New protocol for passenger entry to the Galapagos Islands

This is the new entry protocol that will be appliedá for passengers who wish to visit the Gal Islandsápaid on flights from Ecuador.

The Airports of Baltra and San Cristóbal They prepare to once again receive the expected commercial flights from the airlinesíEcuadorian neas, although at the time of this publicationóThe restart of operations is expected between August and September, the protocol to be appliedíIt is now ready.

In the extensive document that will put ité complete más down, details the protocol and requirements that passengers dutyán have the objective of traveling to the Galádated payments 24 June 2020 and what to enterá in effect from 1 July próximo:

Tourists in tranceúcatch

• Having the negative result of a real-time PCR test of nasofar swabínge for detectionón of COVID-19, by máximo 96 hours prior to the trip counting from the sampling.
• In the case of foreign tourists who have results from certified laboratories of their countryís of origin within the times established in this protocol at the time of entry to the islands, couldán present that document as authorization.
• In the case of national tourists, real-time PCR tests mustán be realized úOnly in laboratories authorized by the MSP.
• In the case of national or foreign tourists, have the safe conduct for organized groups issued by the Ministry of Tourism, which exempts them from APO compliance on the islands.
• In the case of transúbefore they register their income by más de 8 díace of permanence in the province, dutyán proceder con la realizationón of a nasofar swab real-time PCRínge for detectionón of COVID-19.
• The cost of the nasofar swab real-time PCR testínge for detectionón of COVID-19 runá on behalf of the transitúnte.
• Cover the expenses related to obtainingón of the requirements issued in this protocol to be able to travel.
• Se exceptúAPO Mandatory Preventive Isolation to these categoriesímigratory as.

Permanent or temporary residents

• Meet the mandatory requirements for qualificationón immigration of permanent or temporary resident in the Gal Islandsápaid.
• Having the negative result of a real-time PCR test of nasofar swabínge for detectionón of COVID-19, by máximo 96 hours prior to the trip carried out in laboratories authorized by the MSP.
• Fill out and sign the mandatory APO document that you will receiveá at the CGREG counter at the departure airport, be it Quito or Guayaquil.
• Deliver the completed and signed APO document to the staff of the Ministry of Health Púwar to beá in the arrival hall of the San Crist airportsóBal and Baltra.
• Accomplish 14 díace of APO in an address where no other person lives and identify a contact person who supplies your needs báphysical while isolation lasts.
• Due to institutional need, the employer mayá request the Provincial COE for a new sample collection for real-time PCR of the nasopharyngeal swabínge for detectionón of COVID-19 upon completion 8 días de APO, and with the negative result of this test, the APO will be completed. The cost of the test in questionón runá on behalf of the worker.

General guidelines

To enter the passenger terminal to travel to Galápayments beá necessary:

• Have protective equipmentón personnel established by the national health authority (face mask)
• Present qualifying travel documents for the same dayía (ticket, than boarding the reservation)
• Present a real-time PCR test from a nasopharyngeal swab as enablingínge for detectionón of COVID-19, the same that must be carried out in laboratories authorized by the MSP (Annexed 9) or certified pa laboratoriesís de origen.
• To enter the airports, you mustá body temperature control, based on the protocol established by the Ministry of Health Pública, through cámaras térmics and/or termómeters away, desinfeccióFootwear with footbath and disinfectionóno of hands; and disinfection procedureóluggage number.
• If you have a body temperature higher than 37.9°C, will not be allowedá entrance to the passenger terminal.

Full document

For extended reading of the protocol, I leave the official document about it, where m are detailedás conditions that mustán comply with authorities, airports, aerolídenies, tur operatorsístatic and passengers: