Sri Lanka lifts PCR test requirement as part of easing restrictions for visitors

Fully vaccinated tourists and Sri Lankans having an negative PCR test result at the point of embarkation will no longer need to get a PCR test at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Health Ministry said announcing new guidelines for domestic and foreign passengers effective from midnight today.

Report informs, citing foreign media, that accordingly, it has been decided to allow fully vaccinated domestic and foreign passengers arriving in Sri Lanka from October 1 to leave for their destinations without having to undergo another PCR test on arrival at the local airport, if they are tested negative for a PCR Test at the point of embarkation.

Foreign visitors who have not been fully vaccinated will be given the opportunity to visit their hotel in a bio-bubble and a PCR test will be done there, Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena said.

Those who do not have home quarantine facilities can be quarantined for 14 days at government quarantine centers or at a hotel of their choice and be reintegrated into society.