The Bahamas’ government is scrapping plans to enforce more stringent pre-arrival testing requirements among vaccinated travelers this week.
While Prime Minister Philip Davis said in late December the Bahamas would no longer accept rapid antigen pre-departure tests from vaccinated travelers starting Jan. 7, officials said Tuesday it would be suspending that requirement. Fully vaccinated travelers and those under 12 may continue to show either a negative PCR test or rapid antigen test to enter, according to a statement from the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Aviation.
Unvaccinated travelers ages 12 and older must still present a negative PCR test and cannot use rapid tests. Travelers under the age of two continue to be exempt from testing requirements.
The Bahamas also updated its post-arrival testing requirement. As of Tuesday, travelers staying longer than 48 hours must take a rapid antigen test, regardless of vaccination status.
Previously, only tourists staying longer than four nights and five days were required to take another test.
The updated entry requirements come on the heels of Davis’ announcement in late December that the country would no longer accept pre-departure coronavirus tests taken more than…
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