Seychelles and Covid-19 - Us, Australian Nationals, Foreign Yachts Banned - 7th Case Confirmed

The Seychelles' Public Health Authority on Friday announced a temporary ban on foreign yachts entering the country's waters effective immediately, while the list of banned nationals was expanded to include Americans and Australians, the latest efforts in the fight to control the spread of COVID-19.

The public health commissioner, Jude Gedeon, said Seychellois residents returning home from Australia and the United States will have to go into quarantine for 14 days. Seychelles has a ban in place on visitors from Europe, China, Iran and South Korea, areas with high numbers of COVID-19 cases.

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