PROTOCOLFORTHEENTRYOFTRAVELLERSTOST.VINCENTANDTHE

GRENADINESJuly1-31/2020(17/06/2020)

DEVELOPED BY HEALTH SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION (NEMO), ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, WEST INDIES

PROTOCOL FOR THE ENTRY OF TRAVELLERS TO

ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

December 22nd, 2020

ThesafeentryoftravellerstoSt.VincentandtheGrenadinesinamannerthatreducestherisk of the importa:on and subsequenttransmission of COVID-19 in St. Vincent andtheGrenadines.

AIM

1. To establish the risk of the arriving traveller introducing new COVID-19 cases to SVG;

2. To minimize exposure of residents of SVG to new COVID-19 cases;

3. Early identification of potential exposure to new COVID-19 cases, and

4. Early containment of new COVID-19 cases.

OBJECTIVES

ESTABLISH RISK OF ARRIVING TRAVELLERThe arriving traveler will:

1.Complete the Pre-Arrival Form available at www.health.gov.vc

And the Port Health Officer will:1.Review Port Health form for each arriving passenger.

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PHASED PROCESS OF ENTRY OF TRAVELLERS TO ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

TESTING & QUARANTINE:

PHASE#9-CommencingWednesdayDecember23,2020:

1. TravellerstoSt.VincentandtheGrenadinesMUSTARRIVEWITHanega:veSARS-CoV-2RT-PCRCOVID-19testresultasperthefollowing:

a. HighRiskCountries:i. UnitedStatesofAmerica,includingtheUnitedStatesVirginIslands(USVI),China,UnitedKingdom,Germany,Bri:shVirginIslands,Guyana,Suriname,Belize,St.Lucia,Grenada,Jamaica,TrinidadandTobago,DominicanRepublic,Mexico,Brazil,India,Panama,Argen:na,Peru,Hai:,Colombia,SouthAfrica,Nigeria,Indonesia,Philippines,Italy,Bahamas,Canada,TurksandCaicosIslands,France(includingoverseasregions),SpainandRussia.

ii. Mustarrivewithanega:veresultofaCOVID-19(RT-PCR)testdonenomorethanseventy-two(72)hoursorthree

iii.Mustarrivewithanega:veresultofaCOVID-19(RT-PCR)testdonenomorethanseventy-two(72)hoursorthree(3)daysbeforearrival.

iv.MayberetestedforCOVID-19(RT-PCR)onarrivalinSVG.v. MUSTMandatoryquaranMneforten(10)daysinaTourismAuthority/MOHWEapprovedTransiMon/QuaranMneHotelattheircost.Mustarrivewithproofofthefullypaidreserva:on.

vi.MUSTtransfertotheTransi:onHotelinanapprovedAIAtaxiorapprovedvessel(planeorferry)atownexpense.

vii.Mustberetestedbetweendayfour(4)andday(7)ofquaran:ne.

b. MediumRiskCountries(thecountryofresidencewillbethelastcountrythatthetravellerwaspresentinforatleast21days):

i. Taiwan,Cuba,Barbados,An:guaandBarbuda;ii.Mustarrivewithanega:veresultofaCOVID-19(RT-PCR)testdonenomorethan72hoursbeforearrival.

iii.WillberetestedonarrivalinSVG.iv.MUSTMandatoryquaranMnefortwenty-four(24)toforty-eight(48)hoursathometoawaitclearance.

v. Maycon:nueten(10)monitoreddaysinanapprovedhome/hotel/vesselatthediscre:onofthePortHealthOfficer.

c. LowRiskCountries(thecountryofresidencewillbethelastcountrythatthetravellerwaspresentinforatleast21days):

i. Anguilla,Dominica,Montserrat,St.KibsandNevis;ii.Mustarrivewithanega:veresultofaCOVID-19(RT-PCR)testdonenomorethan72hoursbeforearrival.

iii.MaybetestedonarrivalinSVGatthediscre:onofthePortHealthOfficer.

iv.NoquaranMneifnoevidenceofonboardvesselexposureandnotinahigh-riskoccupa:on.

d. ResortSpecific“BubbleProtocol”HotelsinSVG:i. ResortSpecificProtocolsmustbeapprovedbytheHealthServicesSubcommibeeoftheNa:onalEmergencyOrganiza:onandbearthestampoftheNEMO.

e. Anyothercountrynotassignedtotheabovecategoriesshouldbeassumedtobehighrisk.

f. Highriskoccupa:onsinclude:i. CanadianFarmWorkersii. Crewmembers(personscomingfromasailingvessel)iii.OilRigworkersiv.HealthCareWorkers(current)v. Prison/Deten:onFacilityWorkers.

2. In-transitPassengers:a. ThroughSt.VincentandtheGrenadines:

i. Musthaveanega:veCOVID-19PCRtestresultdonewithin72hoursofarrival.

ii. Ifthein-transitperioddoesnotincludeanover-nightstay,thatperiodmustbespentattheArgyleInterna:onalAirport.

iii.Ifthein-transitperiodincludesanover-nightstay,thatperiodmustbespentinaTA/MOHWEapprovedhotel.

b. TravellersintendingtotransitthroughanothercountryfromSt.VincentandtheGrenadinesareadvisedtovisitthecountry’stravelwebsitetodeterminetherequirementsfortravel.For

i. Grenada-hbps://www.nowgrenada.com/2020/07/protocol-for-travellers-into-grenada/

ii. An:gua-hbps://visitan:guabarbuda.com/travel-advisory/iii.Barbados-hbps://www.visitbarbados.org/covid-19-travel-guidelines-2020

iv.St.Lucia-hbps://www.stlucia.org/en/covid-19/

3. Diplomats:a. Musthaveanega:vePCRCOVID-19testresultdonewithin72

hoursofarrival.b. ALLDiplomatswhoarrivebyairwillbequaranMnedatthe

discreMonoftheChiefMedicalOfficerortheMedicalOfficerofHealth.

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PROCESS ON ARRIVALARRIVAL ASSESSMENT:

a. Review of Pre-Arrival Form online.

ESTABLISH SARS-COV-2/COVID-19 STATUS:a. ApprovalofSARS-CoV-2testresultbyPortHealthTeam.

b. Collec:onofanasalswabspecimenforaCOVID-19PCRtestfromallqualifyingdisembarkingtravellers.

c. AlltravellerswillbeassessedbythePortHealthOfficerstodeterminetheirfinallevelofriskandthelengthofmandatoryquaran:nerequired.

d. Alltravellerswillberequiredtomonitortheirtemperaturesandothersymptomsforthenext10daysandreportanyabnormali:estothelocalhealthauthority.

e. Alltravellerswithaposi:veCOVID-19PCRtestresultwillbeisolatedinanapprovedaccommoda:on/facilityatthetraveller’sowncost.

REQUIREMENTS OF DISCHARGE FROM QUARANTINE 1. Objective measures: a. Negative PCR Test b. Not a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case. 


2. Subjective measures: a. Absence of signs and symptoms of COVID-19.

3. Not determined to be at high risk for being exposed to COVID-19

Please note that this protocol may be revised at any time at the discretion of the Health Services Subcommittee of the National Emergency Management Committee/