Saint Lucia: Authorities extend COVID-19-related domestic restrictions through May 30 /update 28

Event

Authorities in Saint Lucia have extended the existing COVID-19-related domestic restrictions through at least May 30 due to a high number of infections. Under the current directives, a nightly 21:00-04:00 curfew remains in effect. 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 21:00. Standalone bars may operate 11:00-20:00. Social gatherings are limited to no more than 10 people who are members of the same immediate family. Noncontact sports are permitted, albeit with a cap of 15 participants and no spectators; high-contact sports activities are banned. Religious ceremonies such as weddings and funerals may allow up to 50 people.

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 COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test taken no more than five days before arrival. Travelers aged 18 and over must also complete a Travel Registration seven days or more before travel. Arriving travelers are also subject to medical screening. 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, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Turks and Caicos.

• 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