{"ObjectId": 75, "Country": "Rwanda", "Quarantine": "\n", "Testing": null, "DatePublished": "24.08.2022", "Sources": "Foreign travel advice, Gov.UK/ \n US State Dept. COVID-19 Country Specific Information/ \n OSAC Travel Advisories/\n Ministry of Health/", "TravelAdvisory": "Latest News: \n
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\nInternational Restrictions:
\n*All travellers: The Government of Rwanda has published updated guidance for passengers arriving in and departing from Rwanda.\nRwanda no longer requires proof of a negative COVID-19 test before arrival into Rwanda. completing a Passenger Locator Form is also no longer required.
\nCertain meeting venues and national parks still require Covid tests. Testing is available at health facilities and other designated sites for 5,000 RWF for rapid antigen tests, and 50,000 RWF for PCR tests (required to access Virunga National Park). Rwandan citizens pay a subsidized cost for PCR tests of 30,000 RWF.
\nYou should monitor the website of the office of the Prime Minister of Rwanda and the Twitter account of the Office of the Prime Minister for further updates.\nYou will need a visa to enter or travel through Rwanda as a visitor.
\n*If you\u2019re fully vaccinated: Entry requirements for Rwanda are the same for all travellers, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.
\n*Proof of vaccination status: You do not need to present proof that you have been fully vaccinated to enter Rwanda. However incoming travellers eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations (aged 12 years and above) are encouraged to be fully vaccinated before their travel.
\n*If you\u2019re not fully vaccinated: Entry requirements for Rwanda are the same for all travellers, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.
\nIf you\u2019ve had COVID-19 in the past year: Entry requirements for Rwanda are the same for all travellers, regardless if you\u2019ve had COVID-19 in the past year.
\n*Children and young people: Incoming travellers eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations (aged 12 years and above) are encouraged to be fully vaccinated before their travel. COVID-19 tests are not mandatory for entry for accompanied children under 5 years.
\n*If you\u2019re transiting through Rwanda: The Passenger Locator Form is no longer a requirement before departure. An additional COVID-19 test is no longer required upon arrival at Kigali International Airport for transiting/connecting travellers.
\nExemptions: There are no exemptions to Rwanda\u2019s entry requirements.
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\nInternal Restrictions:
\n*Travel in Rwanda: Movements nationwide are no longer prohibited. The Office of the Prime Minister publishes communiques setting out details of measures in response to COVID-19, on their website, normally every two weeks, and on the Twitter account of the Office of the Prime Minister.\nAll tourists are required to take a PCR test 72 hours prior to visiting Rwanda\u2019s national parks, apart from Akagera National Park, at their own cost. Tests can be booked by appointment via reservations@rdb.rwor, tel: +250 (0)788313800. Tourists visiting Akagera National Park and other tourist destinations are required to take a rapid antigen test, which are available at numerous walk-in clinics in Kigali for RWF 5,000. Tourists without a negative test result will not be admitted to the national parks.\nAccommodation: Accommodation is open and available for bookings.
\nPublic places and services: The Government of Rwanda is taking measures to respond to COVID-19. Citizens and residents of Rwanda must be fully vaccinated in order to access public places. People attending any event must present a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 48 hours prior to meeting. Wearing face masks is no longer mandatory (but people are encouraged to wear masks indoors). More details about the \nlatest measures have been published on the \nTwitter account of the Office of the Prime Minister.\nThe Prime Minister\u2019s office publishes communiques setting out details of measures in response to COVID-19, including movement restrictions, on their website, normally every two weeks.
\nIf you test positive, the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) will follow up and offer further tests until you test negative. You will be expected to self-isolate after testing positive and the RBC will conduct checks to ensure self-isolation compliance. The RBC will monitor your symptoms and if they are serious, you may be moved to a treatment centre.
\nFurther information about what to do if you test positive for COVID-19 in Rwanda and how you can keep in contact with the health system can be found on the RBC website.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n", "Y": -1.999837, "X": 29.923106, "AddInfo": null}