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Haiti - FLASH Covid-19 : Passengers from 6 countries can no longer disembark directly in Haiti
10/03/2020 09:33:57

Passengers arriving from China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, France and Germany will no longer be able to disembark directly in Haiti according to a press release dated March 9 from the Ministry of Interior and local authorities which requires airlines operating on national territory:

"[...] to take the necessary measures to prohibit the boarding of any passenger from the red zones (zones at high risk of COVID-19 contamination) having not spent 14 days outside of a safe area

Instructions are passed to the Directorate of Immigration and Emigration to ensure the strict application of this measure [...]"

Red zone, list of countries concerned :
(March 10, 2020)

China: 17,524 active cases
South Korea: 7,212 active cases
Italy: 7,985 active cases
Iran: 5,357 active cases
France: 1,370 active cases
Germany: 1,261 active cases

The Ministry of Health specifies that this list can be updated according to the evolution of the epidemic

HL/ S/ HaitiLibre