Coronavirus in Haiti: reopening of borders and airports

Text by: Amélie Baron Follow

In Haiti, the dreaded massacre did not take place and, even if they remain cautious, the health authorities are relieved because never the hospitals, however few, have been overwhelmed. In this context, the president announced a partial reopening of the country's activities.

Publicity

From our correspondent in Port-au-Prince,

The land border with the Dominican Republic opens again on Tuesday. The two international airports of Haiti will also resume their activities, but do not expect landings and takeoffs for another few days.

The European companies which served Haiti before the pandemic do not foresee connections in several weeks if not even several months.

The resumption of international travel is of concern to the medical community, which fears the importation of new cases of Covid-19, particularly from Florida where the majority of Haitians in the diaspora live. No specific measure of compulsory isolation has yet been announced for travelers arriving in Haiti.

Another relaxation: next Monday, the textile factories, which since mid-March were limited to operating with only 30% of the staff, will be able to resume at 100%. On the other hand, for educational and religious establishments, no reopening date has been announced.

► Read also  :   Coronavirus: more than 100,000 dead in Latin America and the Caribbean

Newsletter Receive all international news directly in your mailbox

Follow all international news by downloading the RFI application

• Haiti
• Coronavirus

On the same subject

Coronavirus: more than 100,000 dead in Latin America and the Caribbean

Coronavirus advances in Haiti amid political crisis

In Haiti, the situation of the Covid-19 epidemic worsens