American tourists barred from entering Bahamas due to COVID-19 cases; other countries still allowed

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The situation in the Bahamas has deteriorated 'at an exponential rate' since the country reopened its international borders, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said.

The rollback comes three weeks after the Bahamas reopened its borders to travelers.

In the address, Minnis announced that the country's national airline Bahamasair will cease flights to the United States, effective immediately. Starting Wednesday, international flights and commercial vessels carrying passengers will not be permitted to enter the borders. Minnis said there would be an exception for flights from Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. Visitors by air or sea from these countries will be required to show a negative COVID-19 rapid test result from an accredited lab.Minnis blamed, without specifying, nearby countries' handling of the COVID-19 pandemic"still raging around the world.

 

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Imagine our President tried to ban people from traveling to the USA and people LOST THEIR MINDS. Now look they are the same ones pointing the fingers

Yeah i get it. A year ago the PM proposed other countries including the US help pay for the Cat5 proof $400Mil Solar Power grid. Yeah I'm good. Next time there is Cat5 ...I'm good. I'm no good now neither is our money.

We should be banned. We took the least action to restrain the spread. They would be devastated if they got infected.

Covid-45 got that wall after all and it only cost 140k American lives. The world put in time out. ameriahascooties

Holy shit Trump Soon Americans won’t be allowed in any other country around the world. But then Americans are domineering and generally just ignorant so glad that at least Canada has seen the light and hopefully can be persuaded to close the border permanently.

Deaths? Because a virus is a virus.

I guess Americans can all keep traveling through the circles of hell that we've been going through since tRump became president.

ThanksTrump ThanksGOP you wanted isolationism... now you got it!! AmericaFirst is now America last!

It was obvious this was going to happen! Borders were opened too soon! This is going to be seen wherever travellers from high Covid infected countries go, taking Covid with them!

He had to do what is necessary

going to bahamas going to bahamas going to bahamas

Vancouverscape I don't blame them. Too bad that Puerto Rico doesn't have the same recourse, and they've been hurt even more by the US Paper-Towel throwing imbecile. The real question is, how long will the US be banned from most of the rest of the world. Time will tell.

49 people got sick

Doesn't affect me. I don't want to visit the Bahamas anyway. I prefer Hawaii and Jamaica.

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Wait until something happens and they need help, who do you think they will call on first?

Every other ad is a damn sandals ad how did we not see this coming

🤔🤳🏿 Wouldn't it be crazy if it was determined that Spreaders were being sent to neighboring countries not only to infect as many as possible but to also trigger responses such as these to prevent Americans from fleeing.

SOME PEOPLE SAY AFTER THE DEMONRATS FLOODED AMERICA WITH OVER 15 MILLION ILLEGAL ALIENS AND TERRORISTS.......IT'S NO WONDER THE COVID HAS SPREAD. NO VACCINATIONS....NOT USED TO COLD WEATHER.....UNKNOWN DISEASES? THINK ABOUT IT

Americans are already BANNED from many Countries(so that's nothing new),but do you know what should make this type of BAN so alarming? Their 1 Industry is 'Tourism',but they are still more than willing to shut-their-doors to 334M Americans(& their wallets). That says a lot. :/

Really to open its borders to travellers from USA in first place shortsighted.

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ThanksDonald RacistInChief realDonaldTrump is a FailedPresident, as his ineptitude with the COVID19 TrumpPandemicFailure has made Americans pariahs with regards to international travel. TooMuchAndNeverEnough travelban

Wait a min, according to the prime minister, 31 people have been infected with covid. Not exactly, “exponential” yeah I get the whole “per square mile” ration etc but this seems like a slight exaggeration on usatoday part.

As if the poverty rate weren't already high enough.

Giving new meaning to the old Bahamian tourism slogan 'It's better in the Bahamas!'

All because of the people crying about wearing masks in public. I hope that they all had really nice cruises planned, that they're NEVER able to rebook

Does this mean we're now one of those 'shithole countries' President Nero was going on about? Just curious.

Perhaps work on covering the CV19 epidemic in the U.S. Virgin Islands?

morgfair

It’s pretty pathetic that we, as a nation, can’t get it together.

It’s the deterioration of the situation in the US.

Smart move.

The headline & information in the article is misleading. American tourists aren’t barred from entering the Bahamas. Commercial flights and vessels from the US won’t be allowed entry. Private planes & boats from 🇺🇸 are allowed. Americans on flights from Canada, EU or UK can enter.

They need to what best for their country. We have a president who way of controling Covid is to deny it's exisitance.

GOOD

Should have done that months ago. They have a surge, even with the ban the damage has already been done and they'll keep seeing more infections unless they close the entire island and quarantine for a few weeks.

Good for them and get your shit together 🇺🇸

Hitler Trump is not sending his best ... His sending Criminals , Nazis , Diseases And i assume none are Good People ! HighRiskCovid19 😷😳💀

Some Maskhole has to ruin it for everybody!

What's to stop people from just boating/jet skiing into Bahamas? I mean...come on man.

Why would anyone want to travel now anyway?

Drake

Bahamas saying No Trumpster allowed....Please stay home raging about wearing a mask. I agree with Bahamas

Considering it's so out of control in the US I'm surprised any country would allow anyone from the US in. I guess money talks!

Is this more of that so much winning gonna get sick of it thing? TrumpIsALaughingStock

You see this islandVivi

Nice shithole country we have here, realdonaldtrump 🤡🙄

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