Belize
Travel restrictions
The international airport is open. The Government of Belize (GOB) does not currently have any travel bans in place.
Visitors to Belize have to download the Belize Health App and complete the required information prior to boarding the flight to Belize. A QR code with a unique ID number will be returned to you, and will be used for contact tracing while in Belize.
You are also encouraged to take a Covid PCR test within 72 hours of travel to Belize. If you do not present this test upon arrival, you will need to take a test locally.
Visitors are not required to quarantine if they present negative test results. However, if they present positive test results, they must quarantine for a minimum of 14-days at their own expense.
Land borders and seaports remain closed.
Measures taken by the government
Belize established an isolation unit for Belizeans who test positive for COVID-19 and has self-isolation quarantine measures for potential cases.
Belize is currently under a State of Emergency with limited internal travel allowed and certain communities with high COVID-19 infection rates on complete lockdown.
Grocery stores and other stores are currently open with limits on the number of shoppers allowed.
Restaurants are only open for delivery services with no inside dining allowed.
Churches, social events, and private parties that would include guests outside of the immediate family who are living together are not allowed.
There is currently a nation-wide curfew between 10:00 pm and 05:00 am.
A series of new enhanced health and safety protocols have been put in place to protect visitors, Belizeans, and our communities. These include:
- Mandatory use of facemasks in public spaces
- Enforcement of social distancing measures in public spaces such as restaurants, bars, grocery stores, retail stores, etc.
- Introduction of a “Tourism Gold Standard” Recognition Program for hotels, restaurants and tour operators. This 9-point program seeks to enhance the tourism industry’s health and safety standards by adapting new behaviours and procedures to ensure both employees and travellers are confident in the cleanliness and safety of Belize’s tourism product.
Emergency number (related to COVID-19) while visiting the country
Information not available.
Source:
US Embassy in Belize https://bz.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/
Published on December 15th (checked on January 13th)
Belize Tourism Board https://belizetourismboard.org/belize-covid-19-update-for-travellers/
Published on December 20th (checked on January 13th)
Travel Belize https://www.travelbelize.org/health-safety
Checked on January 13th
For more information please visit our COVID-19 Updates page at https://www.hiddentrails.com/article/covid19update.aspx