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The government is taking steps to make it easier for people to enter into Antigua and Barbuda as COVID-19 hospitalisations and infection rates continue to decline.<\/p>

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In Wednesday\u2019s Cabinet meeting, the decision was made to further reduce the restrictions implemented at the height of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAll persons entering Antigua and Barbuda commencing next Wednesday, April 13, 2022, subject to any evidence regarding any new variant, shall be allowed to enter without vaccination,\u201d the government announced.<\/p>

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However, persons who are unvaccinated will be required to submit a PCR test no more than four days old before boarding their flight to Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>

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This requirement, which was already in place for nationals and residents of Antigua and Barbuda, will now extend to all visitors and in-transit passengers.<\/p>\n

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