Mandatory PCR Test on arrival at Entebbe International Airport

The Government of the Republic of Uganda has issued the following directives effective October 27, 2021, until further notice on COVID-19 health measures at Entebbe International Airport.

1. All arriving passengers at Entebbe International Airport will be subjected to a COVID-19 test, regardless of country of origin or vaccination status.

2. The only exemptions are;
i. Children below 6 years
ii. Airline crew with evidence of full COVID-19 vaccination.

3. Passengers who test positive for COVID-19 on arrival will be provided psychological support
and transferred to the gazetted public and private treatment facilities where they will be managed for 7 days and discharged on a negative PCR test.

4. The treatment for passengers in (3) above will be free in the Public Hospitals. However, Passengers who opt for Private Hospitals will meet their costs.

5. In the case of arriving tourists, if they are asymptomatic or with mild disease, they will be managed in the designated tourists’ Hotels.

6. The tourists in (5) above who progress to severe disease will be transferred to the hospitals of their choice.

7. Arriving passengers will pay USD 30 or the equivalent in Uganda Shillings for the COVID-19 PCR test.

8. The Payments in (7) above may be done online or on arrival using Point Of Sales machines, mobile money or cash.

9. All travelers whose body temperature is NOT above 37.5° C (99.5°F), do not have a persistent
cough, difficulty in breathing, or other flu-like symptoms shall be allowed to enter or depart Uganda.

10. Entebbe International Airport Port Health shall approve for arrival or departure a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate undertaken within 72 hours from the time of sample collection.
This excludes transit time at the terminal building.

11. Travellers who have had COVID-19 vaccination and hold certificate must still present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate taken within 72 hours from the time of sample collection to boarding aircraft. This is because the vaccine is not 100% protective, and it also takes several days/weeks to begin protection.

12. Passengers traveling out of the country, will be required to have a negative COVID-19 PCR test
Certificate taken within 72 hours from the time of sample collection. They will abide by the health travel requirements of the destination country.

13. Passengers arriving in the curfew time, and/or from districts beyond Kampala with a valid Air
Ticket and Boarding Pass shall be allowed to proceed to their hotels and/or residences.

14. Passengers departing in the curfew time, and/or from districts beyond Kampala with a valid
air ticket shall be allowed to proceed to their destination airport by the presentation of the passenger ticket to the authorities as evidence of going to the airport.

15. Drivers should have evidence that they have come from the Airport (such as Airport parking
ticket or passenger ticket) to drop or pick up passengers.

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