prevention  in  health
                                                                                                   for  around  five  thousand  care.  Prevention  is  a  prior-
                                                                                                   people  in  the  local  com-  ity for the minister, accord-
                                                                                                   munity,  and  will  be  done  ing to a government’s press
                                                                                                   per household. Projects like  release, and surely togeth-
                                                                                                   this  one  are  extremely  im-  er  this  can  be  achieved.
                                                                                                   portant in order to be able  Soon, more information will
                                                                                                   to implement public health  be  shared  regarding  the
                                                                                                   measures  in  time  and  effi-  above-mentioned study.
                                                                                                   ciently.







            Yesterday  morning,  Aru-    Pan  American  Health  Or-   (Non-Communicable  Dis-
            ban minister of Tourism and  ganization  was  always  a  eases) have a big role.
            Public  Health,  Mr.  Dangui  big help in the local health
            Oduber had a meeting with  sector.  Aruba  has  been  In  2006,  PAHO  did  a  study
            members of the Pan Ameri-    working together for many  in  Aruba  with  various  is-
            can  Health  Organization.  years,  in  order  to  better  sues that were brought for-
            This meeting was regarding  the  service  and  quality  of  wards, and this was used to
            various projects that are to  health  in  Aruba.  Currently,  generate  data  regarding
            be executed in the follow-   the  government  is  work-   the  health  of  the  people
            ing months.                  ing  on  various  policies  for  of  Aruba.  Together  with
                                         prevention,  in  which  NCDs  PAHO, the Ministry of Public
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