Lanka lifts several Covid-19 restrictions for foreign travellers

Sri Lanka has lifted mandatory Covid-19 restrictions for travellers, Asela Gunawardena, Director General of Health Services said. People travelling to Sri Lanka will no longer need to produce a Covid-19 vaccination certificate, starting last Wednesday. A negative Covid-19 test (PCR/Rapid Antigen Test) also no longer needs to be produced pre-boarding or on-arrival in the country. However, if someone tests positive for the virus on arrival will have to isolate for a period of seven days at either a private hospital, hotel or a residence of choice, the health ministry said.

The cost for all quarantine or treatment needs to be borne by the individual, the ministry added.

Sri Lanka had mandated a negative Covid-19 test and proof of vaccination after it opened its borders to foreign arrivals in 2021.The south Asian nation has reported 671,722 cases till date, with 16,806 having lost their lives.