Another Destination Drops COVID-19 Travel Requirements
byDaniel McCarthy/
The return to normalcy in the travel industry continues.
这次是美国维尔京群岛(USVI),该岛屿宣布不再需要接种疫苗的美国旅行者来证明抵达时Covid-19的负面测试。该领土包括圣克鲁瓦,圣约翰和圣托马斯,是北美旅行者最受欢迎的加勒比海目的地之一。beplay银行卡
Effective immediately, unvaccinated domestic passengers will still have to show proof of a negative test, taken within five days of travel, and international travelers will still be required to abide by the U.S. entry rules, which includes a test taken within 24 hours of arrival.
All travelers are still required to complete an application in theUSVI Travel Screening Portalprior to arrival, too, which asks for information on travel, including arrival and departure dates, along with vaccination proof and a COVID-19 questionnaire.
COVID-19 cases in the territory have dropped dramatically since its peak in early January—USVI recorded its highest case count on Jan. 9, 2022, with 978 new daily cases, a number that has effectively dropped to zero as of early March, according to the New York Times COVID tracker.
With the news, the USVI joins other domestic destinations, including Hawaii, which become the last state to drop its indoor mask mandate on March 25, and Puerto Rico, which is dropping more COVID-19 era travel restrictions, in returning to normal travel procedures.
Other international destinations are also on a similar track—Ireland announced last weekthat it was also removing almost all of its pandemic travel rules, including vaccination requirements. Italy alsodropped its COVID-19-era restrictions last week.