International Arrivals Will No Longer Undergo Institutional Quarantine after Reopening Of Borders According To Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced today the reopening of international borders and lifting of the institutional quarantine requirement starting next month, July 1.
Based on an assessment by health authority, Mr Sogavare during his ‘Nationwide Address’ today said the Coronavirus (Covid-19) situation in the country had improved markedly over the past several weeks and Cabinet has decided that international borders will reopen fully from July 1, onwards.
All international arrivals to the Solomon Islands will no longer undergo institutional quarantine as well.
International arrivals can proceed directly from the airport after clearing the normal arrival formalities to their booked accommodations in hotels or to their homes.
If they go directly to their homes, the government encourages them to use facemasks in the first few days after their return.
“Also from 1st July 2022, all international travellers to the Solomon Islands no longer need to apply for a special exemption to enter the country.
“All travellers can book directly with the airlines to enter the country and sort out their accommodations,” said Sogavare.
The only remaining requirements international travellers are required to carry out are (1): provide one negative Covid-19 PCR test within 72 hours of arrival in Honiara and (2):, be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 except for children that cannot be vaccinated.
“Any traveller that does not comply with these two requirements will not be able to travel to the Solomon Islands,” said Sogavare.
