Nairobi — Kenya updated the Covid-19 travel guidelines, eliminating some of the conditions that visitors and expatriates had to follow.
The Ministry of Health recently sent new regulations to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), which among other things, no longer require travellers to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination or PCR tests for international travel.
Like most nations, Kenya has seen a decline in the number of Covid-19 infections in recent years.
the previous few months, from a weekly average of 2.5 per cent in mid-January 2023 to a weekly average of 0.5 per cent at the end of April.
In the recommendations provided to KCAA, the Ministry of Health suggested that with effect from 3rd May 2023: all visitors arriving into the country through any point of entry shall no longer be needed to show proof of either COVID-19 immunisation or a pre-departure COVID-19 test.
Additionally, only travellers entering Kenya through any port of entry with flu-like symptoms will be required to complete the passenger locator form on the “Jitenge” platform and submit a COVID-19 antigen test at their own expense upon arrival.
Those who turn positive for Antigen testing will be required to take a further.
The COVID-19 PCR test is purchased separately.
Isolation technique
After that, travellers with severe symptoms may be allowed to isolate in accordance with the current guidelines for mild, moderate, and severe sickness.
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No longer will entry points demand truck drivers to show documentation of a COVID-19 PCR test or COVID-19 immunisation.
The destination country’s travel, health, and COVID-19 regulations must be followed by anyone leaving the country.
Pre-departure PCR testing may be considered under the new legislation by any airline leaving or landing in Kenya.
The KCAA regards these new laws as a development that will encourage local, regional, and global aviation growth.
When the pandemic was at its height, Covid-19 devastated aviation, destroying the sector for two years.
Airlines have since resumed operations as the aviation sector has recovered from the crisis.
