Saint Lucia: Authorities to impose expanded nationwide curfew for Easter holiday season April 1-5 due to potential for higher COVID-19 activity /update 25

Event

Authorities in Saint Lucia have issued orders implementing expanded curfew hours April 1-5 to reduce the risk of increased COVID-19 contagion during the Easter holiday period. The new curfew hours are as follows:

• April 1-2: 19:00-04:00

• April 3: 18:00-04:00

• April 4-5: 15:00-04:00

Residents may not leave their homes during curfew hours, except for critical matters and essential work duties. Following the defined holiday period, the nation's curfew hours will return to 21:00-0400 nightly.

Social gatherings are limited to no more than 10 people who are members of the same immediate family.

International Travel
International entry restrictions remain in effect. Regardless of country origin, all travelers aged five and over arriving by sea or air are required to produce proof of having tested negative for COVID-19 using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test taken within five days before arrival. Travelers aged 18 and over must also complete a Travel Registration seven days or more before travel, as well as a Health Screening Form. Passengers in transit with a same-day onward journey do not require travel authorization.

Quarantine measures and other movement restrictions depend on the traveler's country or territory of origin as follows:

• Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Travel Bubble: Provided the traveler has remained in the travel bubble for at least 21 days, no quarantine will be required and the traveler may stay in any accommodation except those properties that have been certified for travelers from outside the bubble. The travel bubble includes Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

• Returning Nationals and Residents: All St. Lucia nationals and residents returning from outside the travel bubble must complete a 14-day quarantine. Quarantine arrangements at a COVID-19-certified accommodation or government-operated quarantine facility must be confirmed before travel. Applications for home quarantine approval are possible.

• International Travelers: Travelers are required to remain at their COVID-19-certified accommodations for the duration of their stay or for 14 days, except to participate in certified activities, tours, and excursions. Visitors may leave the certified property and travel freely after 14 days. This applies to all travelers from the US, UK, Canada, and all other areas outside the CARICOM Travel Bubble.

• Marine Arrivals: For travelers from outside the CARICOM Travel Bubble, if fewer than 14 days are spent at sea, the remainder of the 14-day quarantine period must be observed at anchor, at a designated quarantine dock, or in a COVID-19-certified property in accordance with marine protocols. Persons on vessels arriving at night must remain on board until the following morning when they will be checked by Port Health authorities.

Authorities could reimpose, extend, ease, or otherwise amend restrictions with little-to-no notice, depending on disease activity over the coming weeks.

Advice

Follow all official instructions. Abide by national health and safety measures. Reconfirm all travel arrangements and protocols.

Resources

World Health Organization (WHO)
Saint Lucia Entry Requirements
Saint Lucia Travel Registration Form