COVID-19 pandemic in Seychelles

[22] On 10 August a United Nations volunteer arriving from Nigeria tested positive, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 127.

[46] 50.000 doses of AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine donated by India were delivered to Seychelles.

[51] By the end of the year the number of cases rose to 51220 while the death toll remained unchanged.

[citation needed] On 9 March 2020, Seychelles ahead of the planned arrival of the Norwegian Spirit announced a temporary closing for cruise ships.

[53] A 26-year-old man, working at Seychelles International Airport, tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, 6 April, bringing the country's total number of infections to 11, Following the detection of this infection, a travel ban order came into effect at midnight on Wednesday 8 April in Seychelles, except for essential service workers.

[56] On 28 April 2020, former President Danny Faure announced a lifting of some of the measures that were earlier on put in place to forestall further spread of the pandemic.

[57] Air Seychelles resumed domestic flights on 4 May 2020, and SEI reopened to international traffic on 1 June.

[58] New restrictions were announced on 29 December 2020, including the closure of bars, casinos, spas, gyms and cinemas.

Following the lockdown on 9 April 2020, the National Museum in Seychelles is preparing to reopen to the public on 1 June 2020.

In doing so, Seychelles will be the first country in the Eastern Africa Region to reopen its museum during the pandemic.

[61] On 9 May, the government extended the ban on cruise ships from entering Port Victoria until the end of 2021.

[14] When scheduled air traffic resumed on 1 August, passengers arriving from low-risk or medium-risk needed to show a recent negative COVID-19 test and would not be allowed to stay at more than two approved locations the first seven days in Seychelles.

[56][63] On 5 August the Netherlands and Luxembourg were removed from the list of permitted countries, while Tunisia was added to it.

[64] On 17 August Belgium, Cuba, France and Malta were removed from the list of permitted countries while Portugal was added to it.

[66] Effective 31 August, Qatar and Cambodia were added to the list of permitted countries, while South Korea was removed from it.

[67] Another update taking effect on 14 September removed Hungary from the list of permitted countries, while Vietnam, Pakistan, Egypt and Sweden were added to it.

[68] With effect from 1 October, Australia, Liechtenstein and South Korea were added to the permitted list, while Slovenia, Slovakia and United Arab Emirates were removed from it.

For travellers from UAE, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy or the UK, specific rules were introduced on 1 October, involving additional health checks in order to be permitted into Seychelles.

[69] From 19 October, travellers from Botswana, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Rwanda, South Africa and Zimbabwe were added to the list of permitted countries, while the specific rules previously in place for Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy were removed.

[70] From 16 November, travellers arriving from Cuba, Israel, Japan, Maldives, Malta, Saudi Arabia or Zambia are also permitted to enter Seychelles, whereas those from Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, Portugal or Sweden are no longer permitted.

Additional entry requirements were reintroduced for travellers from Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, as had previously been the case from 1 to 18 October.

As of the start of 2021, travellers from Cyprus, Latvia, Malaysia, Senegal or South Korea were no longer permitted to enter, while those from Gabon, Kuwait, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan were added to the list of permitted countries.