Antigen Rapid Diagnostic tests will no longer be accepted for entry into Namibia
Namibia's Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, announced on the occasion of the 28th Covid-19 briefing on the national response measures on 28 May 2021 that the mitigation measures to combat Covid-19 in Namibia remain in force. According to the Minister, the new amended public health measures will come into effect at 00:00 on 01 June 2021 and will lapse at midnight on 30 June 2021.
The most important change - at least from a traveller's point of view - is that Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests will no longer be accepted for entry into Namibia at any Port of Entry. All travellers entering Namibia are required to produce a SARS CoV-2 PCR negative test result, which is valid for 7 days from the date of speciment collection. Travellers coming from or transisting through hotspot regions such as India are required to repeat the SARS CoV-2 PCR test seven days after arrival in Namibia. Travellers returning to Namibia within seven days will not be required to present a negative SARS CoV-2 PCR test result from the country of departure.
