The Ministry of Health said that for entry into Seychelles
visitors have to submit a "negative COVID-19 PCR test done within 72 hours
of departure, a complete Health Travel Authorisation submitted at
seychelles.govtas.com and valid travel and health insurance to cover COVID-19
related quarantine, isolation or treatment."
For Gainful Occupation Holders (GOP) a 14-day quarantine is
no longer required preceding travel to Seychelles, an archipelago in the
western Indian Ocean. GOP holders have the same entry requirements as all
visitors.
The announcement is good news for local businesses.
especially those in construction that employ workers from India, Nepal and
Bangladesh.
Anna Gutierrez of Mart Construction welcomed the
development.
"For me, the restrictions brought more costs because
when the workers have to be quarantined for 14 days there is a cost to it. So
definitely good news as it removes a lot of burden on us when it comes to
payment," she told SNA.
This was echoed by Vincent Bibi, owner of Vince Contractor.
"Now we will have fewer costs because the quarantine
was a big constraint because once workers arrived they had to still go into
quarantine so work was delayed.
Bibi is employing workers from Nepal and Bangladesh
With the new travel advisory, visitors will still be
required to adhere to other public health measures, which have been put into
place in view of the pandemic. These include wearing face masks in public,
maintaining social distancing and sanitising hands.
Visitors will also be required to ensure that accommodation
bookings are made only at licensed establishments that have been certified by
the Public Health Authority.
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