Although it is located between the depths of the North Atlantic and Florida's eastern coast, the island nation is not welcoming international commercial flights and vessels carrying passengers from the US from 22 July at midnight. This is due to the continued increase in COVID-19 cases in the US, and also because the number of cases of the virus has almost tripled in the Bahamas since it began reopening its borders on 1 July. In addition, the carrier Bahamasair has ceased outgoing flights to the US.

 

However, private flights from the US as well as pleasure craft and yachts are permitted to enter, and outgoing flights will be permitted to accommodate any current visitors scheduled to return to the US after the 22nd. Visitors are required to present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test from a referenced lab, taken no more than 10 days prior to the date of travel. Returning residents who can't present negative test results to immigration officials will have to undergo mandatory two-week quarantines.

 

Source: ANDREA SMITH