Have you recovered from the coronavirus?
Fancy a getaway now that some countries have lifted the blocking measures?
A paradise island in Brazil may be right for you.
The Fernando de Noronha archipelago, one of Brazil’s top tourist destinations, reopens to visitors.
The prerequisite is that they have already had the new coronavirus.
Starting this week, they will be allowed to enter the island if they can provide evidence that they have become inflamed with the virus and recovered.
Optimistic can send one of two types of tests: PCR virus tests and IgG antibody tests that will be accepted if performed at least 20 days prior to arrival.
The ISLAND, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, 211 miles off brazil’s northeast coast, desperately wants tourists to animate the island’s economy.
Visitors can expect 21 idyllic islands, a national marine park and an ecological sanctuary with an irregular coastline and varied ecosystems.
It’s hoped that if visitors have already had the virus, the chances of reinfection will be low, allowing tourists to move through the island without high risks of transmission.
Tourists were banned since last March, when the pandemic forced the closure of many parts of Brazil.
Brazil had one of the world’s mortality rates, with more than 120,000 deaths.
Guilherme Rocha, administrator of the island, said: “At this first level of reopening, only tourists who have already had Covid and who have recovered and are immune to the disease will be allowed [because] transmit it or inflate again. ‘
However, it may be too early to say whether those who have already had it are immune.
But scientists have warned that they are opposing the remote case to jump to conclusions.
With Noron Island has closed to foreigners since March, Rocha says it is for tourists.
He added: “We are targeting the less imaginable threat. And what is the smallest threat imaginable right now? What’s the safest way? Reopen tourism on the island only for other people who have already had Covid.”
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