The Tanzanian health authorities have updated the COVID-19 international travel advisory, allowing fully vaccinated travelers, including Tanzanians, returning residents, and those in transit, to enter the country without undergoing COVID-19 tests, reported CGTN Africa.
“Travelers will be required to present a valid vaccination certificate with QR code for verification upon arrival,” the travel advisory released on Friday by the Ministry of Health said.
The updated travel advisory came into effect on March 17.
The Tanzanian Health Minister Abel Makubi said the government will accept only vaccines which have been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Tanzanian government.
The travel advisory said travelers who are not fully vaccinated, unvaccinated and those not eligible for vaccination due to their country’s policy will be required to present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR or NAAT certificate with QR code obtained within 72 hours before departure.
As per the updated rules, travelers who are not fully vaccinated or unvaccinated and have no negative COVID-19 RT-PCR certificate will have to undergo RT PCR test at their own cost of 100 U.S. dollars for the Tanzanian mainland.
The travel advisory said the results will be sent to them while they are self-isolated. It added that travelers in transit by air transport will be exempted from both vaccination and COVID-19 testing requirements unless stated otherwise by the conveyance to be used or countries of their final destinations.
All truck drivers including crew members should hold a valid negative COVID-19 RT PCR or NAAT certificate obtained from an accredited national laboratory. The certificate will be valid for only 14 days.
The advisory said that all truck drivers, including crew, who are suspected of COVID-19 infection, will be made to undergo enhanced health screening at points of entry and will either be isolated or quarantined at medical facilities at their own cost.
