In Ode To Importance Of Relationship With Russia, Russians In Tourist Groups Not Required To Present COVID-19 Vaccination Cards Upon Arrival, But Must Do So Online In Advance Of Arrival.
/Cuba relaxes COVID requirements for Russian tourists arriving in groups. Cuba’s embassy in Moscow told that the entry regulations had been relaxed for Russian travelers due to an improving epidemiological situation in the country. TASS
The largest sources of visitors in 2021 to the Republic of Cuba: Russia (146,151), Canada (68,944), Cuban diaspora (52,804). LINK To Cuba Government Report
MOSCOW, January 22 [2022]. /TASS/. Cuba has changed the requirements for Russian nationals arriving in tourist groups, so Russian travelers are not required to present their COVID vaccination certificates as well as negative results of their PCR tests when crossing into the country, the Association of Tour Operators Russia (ATOR) said on Saturday. "When entering Cuba, Russian tourists will no longer be required to have any documents confirming that they do not have COVID. In addition, there will be no tests at hotels to check in or during the holiday," ATOR said. Cuba’s embassy in Moscow told ATOR that the entry regulations had been relaxed for Russian travelers due to an improving epidemiological situation in the country and a high level of the vaccinated local population (90%). Nevertheless, ATOR added that filling in the online questionnaire D’Viajeros remains a mandatory requirement for travel to Cuba. D'VIAJEROS [https://www.dviajeros.mitrans.gob.cu/inicio] is a process that facilitates and improves the experience of travelers in their transit through the Republic of Cuba, it can provide advanced information to speed up procedures at the different points of entry. It is mandatory for each passenger to truthfully complete the information provided to the Directorate of Identification, Immigration and Foreigners, the Custom General of the Republic and the Ministry of Public Health.
Prensa Latina News Agency
Havana, Republic of Cuba
31 December 2021
Excerpt: “This year, Russia became Cuba’s main tourism market, with around 170,000 tourists up to the end of November, according to Cuban Tourism Minister Juan Carlos Garcia, at an event in recent days. Tt present, companies such as Aeroflot, Azur Air and Nordwind operate flights to Cuba, while another airline has permission to do so, but has not started them, Mgeladze said and added that an increase in the frequency of trips is expected as of the new year. The diplomat pointed out that the opening of borders and the increase in the tourist flow is mainly due to the fact that this nation has vaccinated almost all its population as from two years of age, which turned it into a safe scenario for world travelers.”
Prensa Latina News Agency
Havana, Republic of Cuba
30 November 2021
Excerpt: “It also indicated that it will operate the route with Airbus A350 aircraft and has already started selling tickets to the main Cuban city. At present, Aeroflot operates three weekly flights to Varadero, Cuba’n resort. Juan Carlos Escalona, Tourism Counselor of the Cuban Embassy in Russia, explained to Prensa Latina that the other novelty in the links between both countries are the flights of the Azur Air line between St. Petersburg and Varadero. He indicated that these will begin on December 26 every 10 days. Russia will resume flights to Cuba, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Costa Rica as from December 1, according to the approval of the national general staff for the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. At the meeting held on November 16, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said that the suspension of restrictions was authorized after an individual examination of the epidemiological situation of each nation.”
As of 12 January 2022, the Moscow, Russian Federation-based Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology developed Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine has not obtained Emergency Use Listing (EUL) from Geneva, Switzerland-based World Health Organization (WHO)- LINK to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_COVID-19_vaccine_authorizations
The Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine, 31 December 2020.
The SII/COVISHIELD and AstraZeneca/AZD1222 vaccines, 16 February 2021.
The Janssen/Ad26.COV 2.S vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, 12 March 2021.
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA 1273), 30 April 2021.
The Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, 7 May 2021.
The Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine, 1 June 2021.
The Bharat Biotech BBV152 COVAXIN vaccine, 3 November 2021.
The Covovax (NVX-CoV2373) vaccine, 17 December 2021.
The Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) vaccine, 20 December 2021
Link to WHO COVID-19 Landscape Of Novel Coronavirus Candidate Vaccine Development Wordwide
LINK to COVID-19 Vaccines With WHO EUL Issued
Washington Post
Washington DC
27 September 2021
Excerpt: “The new U.S. plan requires that most noncitizens seeking entry to the United States are vaccinated with shots approved for emergency use either by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or the World Health Organization. That includes vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna, as well as shots developed by Chinese firms such as Sinopharm and Sinovac. But Sputnik V, an adenovirus vaccine developed by the Moscow-based Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, has yet to be approved by the WHO. The global health agency this week said that it suspended its review process of the vaccine, citing concerns over the manufacturing practices at production plants inside Russia and whether the vaccine can be consistently produced to the necessary standard.”
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
29 January 2022
Excerpt: “If you are a non-U.S. citizen who is a nonimmigrant (not a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or traveling to the United States on an immigrant visa), you will need to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before you travel by air to the United States from a foreign country.” LINK To Accepted COVID-19 Vaccines
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