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Thread: As promised, the Covid testing news starts today!

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    As promised, the Covid testing news starts today!

    Jamaica is making it possible for most major hotels to have on site testing for their visitors!

    Six labs have been certified to carry out the testing. Here is the link from the Observer:

    http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/front...te-labs_212218

    More news will be coming this weekend and into Monday so stay tuned!
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    Re: As promised, the Covid testing news starts today!

    With this new rule in place, pretty sure our large group (20+) is canceling (again, 2 years in a row). People can't chance being stuck to pay for 14+ more days and a last minute flight home, plus away from work for an additional 14 days.

    Will rebook to a place in the USA.

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    Re: As promised, the Covid testing news starts today!

    Quote Originally Posted by BBrasta View Post
    With this new rule in place, pretty sure our large group (20+) is canceling (again, 2 years in a row). People can't chance being stuck to pay for 14+ more days and a last minute flight home, plus away from work for an additional 14 days.

    Will rebook to a place in the USA.
    The US & Canada are certainly making it difficult to get here....while Jamaica is trying very hard to make it as safe & easy as possible to travel & enjoy a much needed vacation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bnewb View Post
    The US & Canada are certainly making it difficult to get here....while Jamaica is trying very hard to make it as safe & easy as possible to travel & enjoy a much needed vacation.
    Unless we ultimately are told we can’t go, we are going to be there in early June! Hopefully with all this testing and the vaccinations, the curfew will be expanded by the summer. I will have the vaccine before we come to JA.

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    Re: As promised, the Covid testing news starts today!

    Quote Originally Posted by Rob View Post
    Jamaica is making it possible for most major hotels to have on site testing for their visitors!

    Six labs have been certified to carry out the testing. Here is the link from the Observer:

    http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/front...te-labs_212218

    More news will be coming this weekend and into Monday so stay tuned!
    I wish I could know if I could get testing at another location since I would be staying at a small family run resort. Also I wonder how much it will cost.

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    Re: As promised, the Covid testing news starts today!

    More news coming out all weekend and into Monday. There should be no sense of urgency since you will be quarantining for 14 days.

    Since you are staying until sometime in mid February or later, much will change anyway.

    The testing locations will be determined for the hotels not able accommodate on site testing and prices will be set by the government to keep it affordable.

    Stay tuned for more details.
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    Re: As promised, the Covid testing news starts today!

    Quote Originally Posted by Bnewb View Post
    The US & Canada are certainly making it difficult to get here....while Jamaica is trying very hard to make it as safe & easy as possible to travel & enjoy a much needed vacation.
    That is because we are in a Covid19 pandemic. Encouraging travel is just not the right thing to do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by airswift View Post
    That is because we are in a Covid19 pandemic. Encouraging travel is just not the right thing to do.
    Rock and a hard place!

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    Re: As promised, the Covid testing news starts today!

    In Negril with kids now. Everything went very well through customs ect. Lots of temperature checks and sanitations of hands at grocery stores and hotels. Even tho it is very quiet, we feel safe with masks and all the other safety measures. And yes..the drinks are still cold and the water is warm and the jamaicans are as wonderful as ever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fargoman View Post
    In Negril with kids now. Everything went very well through customs ect. Lots of temperature checks and sanitations of hands at grocery stores and hotels. Even tho it is very quiet, we feel safe with masks and all the other safety measures. And yes..the drinks are still cold and the water is warm and the jamaicans are as wonderful as ever.
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