If you’re planning to visit Andaman now, you will have to carry a mandatory COVID-19 negative certificate. Tourists need to produce the virus-negative certificates from their respective states and union territories. Also, people within Andaman will have to show negative certificates if they travel to an island other than where they live. People need to strictly adhere to the safety guidelines of COVID-19 while travelling. Read on to know more.
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Andaman Has Reported Zero Fatalities In The Last Six Months
According to an India Today report, Deputy Director (Health) and nodal officer for COVID-19, Dr Avijit Roy, said, “It is compulsory for tourists to produce Covid negative reports from their native places to enter the islands. The archipelago has not reported a single coronavirus fatality in the last six months.” The authorities have detected a few cases through contact tracing. It is mandatory for everyone to put on face masks and maintain social distancing. Meanwhile, India’s only active volcano is in Andaman and Nicobar islands and here’s how you can tour it.
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700-800 Tourists Are Visiting Andaman Daily Now
Not only outsiders, but the islanders also need to carry COVID negative reports to travel to an island other than the islands where they stay. The authorities have put limits on social gatherings and they are taking actions against all those who are violating the rules. Reportedly, around 700 to 800 tourists are visiting Andaman daily now. The archipelago has efficiently tackled the coronavirus situation with only around 5,039 cases reported so far. On that note, the Andaman and Nicobar islands are planning to build water aerodromes for commencing seaplane services similar to the Maldives. Also, here are the top 10 reasons to visit the Andamans: