Cuba: Faced with the appearance of a new variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 called ?Ómicron? (B.1.1.529), identified as a variant ?of concern? by the World Health Organization (WHO), with a rapid dissemination, isolating cases in several countries of the world, it is decided to apply new reinforcement measures in the control of international travelers.
Travelers from: South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Malawi and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), upon entering our country must meet the following requirements:
? Present a complete vaccination schedule at the point of entry.
? The negative result of an RT-PCR carried out not more than 72 hours before the trip.
? A SARS-CoV-2 PCR-RT sample will be taken at the point of entry.
? A mandatory seven-day quarantine will be applied to them in a hotel designated for this purpose, with the traveler assuming the costs of accommodation and transportation.
? A new SARS-CoV-2 PCR-RT sample will be taken on the sixth day, and if negative, they will be discharged from quarantine on the seventh day.
In the case of travelers from Belgium, Israel, Hong Kong, Egypt, Turkey and the rest of the Sub-Saharan African countries (Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Santo Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Djibouti and Zambia).
? The same measures will be applied as in the previous countries with the exception of quarantine and RT-PCR on the sixth day.
The measures will take effect from December 4, 2021.
Ministry of Public Health of Cuba