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Anguilla to lift pre-arrival testing in time for winter sun season
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Effective August 8, 2022, there shall be no pre-arrival testing requirement for vaccinated persons in Anguilla. Evidence of vaccination status must still be presented to the airlines on check-in and on arrival at the ports of entry in St. Maarten and Anguilla.
Unvaccinated visitors will be permitted to enter Anguilla with a negative pre-arrival COVID-19 test result. There shall be no quarantine or further testing. Unvaccinated children under 18 years of age can enter Anguilla, provided they are accompanied by their fully vaccinated parents or caregivers.
Anguilla (AXA) is accessible from the UK via British Airways (Gatwick) or Virgin Atlantic (Heathrow) on services to Antigua, followed by a short inter-island flight transfer to Anguilla, or with KLM/Air France via Amsterdam/Paris to St Maarten, followed by a short boat transfer or flight.
GENERAL MEASURES St Maarten Travel 2021
Please adhere to the following general measures in effect on both sides of the island and help us keep it safe:
Wearing a mask is mandatory in all public places, airport, public transportation, supermarkets and in all areas, buildings and stores where social distancing is not possible.Keep a safe distance of 5-6 ft (1.5 – 2 m) at all times, including beach visits.
Wash your hand frequently with soap during 20 sec. or use hand sanitizer containing at least 65% alcohol.
Sanitize your hands before entering a store or supermarket.
Discard of the disposable mask in a closed bin. Wash a re-usable mask at least every other day
If you become sick with fever and flu like symptoms, please contact the hotel front desk and/or the public health authorities immediately on phone number 914.
Make sure to carry along a reliable thermometer, in the event that you may have to be quarantined and for daily self-monitoring.
Do not take more than 4 persons in your rental vehicle if not part of your family.
Comply with all instructions from the island authorities and the airport, your hotel, restaurants, stores etc.
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What are the Core Actions taken in our Tourism Industry?
Throughout the tourism industry, St. Maarten has established 6 core actions that will be undertaken as basic guidelines to preventing the spread of COVID-19 on our island and our citizens and visitors have to adhere to which are:
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- Physical distancing with proper floor/ place marketing
- Proper Face coverings
- Frequent handwashing, sanitizing and proper hygiene practices
- Frequently cleaning surfaces
- Employees that are sick are encouraged to stay home and report illness
- Mitigate touch points as much as possible.
To ensure that St. Maarten remains a safe destination all lodging facilities and tourism businesses have specific criteria for sanitization, social distancing and other COVID-19 protocols in order to open to guests. These measures will enhance protection of visitors, staff and our nationals.
At the Princess Juliana International Airport the Coronavirus taskforce created a safe airport environment by implementing airport safety protocols.
This includes: the mandatory use of face masks covering the mouth and nose, continuously monitoring safety protocols in coordination with airline and airport partners, an awareness program on social distancing for passengers and employees, mass fever screening stations, mandatory hand sanitizing stations located throughout the airport.
Regular disinfecting of hard surfaces throughout the day combined with deep cleaning regimens during low capacity hours, and high quality Plexiglas barriers separating front-line staff and passengers.
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TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS (July 18, 2021)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Due to the COVID-19 epidemic Sint Maarten has established a mandatory health pre-authorization application through an Electronic Health Authorization System (EHAS) for every visitor arriving by air including transits, Sint Maarten and Saint Martin residents. Without the health pre-authorization boarding will not be possible. Be advised that processing time can take up to 12 hours. Visitors arriving on a maritime vessel please read the latest requirements here. St Maarten Travel 2021
The requirements vary depending on the country risk status which can be found at the bottom of this page.
People are considered fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine :
2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or
2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine
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The government of Sint Maarten has implemented a mandatory COVID-19 insurance for all travelers with destination Sint Maarten with the exception of Sint Maarten residents, transit passengers departing the same day (checkbox), flight crews (checkbox), transiting cruise ship crews (checkbox), French nationals residing in France or a French territory, BES-ZVK insured (checkbox) and AUC faculty and students (special procedure). The insurance purchasing process is an integrated step in the EHAS application. Travelers requiring the COVID-19 insurance must complete this process upon application. For more information on and all questions related to the COVID-19 insurance please visit www.sxmprotectionplan.com or contact customer support at [email protected]
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The application must be completed in order to be processed. This includes proof of a negative COVID-19 test result, information on the vaccination status (including proof of completed vaccination in case fully vaccinated) and the purchase of the mandatory COVID-19 insurance in case required. Children must have the online health form filled out by their parents. Provide a working personal email address on which you are reachable. St Maarten Travel 2021
As of January 27, 2021, until further notice, a travel ban is in place for persons who have been the 14 days before departing to Sint Maarten in a banned country as mentioned in the “banned countries” table below. Sint Maarten/Saint Martin/Saba/St. Eustatius residents are exempted from the travel ban and should get a rt-PCR test before departure (see below). The EHAS application must be completed.
