Fully vaccinated travellers will be permitted to enter the country without subjecting themselves to a PCR test on arrival, as was earlier required, according to the new health guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health.
Travellers would be considered fully vaccinated if the recommended number of doses of the Covid-19 vaccination are completed and they depart from abroad two weeks after the completion of the vaccination.
The Morning exclusively reported on 16 March that travellers who arrive in Sri Lanka 14 days after being fully vaccinated with the required number of doses, will be permitted to take a PCR test upon arrival and submit the result to the authorities, and if the result is negative, they will be allowed to travel within the island without a bio bubble.
According to the Health Ministry, the officer in charge of the quarantine hotel or centre should discharge the traveller after verifying the status of the vaccination through documents and issue a discharge document. If the children are below 12 years of age, they can be discharged with fully vaccinated travellers if they prove that they are Covid-19 negative after the on-arrival polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.
However, travellers who do not receive the vaccine and have no residence in Sri Lanka would have to get a PCR test done on them between 11 to 14 days of quarantine and if the result is negative, they will be released after 14 days.
But for Sri Lankans and dual citizens, a seven-day PCR test report is available. If the report is negative, the traveller is allowed to stay the balance period at home until the completion of 14 days.
Meanwhile, citizens or dual citizens staying in a designated quarantine hotel after arriving in Sri Lanka need no prior approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Civil Aviation Authority to arrive in Sri Lanka.
However, citizens staying in a government quarantine centre should obtain prior approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
No PCR test for fully vaccinated travellers
08 Apr 2021
No PCR test for fully vaccinated travellers
08 Apr 2021