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Thursday 14 January 2021

Covid-19 update Aruba

ORANJESTAD – Almost a There are 24 persons hospi- Boats on sea: New legal basis for fines is • Businesses are required
year after the 1st case of talized of which 9 of them Maximum 4 persons on introduced which allows to have a compliance
Covid-19 hit the island and are in the Intensive care boats/yachts. police to act more effec- officer.
was completely shut down unit. A total of 74.075 per- Avoid social events on tively against violations. • Business owners are
for 3.5 months, Aruba’s sons have been tested of boats. asked to take respon-
tourism and economy is which 45.024 were tested Still Operative sibility for enforcement
picking up bit by bit. Bor- at the airport. 52 persons Gathering Ban: • Curfew (TDQ) from of rules.
ders had been reopened lost the battle against Co- Maximum 2 persons to- 11pm to 5am.
for US Travelers, Europeans, vid-19. Due to the amount gether in public areas. • Business closing time Advice for travelers
and as per December 1st, of increase in cases these is between 10pm and Prior to travel, visitors should
2020 we welcomed back last days the Government Shopping: 6am. download the Aruba De-
our visitors of Latin Amer- of Aruba took some ad- Only 1 person per family in- • Hotels and lodgings partment of Public Health’s
ica, South America and ditional measurements in side stores/supermarkets. are exempted from the Aruba Health App. A mo-
the rest of the Caribbean order to stop the spread as Masks required inside*. closing time, BUT only bile resource for informa-
with the exception of Ven- quickly as possible. (*Remember - Resort Eleva- to serve their registered tion on COVID-19 health
ezuela. Rules and protocols tors & hallways are inside guests between 10pm procedures in Aruba, facili-
are being reviewed and These are the decisions tak- areas) and 6am. tation of the airport health
evaluated on a daily basis en by the Government of Use masks when 1.5 meter • Casinos are not part screening, and faster re-
and adapted as per current Aruba up till today: is not possible. of the exemption and sults for Molecular PCR CO-
situation by a crisis team, in For Restaurants: must close at 10pm. VID-19 tests taken in Aruba.
order to protect each and Max 4 per table. Social events • Ban on beaches and
every one visiting and in- No live musicians/enter- Max 10 inside (if distance is parking from 7pm to Also as of November 1, 2020
habiting our island. tainment. possible) and 25 outside (if 5am. a flat premium of $30 is ap-
No musical events that are distance is possible). • (Licensed restaurants plicable for new insurance
There are currently (Janu- intended to attract cus- No contact sports. on the beach can op- policies for travelers over
ary 13th, closing of this edi- tomers. No permits for public events erate until 10pm - cus- 14 years old. More informa-
tion) 624 active Covid cas- Background (non-live) mu- will be granted. tomers to be seated at tion on travel and health
es on the island. 592 resi- sic only in restaurants. Police can stop event if tables at all times, as requirements can be found
dents and 32 non-residents. No dancing. there is disorder. per rules). on www.aruba.com.q

PCR test required for returning US travelers

ORANJESTAD — In accordance requirement such as quarantine,
with the Center for Disease Control isolation and transportation. Cost.
and Prevention and the Govern- The insurance however does not
ment of the United States of Amer- cover the test upon this new re-
ica it is required that all returning quirement.
travelers present a negative COV-
ID-19 test result prior boarding. This These are the 3 certified labs where
will become effective as of Janu- you can conduct your test:
ary 26, 2021. • MedLab: lab.aw - (+297) 586-
1600 - Cell/Whatsapp (+297)
In the Aruban Government’s con- 597-5544 - info@lab.aw
tinuing efforts to provide the safest, 1. Testing is available at visitors ac-
seamless and coordinated travel commodation (hotel/ home).
experience possible, the Aruba Appointment recommended
Tourism Authority would like to in- for this service. This service will
form you that all necessary facilities be free of charge if booked
and procedures are in place for online in advance on www.co-
any visitor needing to take a PCR vidaruba.com. An extra fee will
test while in Aruba as a require- be applied if the appointment
ment for re-entry to their country/ is made on the same day
state of origin. 2. Walk-in service accepted at
Aruba has a modern infrastructure, our physical location - No ap-
state-of-the-art hospital and well- pointment necessary
equipped medical facilities. Three • Price for the test is $126. Con-
(3) certified laboratories in Aruba duct the test before 11am for
will offer the PCR testing service same day results.
to outbound travelers. The facili-
ties have ample test kits available • MedCare Clinic: medcare.aw
and testing is priced between $75 - (+297) 280-0630 - Whatsapp
and $126. Visitors will find appoint- (+297) 562-4440 - info@med-
ments easy to book and the turn- care.aw
around time for test results is within
24 hours. Between the facilities, visi- • Horacio Oduber Hospital: (US$
tors will have the option to make 75) https://www.arubahospital.
an appointment, walk in, or have com/ - servicecenter@hoharu-
the test done at their place of stay. ba.com - (+297) 597-4522 (Call
It is also very important to remark or WhatsApp)
that the Aruba Visitors Insurance For more information go to www.
will cover all costs related to a posi- aruba.com and click under the
tive Covid-19 results based on this health requirements section.q