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Cuba Reopens Borders To Tourists
Havana, Cuba | November 15, 2021

After 20 months of pandemic restrictions, Cuba is set to lift the travel ban on Nov. 15 with the start of the full opening of airports, gateways to a tourism industry that feeds thousands of families.

A significant decrease in infections and mortality caused by the virus has followed an inoculation campaign with three locally developed vaccines - even if some fear the reopening could bring a resurgence of COVID-19.

What authorities call the “new normal” will retain safeguards: face masks and cleansing gel will be mandatory. There may be no quarantine, but all travelers will have to have complete vaccination or a negative PCR test.

Opposition groups have called for a protest march on Nov. 15, but the authorities denied permission. Instead, the government of the capital has scheduled several events to commemorate the 502nd anniversary of the city’s founding.

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