06 Apr 2021 | 07:35 PM UTC
Saint Lucia: Special temporary COVID-19-related restrictions for Easter season expire April 6; standard controls resume /update 26
Saint Lucia ends temporary COVID-19 restrictions in place for Easter holiday as of April 6; previous controls return into effect.
Event
As of April 6, a set of special temporary restrictions that had been imposed in Saint Lucia to stem the spread of COVID-19 during the Easter holiday have expired and the island nation's standard controls have gone back into effect. Under these measures, nightly curfew hours have returned to 21:00-04:00. Residents may not leave their homes during curfew hours except to attend to critical matters and engage in essential work duties. All businesses are required to close by 20:00, and bars may only operate on a carryout basis. 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 a negative result from a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) COVID-19 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
