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LOCAL Tuesday 27 OcTOber 2020

Covid-19 in Aruba- Moving forward to flattening the curve

ORANJESTAD — After being completely shut gathering on public parking spaces between
down for 3.5 months due to the Covid-19 pan- 12am-5am.
demic, Aruba was ready to reopen its border for ● Restaurants need to be closed at 11:00
international visitors on July 1st. Firstly, the bor- pm.
ders were opened to the Caribbean (with the ● ‘Ambiance music’ only is allowed at the
exception of Dominican Republic and Haiti), establishment. Loud music nor dancing is per-
Europe, and Canada and since July 15th, tour- mitted.
ists from the United States and Canada were ● Tables in restaurants cannot seat more
welcomed. What a joy it was to see the first than 4 people, excluding children under 12
flight land and the first tourist touching Aruba’s years of age.
ground after such a long time. ● Bars (counter) at locations cannot ser-
vice, as there cannot be chairs at the bar to sit
A month after opening the border we had the down.
first active Covid-19 cases registered, which ● Avoid large gatherings at the work-
marked the start of the 2nd wave of the pan- place. at the airport. The number of deaths related to
demic. We were all conscious that we might ● Avoid visiting family and family parties in COVID-19 is now 36 (all residents). Sincere con-
get affected by the virus once again, but we groups of 4 people or more. dolences to the family of the deceased. There
weren’t prepared for the strength in which this ● Masks are now mandatory in all loca- are currently 12 persons hospitalized, of whom 1
virus would manifest itself in the 2nd wave. To- tions (interior) and also on public transport. is in intensive care.
tal cases were increasing at a high speed daily. ● Visits and admissions to elderly care
Due to this and especially to protect our visitors homes are prohibited. Advice for travelers
the Government of Aruba together with the ● Indoor and outdoor contact sports must Prior to travel, visitors should download the Aru-
department of Public Health had to implement stop. ba Department of Public Health’s Aruba Health
strict rules and protocols again. As the cases App. A mobile resource for information on CO-
were increasing the rules became stricter and Latest update on cases- October 26, 2020 VID-19 health procedures in Aruba, facilitation
as soon as the numbers decreased immensely 21 new cases of COVID-19 reported and 25 per- of the airport health screening, and faster re-
the Government of Aruba was able to adapt sons recovered. The total number of active CO- sults for Molecular PCR COVID-19 tests taken in
its rules according to the development of the VID-19 coronavirus cases is 164 (159 residents Aruba.
Covid-19 situation on the island. and 5 visitors). The total cases to date is 4.422 Also as of November 1, 2020 a flat premium of
These are the decisions taken by the Govern- (4.357 residents and 60 visitors). The total recov- $30 is applicable for new insurance policies for
ment of Aruba up till today: ered is 4.222 (4.162 residents and 60 visitors). The travelers over 14 years old. More information on
● Curfew is no longer in effect, however number of persons tested, including visitors, is travel and health requirements can be found
you are not allowed to be on the beach and now 38.406 of which 17.881 were persons tested on www.aruba.com.q