All incoming passengers are subjected to temperature checks and other screening protocols and may be subjected to mandatory testing at their own expense. Failure to comply with the screening at the Health Check Point upon arrival will result in you not being cleared to enter St. Maarten and sent back to your originating country. If re-tested upon arrival you will be required to self-isolate or self-quarantine at your place of lodging/residence until the test results are known.
Applicants will receive confirmation of their accepted application. Non-completed applications will be automatically deleted within a day after the provided travel date.
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If health authorization is pre-approved, you will receive a (printable) pre-authorization PDF via e-mail, which must be presented at check in and to the health and immigration authorities upon arrival. This PDF will also contain a QR code which will show the vaccination status and COVID test result when scanned.
Keep the original rt-PCR or antigen test result and proof of vaccination always with you. Please check your spam/junk mail folder as well in case you haven’t received a response. If health authorization is not pre-approved, you will receive an e-mail informing you that health pre-authorization has been denied.
As Saba has their own EHAS operational, same day transit travelers to Saba no longer need to apply in the Sint Maarten EHAS system, but only the Saba EHAS system which can be found at http://www.sabatourism.com/travel-requirements. Proof of the Saba EHAS approval must be demonstrated when transiting through Princess Juliana Airport Sint Maarten.
COVID-19 TEST REQUIREMENTS St Maarten Travel 2021
RESIDENTS FROM SINT MAARTEN, SINT MARTIN, SABA AND ST. EUSTATIUS WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED FOR TWO WEEKS OR MORE, CAN ENTER SINT MAARTEN WITHOUT TESTING WHEN ORIGINATING FROM A HIGH-RISK COUNTRY. HOWEVER, WHEN ORIGINATING FROM A BANNED COUNTRY A rt-PCR TEST WITHIN 72 HOURS BEFORE DEPARTURE MUST BE PERFORMED IN ADDITION TO BEING FULLY VACCINATED FOR 2 WEEKS OR MORE
A rt-PCR test for the SARS-COV-2 virus obtained from a naso-pharyngeal swab performed in the country of origin and within 72 hours prior to departure to Sint Maarten (last leg in case of connecting flights) is required for all travelers originating from a country that is categorized as high risk. Antibody tests and tests performed outside of the 72 hours period will not be accepted. Results from home covid-19 collection test kits will also not be accepted. Airlines might require you to show a negative lab test result.
Alternatively, travelers originating from the USA and Canada can also do an antigen test for the SARS-COV-2 virus obtained from a naso-pharyngeal swab performed within 48 hours prior to departure to Sint Maarten. All FDA approved antigen tests using a nasopharyngeal sample including those with Emergency Use Authorization only (EUA) are accepted. Tests performed outside of the 48 hours period and home tests will not be accepted.
Travelers residing in and/or traveling from a low-risk country are exempted from the mandatory rt-PCR or antigen test. St Maarten Travel 2021
Travelers who reside in a low-risk country but have visited a high-risk country in the 14 days prior to departing to Sint Maarten, must also have a rt-PCR test for the SARS-COV-2 virus performed in the country of origin within 72 respectively 48 hours prior to departure to Sint Maarten (last leg in case of connecting flights).
The original test result to be uploaded as part of EHAS application procedure must clearly specify the name of the laboratory or clinic, full name of test subject, type of test administered, name of antigen test, swab date, source of the swab, result date and a negative result. Non-compliant test results, hand written or e-mail statements from doctors will not be accepted.
Children of age 10 and under are exempted from the mandatory rt-PCR or antigen test. As of the day after the 10th birthday, a rt-PCR or antigen test has to be submitted.
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Airline and private flight crews with stopovers in St. Maarten or St. Martin must demonstrate a valid negative rt-PCR or antigen test upon arrival. Crew members not in possession of a valid negative rt-PCR or antigen test must self-quarantine until their departure flight.
CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS ARRIVING BY AIR AND DEPARTING FROM SINT MAARTEN
All passengers must complete the application procedure through EHAS before departing to Sint Maarten.
Within 48 hours, before disembarking again in Sint Maarten at the end of the cruise, all passengers older than 10 years must have an antigen test performed by the cruise line.
Applying through EHAS is not necessary when returning to Sint Maarten at the end of the cruise.
The purchase of COVID-19 insurance (see below) is mandatory when staying more than one (1) day in Sint Maarten either before or after the cruise. The insurance is only valid during the days of stay in Sint Maarten between the arrival date and return date to the country of origin.
