With the spread of COVID-19 causing new restrictions on air travel, many saw a small ray of hope of enjoying some summer vacations as numerous islands, including Bermuda, Barbados, Jamaica, and others resume leisure tourism.
As travelers begin to arrive on the island, the country has been doing its best to enforce social distancing measures and make sure every traveler is properly tested before entering the country.
According to the Antigua Newsroom, Prime Minister Gaston Browne recently came out to discuss the new COVID-19 protocols and the resistance they have dealt with from travelers entering the country.
In the report, Browne revealed that a group of tourists recently threatened the island nation with legal action over the testing requirement on arrival.
“A number of passengers have become somewhat litigious and we have had inquiries as to whether or not the government has the right to do these invasive swabs of passengers coming to the country,” Browne said
“This news comes many islands that reopened and most recently Jamaica has reported a spike in coronavirus cases again due to the recent wave of travelers coming in after the island resumed leisure tourism on June 15th.
