04 Jun 2021 | 09:23 PM UTC
French Guiana: Authorities ease certain COVID-19-related domestic restrictions June 4 /update 28
Authorities in French Guiana ease certain COVID-19-related domestic controls as of June 4; curfew remains in effect.
Event
Authorities in French Guiana have announced that certain COVID-19-related domestic restrictions will be eased. As of June 4, authorities have raised the limit on public gatherings from six to 10 individuals; this limit does not apply to professional meetings or gatherings. Outdoor sports activities are also allowed. From June 5, religious ceremonies can be held with health protocols in place, and schools are permitted to reopen from June 7. However, the nightly 19:00-05:00 curfew remains in effect Monday-Friday across the territory, as well as the weekend curfew that runs from 19:00 Saturday to 05:00 Monday, effectively requiring all people to remain indoors on Sundays.
Movement into and out of the municipalities of Iracoubo and Regina remains restricted; drivers are only allowed to pass through checkpoints set up along roads leading to and from the municipalities if they have a compelling reason for their travel.
French Guiana's borders remain closed to most nonresident foreign nationals who do not have a compelling reason for travel, with French citizens, diplomats, healthcare workers, airline crews, and nonresident foreign nationals who are in transit to their home countries exempt from the general border closure. There are no restrictions on cargo shipments and humanitarian travel.
Arriving travelers must present a negative result from a COVID-19 molecular test taken no more than 72 hours prior to departure for French Guiana and a completed sworn statement. Upon arrival, such individuals are advised to self-quarantine for seven days. Another COVID-19 test must be taken at the end of the seven-day period.
All individuals must wear protective face coverings whenever in public.
Authorities could reimpose, extend, further tighten, or otherwise amend any restrictions with little-to-no notice, depending on local disease activity.
Advice
Follow all official instructions. Abide by national health and safety measures. Reconfirm all travel arrangements.
Resources
World Health Organization (WHO)
Government of French Guiana
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