Namibia's President Dr. Hage G. Geingob announced on the occasion of the 44th Covid-19 briefing on the national response measures on 14 June 2022 that the current Covid-19 Public Health Regulations, which are due to expire at midnight on 15 June 2022 will be extended for another month from 16 June 2022 to 15 July 2022 for the next bouquet of measures to contain the spread of Covid-19. According to President Geingob, Namibia is in the last stages of the 5th Wave, which started on the 10 May 2022 with 222 cases, and had a peak of 585 cases on the 18 May 2022. Regrettably, 21 deaths were recorded since the start of the 5th Wave of Covid-19.
In terms of entry into Namibia, President Geingob said the following:
- Children who are more than five years and less than 12 years and anyone who is not fully vaccinated must present a negative PCR result of fewer than 72 hours.
- Children fully vaccinated should present proof of vaccination status.
- Children from countries that are not vaccinating should present a negative PCR test result.
- Health Officials are strongly advised to avoid separating children from parents in event the accompanying child/children have not met the Port of Entry requirements.
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