As of now, Cuba is open for tourism but all travelers must bring a negative PCR COVID-19 test result, taken within 72 before departure and quarantine upon arrival at a government-approved accommodation for 7 days and produce 2 more negative results.
The quarantine requirement will be lifted on Nov. 15.
The Cuban government plus international organizations such as the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) are very optimistic about “Abdala and Soberana 2”, the Cuban domestically-produced COVID-19 vaccines.
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October 30 – Cuba will reopen and scrap quarantine restrictions on Nov. 15
On Nov. 15, Cuba will open its doors to foreign tourists without quarantine restrictions. The decision was made after more than 90% of the population has received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine.
In a statement, Cuban Minister of Tourism Juan Carlos Garcia stated that the island would welcome flights from the United States if their government agreed.
“We don’t think that on the 15th the country’s capacities will be full, but we can progressively have an early winter. It depends on how the markets react, but the scenario is increasingly favorable, and we are optimistic.”
In order to be granted entry, visitors must show proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test taken 72 prior to arrival in Cuba.
Is Cuba open for Americans?
Cuba is currently allowing American citizens under the same restrictions as the rest of the visitors.
Flights to Cuba
All commercial flights have resumed their operations to the Island.
Is quarantine required in Cuba?
Cuba will scrap quarantine for fully vaccinated visitors on Nov. 15.
COVID-19 situation in Cuba
Cuba is experiencing a surge in COVID cases. So far, the country has reported 950,613 cases and 8,223 deaths.
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August 19 – Cuba to receive Canada vaccination aid as health system collapses
Cuba received a donation of 1,920,000 syringes to support vaccination against Covid-19 from the Canadian Solidarity Network on Tuesday.
This batch of syringes comes as an addition to another donation of 1,200,000 tablets and 400,000 ampules of dexamethasone, a drug with anti-inflammatory effects sent by the Government of Canada and the United Nations Children’s Fund.
The country had managed to contain the spread of the infections for most of the pandemic but the devastating economic crisis resulted in medicine shortages and the collapse of the health system.
To date, 3.7 million Cubans have been fully vaccinated.
Source: Presa Latina
August 4 – Cuba to maintain travel protocols and lifts customs restrictions on food and medicine
The pandemic figures in Cuba won’t stop growing. In the last 24 hours, the Island-country reported 9.629 new cases and 80 deaths according to the Health Ministry.
Following the epidemiological situation, authorities have decided to maintain most existing COVID-19-related restrictions.
As of today, all travelers must quarantine in government-designated hotels at their own expense for seven days and undergo a second PCR test on the fifth or sixth day or until they can produce a negative result.
The government also temporarily lifted restrictions on travelers bringing food, medicines, and hygiene products into the country.
Source in Spanish: El Diario.es
July 21 – Cuba fights a pandemic out of control and political unrest
The coronavirus figures have been spiraling out of control over the last couple of weeks in several regions of Cuba fueled by the Delta variant that made its way into the territory in recent months.
Overwhelmed hospitals, daily nationwide blackouts, lack of food, and the consequent riots are some of the reasons why Cuba is struggling to control the caseload at the moment.
While the Island is the only Latin American nation that has managed to successfully develop its own vaccine against COVID-19, the lack of syringes to immunize citizens and the lack of medicine to treat patients remains an obstacle to defeating the pandemic.
Source in Spanish: El Confidencial
July 5 – Cuba might be the first country in the world to fully vaccinate 100% its population by the end of the 2021
Great news from Cuba amid growing concerns about the more contagious Delta variant. The Caribbean nation has managed to develop 2 effective vaccines against COVID-19.
Abdala, a three-shot jab has proved 92.28% effective in Phase 3 trial which involved 48,000 volunteers.
According to Reuters, the infections have decreased by 50 percent “since authorities started administering Cuba’s experimental vaccines in masse in the capital a month ago.”
“This is excellent news and fills us with optimism in the region, where there is still a great deficit of vaccines,” said José Moya, who represents the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Cuba.
Additionally, Cuba also announced that its other successful vaccine “Soberana 02” has shown an efficacy rate of 62 percent in Phase 2 trials.
Source: ElPaís
June 15 – Cuba increased the quarantine period for international arrivals from 5 days to 7 days from June 5.
Local scientists forecasted an increase in COVID-19 cases on the island by June. Unfortunately, it has already been confirmed. The number of new positive cases is steadily increasing according to the government.
“We are doing something wrong,” said the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, at the zoom meeting with local authorities yesterday.
Díaz-Canel also said it was necessary to reach out to the population to raise the perception of risk.
As of now, authorities have tightened COVID-19-related restrictions for international arrivals from June 5 by increasing the mandatory quarantine period from five days to one week. This and other restrictions are expected to be in force through early July.
(Source: Cuba Government)
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