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SELF MONITORING St Maarten Travel 2021
- For travelers originating from a high-risk country, 5 consecutive days of self-monitoring of body temperature and possible flu like symptoms is mandatory. The travelers in this category will receive an automated daily email alert providing a link for submitting the required information online the first 5 days of their stay. If you are remaining for a shorter term on the island, you will have to submit the information for the time you are on the island. Temperature measuring possibilities will also be offered in the lobby in most hotels and other lodging facilities.
OUTBOUND TRAVELERS
For information on testing locations please visit https://stmaartenupdates.com/testing-on-island/ Thank you for choosing St. Maarten as your preferred vacation destination.
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10 confirmed COVID-19 cases today **As of July 30th, there were ten (10) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however seven (7) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to eighty one (81). The total number of confirmed cases is now two thousand seven hundred seventy (2770).The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring seventy eight (78) people in home isolation. Three (3) patients are hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center.
The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at thirty four (34). The number of people recovered since the first case surfaced on St. Maarten has increased to two thousand six hundred fifty five (2655). Sixty five (65) people are in quarantine based on contact tracing investigations carried out by CPS.The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA) Airport Health Team in collaboration with Health Care Laboratory Sint Maarten (HCLS) have tested 3, 425 travelers arriving at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), while CPS tested 35, 043 people throughout the community.
As the numbers continue to fluctuate, CPS will continue to actively execute its contact tracing measures. Minister Ottley urges those who have not been vaccinated to come out to the vaccination pop-up drive tomorrow Saturday, July 31st, at the Melford Hazel Sports Complex from 9:00am to 3:00pm. All persons who are interested in getting vaccinated are asked to bring any form of photo ID for registration.
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St Maarten Travel 2021 [COVID-19 / Complementary measures to combat the epidemic]
The islands of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin have been placed in a state of health emergency by decree of 28 July 2021. This measure gives the Prefect the possibility of taking additional measures in the fight against the virus.
ARS’s latest health bulletin reports a very large increase in positive covid19 cases in Saint Barthélemy (169 over the period July 19 to 25).
5 clusters have been identified, mostly drinking debits. For this reason the Prefect has decided that Saint-Barthélemy’s restaurants and drinks will now close at midnight.
In Saint-Martin, the situation is stable (62 new cases over the period July 19 to 25). However, heavily mobilized Louis Constant Fleming hospital still welcomed 14 patients into the covid unit on July 29 One death is to be deplored this week, it’s been the 39th since the crisis began. A family cluster has been identified, including 5 members of the same family are hospitalized.
The health situation in Martinique, as well as in Guadeloupe, has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks, forcing the Prefects of both islands to take important measures to protect their health systems. Our hospitals, mostly in Saint Martin, are unable to cope with a wave of serious cases, without being able to evacuate patients to Guadeloupe or Martinique. Over the last two weeks, 4 covid + patient health evacuations have been carried out to CHU in Guadeloupe.
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The Prefect invites all fragile or co-morbidities to think seriously about vaccination and bond with city health professionals, vaccinodrome or ARS to remove any doubts they may have about the opportunity to get involved. vaccinate.
Due to a deteriorating health situation in Saint-Barthélemy, and still high rates of hospitalization in Saint-Martin, the Prefect decided to ban the sale and use of alcohol on the public highway, starting today, 18 am and until 6 am. This measure should prevent unannounced clusters of people and release generally associated with alcohol consumption (not respecting barriers, not wearing a mask).
In parallel, the Prefect reminds all inhabitants, that simple gestures, such as regular handwashing, using hydroalcoholic gel, respecting social distancing, play an essential role in protecting the most fragile, and in a way general, in the spread of the virus. As a reminder, all establishments receiving from the public must offer hydalcoholic gel to customers and enforce mask wearing to both employees and customers.
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Préfecture de Guadeloupe
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[# Covid19] 🔴 Acute epidemic degradation by 4th wave – Passage of Guadeloupe in a state of health emergency 🔴
📈 Epidemic figures show a sharp deterioration in the health situation, with almost 1 positive cases in week 29. since Monday, July 19
📌 The increase in covid sick relief (SAMU and SDIS) demands has confirmed and continues to progress. The CHU of Guadeloupe activated their white plan last weekend.
📜 After consulting the elected officials committee meeting this Wednesday, the prefect of the Guadeloupe region has decided to enter into force the measures below ⬇️
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If the deterioration of the epidemic situation continues to increase by the end of this week, outdoor picnic on beaches, along rivers and streams as well as carbets may be banned ..
😷 Mask wearing is mandatory outside in built areas, between 8 am and 23 pm.
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In the face of this epidemic outbreak, the prefect also calls on everyone to limit or postpone their participation in festive gatherings and group activities, even when organized in the private setting. Large family gatherings and weddings, through the generational brewing they involve, should be postponed as far as possible.
We need to curb the progression of the virus and break the chains of contamination, strengthening our collective vigilance, observing barrier gestures and vaccinating ourselves.
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