Rospotrebnadzor advised Russians not to travel to Kenya due to COVID

Rospotrebnadzor recommended that Russians refrain from traveling to Kenya due to a sharp increase in the incidence of CORONAVIRUS and the spread of the omicron strain there, as well as entry restrictions imposed by the republic, follows from a publication on the agency's website.

Recently, a sharp increase in the incidence has been observed in Kenya, the infection spread rate (Rt) more than quadrupled from October 18 to December 13, Rospotrebnadzor noted. The number of detected cases has reached 471.1 people per 100,000. The omicron strain is now actively circulating in the country.

From December 21, the Kenyan authorities will introduce a complete ban on the entry and movement of air and land transport around the country for citizens who have not been vaccinated with vaccines approved by the World HEALTH Organization (WHO). Entrance to national parks, museums, hotels, catering establishments will also be prohibited.

Tourists will be required to provide a negative PCR test result made 96 hours before departure, as well as fill out a special form on the website of the Ministry of Health of Kenya to receive a digital code.