Colombo, Dec 17 : Sri Lanka’s health authorities have said that vaccine cards had been made mandatory for all local and foreign tourists who were visiting religious sites in the country in order to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 infection.
Officials from the Health Ministry said that tourists and locals should carry their vaccine cards with them or show an electronic version of the certificate.
Foreign tourists were requested to carry an English translation of their vaccine cards for travel in Sri Lanka, the Ministry added.
Pilgrims and tourists have also been urged to leave the pilgrim sites immediately after the rituals and tours conclude in order to avoid large gatherings, Xinhua news agency reported.
Sri Lanka has in recent weeks relaxed several restrictions which were enforced when the country faced a massive third wave of the Covid-19 infection since April, caused by the dominant Delta variant.The country is returning to normalcy and has recorded a rise in tourist arrivals especially since November with tourism promotion campaigns also set to begin in several countries, including in China.
However face masks have been made mandatory for all and social distance must be maintained at all times, the Health Ministry said.According to official figures, 576,966 positive Covid-19 patients have been reported since March 2020 with 14,677 deaths reported.int/khz/
Sri Lanka makes vaccine cards mandatory for religious sites
In recent weeks, Sri Lanka relaxed many restrictions that were in place when Sri Lanka was facing a third round of Covid-19 infections.The main Delta variant caused the infection.This country has returned to normality and seen an increase in tourists arriving, especially since November.There are also tourism promotion campaigns that will be launched in many countries including China.
The Health Ministry stated that face masks are now mandatory and that social distance should be maintained at all costs.
Official figures show that 576,966 Covid-19 positive patients were reported as of March 2020, with 14677 deaths.
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