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TO: All Namibian Citizens, Residents and Travellers

Circolare con le nuove misure applicate a tutti i viaggiatori in Namibia in tema di test e conseguente validità (72 ore e 7 giorni) sono conteggiati dalla data in cui il tampone è stato effettivamento fatto fino alla data dell'arrivo in Namibia.

A) se tampone è effettuato entro le 72 ore il viaggiatore non sarà tenuto ad osservare quarantena a proprie spese.

B) Se il tampone è più vecchio di 72 ore ma entro i 7 giorni il viaggiatore sarà tenuto in quarantena.

STATEMENT

BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. HAGE G. GEINGOB
ON THE OCCASSION OF THE 19TH COVID-19 PUBLIC BRIEFING
ON THE NATIONAL RESPONSE MEASURES

The highlight key measures that will come into force from 22 October 2020 until midnight, 30 November 2020.

(extract)

1- ALL travelers (including tourists, business travelers and all Namibians and Permit Holders) who arrive in Namibia with a negative PCR test result, that is not older than 72 hours, will be permitted to proceed to their final destination in the country. The requirement for the mandatory 5 day retest has been withdrawn.

2- All travelers who arrive in Namibia with a negative PCR test result that is older than 72 hours but not older than 7 days, will be permitted to enter the country. However, they will be required to undergo 7-days supervised quarantine at home or tourism facility. In the event that these environments do not fulfill quarantine requirements, the travelers will be placed under mandatory Government quarantine facilities at own cost.

3- Non-Namibians, who do not present a negative COVID- 19 PCR test result, will not be granted entry into the country.