The regime of Daniel Ortega, through the Ministry of Health (Minsa), reported this Thursday that it will eliminate the requirement to present the negative RT-PCR test certificate for covid-19 to enter the country, and now it will be required to show the card that certifies the complete vaccination schedule against SARS-CoV-2.
People who do not comply with their complete scheme against covid-19 must present the negative result of the test within 72 hours from taking the test until entering the country. The measure is implemented from this June 16.
This requirement is aimed at all persons —nationals or of other nationalities, crews and passengers— who wish to enter through any of the borders —air, land or sea— of the country.
Nicaragua was the only country in the region that still required a negative covid-19 test to enter the national territory. The most recent case was the Government of Guatemala, which in March of this year eliminated this requirement.
El Salvador was the first country to dispense with this measure and was later joined by Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama.
This immigration requirement was imposed by the regime in July 2020. During these two years of pandemic, the regime maintains the PCR tests centralized and these are only intended for travelers. The cost is 150 dollars.
