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LOCAL Friday 4 February 2022

Covid Status in Aruba as of Feb 03, 2022

ORANJESTAD – Here is the nation. Any combination of able to upload a picture
latest update on the on- the following vaccines and of the vaccination card
going COVID situation in booster shot administered but this must be as clear as
Aruba. As of February 3 at least 7 days before trav- possible and also with all
2022, Aruba registered el will be accepted: details showing.
257 active cases, of which • Comirnaty (Pfizer BioN-
49 were non-residents. Tech), For the U.S.: Please take
Whereas the average daily • Spikevax (Moderna), note that neither the physi-
cases over the past seven • Vaxzevria (AstraZen- cal nor a picture of the
days total 89. The positivity eca), CDC card will be accept-
rate stands at 44%. • Janssen (Johnson & ed, it needs to be in the
Johnson), form of a SMART Health
Hospitalizations: • Nuvaxovid (Novavax). Card.
There are currently 23 hos-
pitalized of which 3 are in This needs to be uploaded For more details go to
the iCU. In Colombia there as part of the ED Card pro- www.aruba.com traveler
are 6 persons in ICU. Due to cess no earlier than 3 days requirement.q
lack of staff at the hospital before arrival. If you can’t
they have to send patients scan the QR you will be
over to Colombia for treat-
ment.
public roads: 24 hours. facilitates the entire testing
The measures are as follows Social Distancing: Contin- process travelers have to
since of December 30, 2021 ue maintaining social dis- go through and makes it
Curfew: NO Curfew tance. possible for more visitors to
Closing Time: 12:00 am for get their test results in time
all business for the excep- Exceptions since Jan 8, for their Aruba vacation.
tion of Casino’s which can 2022 This option contributes to
stay open till 1:00 am Persons that have received the growth of our tourism
Restaurants: Max. 6 people the booster shot (so all 3 without increasing the risks
per table. vaccine shots) and persons of more covid infections.
Social Activities and Sports: that were infected with Co- Travelers from high-risk
Max. people: 60 indoors, 75 vid within past 4 weeks no countries still cannot test
outdoors. longer need to quarantine upon arrival but must show
Funerals: Max. people: 75 when a housemate tested a negative PCR result be-
(if the space is adequately positive. fore boarding.
large enough) - Residents return-
Area Ban 7:00 pm – 5:00 am Adaptation of testing re- ing from the USA can get
Nightlife: Dancing is not quirements to enter Aruba a (PCR) test at the airport
permitted As of February 3, 2022, non- upon arrival but can now
Entertainment: Max 5 musi- resident travelers visiting also get an Antigen test
cians on stage. Aruba have two testing op- within 24 hours of travel
Gathering Ban: Max. 6 tions before boarding. from the US.
people. - A PCR test is taken - Those who wish to
Shopping: 1 person per per the country of origin’s do a Molecular (e.g. PCR)
family risk level; test will have 3 days to take
- An Antigen lab-test the Molecular test
The following measures re- within 24 hours of travel - Aruba will be open-
main applicable: ing up to all countries
Masks: Use of masks is man- You must upload the test Aruba launched the op-
datory inside at all estab- results online on the ED tion to travel with a digitally
lishments. card system. The introduc- verifiable QR-Code proof
Alcohol: Ban of alcohol on tion of the Antigen option of Covid-19 booster vacci-