Barbados: Authorities extend existing COVID-19 restrictions through June 7 /update 29

Event

Authorities in Barbados have extended most domestic restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 through June 7.

A nightly 00:01-05:00 curfew remains in effect; those considered essential employees are exempt from the restrictions. All businesses except for nightclubs are permitted to open and operate Monday-Saturday. Restaurants and other food establishments may open and operate Sundays.

The following other restrictions also remain in effect as of May 17:

• Bars may operate at no more than 50 percent capacity.

• Pleasure craft and charter boats may not carry more than 50 percent of their authorized number of passengers.

• Meetings of civic associations, private or social clubs, and other organizations may resume as long as participants follow protocols on mask-wearing, social distancing, and sanitization. Such gatherings are limited to 100 people.

• Wearing facemasks remains mandatory in all public spaces.

• Individuals must adhere to physical distancing protocols by maintaining at least 1.8 meters (6 feet) between each other except in places of religious worship, where officials have reduced physical distancing requirement to 1 meter (3 feet) in each direction.

• Establishments must enforce strict physical distancing and sanitization protocols.

International Travel Protocols
Standard travel protocols are being applied to all travelers, regardless of the country departure point. All travelers are required to wear facemasks at the airport. Existing entry requirements include the following measures:

• Authorities require all persons intending to enter Barbados to present a negative result from a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival.

• All travelers must submit an online Immigration/Customs form 24 hours before travel to enter Barbados; the form is available online or on the BIMSafe mobile application.

• All arrivals are required to take a rapid antigen test on arrival. Travelers who test negative are required to complete a mandatory quarantine period at a government-approved quarantine location before another PCR test is administered on the traveler's fifth day in-country. The traveler's quarantine ends when a negative result from the said test is confirmed. Travelers will be required to wear a tracking bracelet during the quarantine period.

• Any traveler who tests positive will enter an isolation facility.

Travelers who provide proof of vaccination are not required to adhere to standard quarantine measures as long as they present a negative result from a PCR test taken no more than three days prior to departure for Barbados, receive a negative result from a PCR test taken upon arrival on the island, and have also spent 21 days outside of "countries of special consideration" (i.e., India, Brazil, and South Africa) before arrival. They must wait for the results of this second test under quarantine within their place of accommodation. Barbados considers fully vaccinated individuals to be those who completed their vaccination series more than two weeks prior to travel to Barbados.

Authorities could amend any domestic restrictions or entry requirements with little-to-no notice depending on disease activity over the coming weeks.

Advice

Follow all official instructions. Abide by national health and safety measures. Reconfirm all travel arrangements.

Resources

World Health Organization (WHO)
Government Travel Protocols
Pre-Arrival Travel Form