Health Protection Agency (HPA) has amended the policy on entry and exit from resorts and safaris, lifting the requirement to seek an exit application from all individual staff before allowing them to exit the resort or safari.
The new policy published by HPA states travelling between resorts and other islands can be opened 14 days after the departure of the last tourist if no employees show any symptoms of COVID-19 within that period. However, the resort management is required to provide evidence of the 14-day quarantine period to HPA before allowing staff to leave.
The policy also allows the staff of resorts and safaris which had been placed under monitoring to leave after the 14-day quarantine period, if the samples taken from the resort or safari tested negative for COVID-19. However, no staff will be allowed to leave while any individual at the resort or safari is presenting any symptoms.
The policy on entry and exit from resorts places resorts under three main categories. The first category includes resorts that have not presented any suspected cases of COVID-19 and have not been placed under monitoring. Entry and exit from such resorts can be opened 14 days after the departure of the last tourist.
The second category includes resorts that were placed under monitoring after identifying suspected cases of COVID-19, although the test results came out negative. Entry and exit from such resorts are also allowed 14 days after the departure of the last tourist.
The third category includes resorts that presented positive cases of COVID-19. Individuals from such resorts are required to undergo screening before being allowed to leave.