Bonaire issues mandatory testing for travelers from the Netherlands.
In a recent press release, Lieutenant Governor Edison Rijna announced that mandatory testing is now required when traveling from the Netherlands to Bonaire. This is due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands.
Here is a transcript of the latest press release.
Travelers from the Netherlands, 13 years and older, must present a negative NAAT – PCR test that is no more than 24 hours old upon departure to Bonaire. Travelers can also choose to submit a negative NAAT – PCR test, a maximum of 72 hours old, upon arrival on Bonaire. Once on Bonaire, they must immediately take an antigen test and the result must be negative.
In addition to the mandatory tests, travelers 0 years and older from the Netherlands must submit a Health Declaration.
The Netherlands is currently a high-risk country for Bonaire. Travelers from the Netherlands can use the digital corona proof (Digital Corona Certificate, DCC) for their trip to Bonaire. Travelers are advised to print their test results or have access to the test results digitally. If the DCC cannot be read due to technical problems, and a traveler does not have paper or digital test results, he must be tested again or go into quarantine upon arrival to Bonaire.
A traveler from the Netherlands who cannot show a negative test result upon arrival runs the risk of a 10-day quarantine at their own expense. This is the current situation on Bonaire. The traveler will be placed into quarantine at a location designated by the Lieutenant Governor. After 5 days, the traveler can take an additional PCR test at a specified location. If the test is negative, the quarantine can be ended.
(Source: OLB)
