{"id":230461,"date":"2020-11-15T11:03:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T16:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=230461"},"modified":"2020-11-15T11:03:01","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T16:03:01","slug":"cuba-will-charge-people-who-travel-abroad-for-pcr-tests-at-least-if-the-country-to-which-they-are-going-requires-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/coronavirus\/cuba-will-charge-people-who-travel-abroad-for-pcr-tests-at-least-if-the-country-to-which-they-are-going-requires-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba will charge people who travel abroad for PCR tests, at least if the country to which they are going \u201crequires it.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cubans who wish to travel abroad will have to pay 40 CUC for the real-time PCR test that detects the presence of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/tag\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus<\/a>, at least in the eastern province of Holgu\u00edn and if the country to which they are going requires it.<\/p>\n<p>This was affirmed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioangulo.cu\/salud\/243742-protocolo-a-seguir-para-viajeros-que-arriben-a-la-provincia-de-holguin-o-salgan-al-exterior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">provincial radio station,<\/a> according to which \u201cpeople who arrive in the national territory once they return to their country must undergo a PCR test, if the place they are going requires it,\u201d while \u201cCubans who wish to travel out of personal interest must request this test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the report does not make it clear if for Cubans this requirement is extensive to all destinations or, as in the case of foreigners leaving the island, it should only be met if the trip is to countries that demand a PCR result from those who arrive in them.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis C\u00e9spedes, head of the International Sanitary Control Department of the Provincial Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology in <a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/tag\/holguin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holgu\u00edn<\/a>, said that the test will cost 40 Cuban convertible pesos (CUC), and that it can also be paid in Cuban pesos (CUP ) \u201cor in another currency authorized for this type of operation, which will be valued at the current exchange rate.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"B5oWIPRDwC\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/cuba\/los-vuelos-a-cuba-en-la-nueva-normalidad\/\">Los vuelos a Cuba en la nueva normalidad<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u00abLos vuelos a Cuba en la nueva normalidad\u00bb \u2014 OnCubaNews\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/cuba\/los-vuelos-a-cuba-en-la-nueva-normalidad\/embed\/#?secret=Tk3WemwNLN#?secret=B5oWIPRDwC\" data-secret=\"B5oWIPRDwC\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9spedes added that before traveling, people from Holguin must request a diagnostic test at the Miramar Optical Medical Services Branch, or at the Guardalavaca International Clinic, located in the municipality of Banes.<\/p>\n<p>Once they have made their request and receive the corresponding invoice, people should go to the Provincial Hygiene Center where the PCR test will be performed.<\/p>\n<p>The report also explains that, as part of the new sanitary protocols applied on the island, travelers residing in Cuba who arrive in the country will undergo this test at no cost, while in the case of the tourists, the payment for the tests will be assumed by the Ministry of Tourism.<\/p>\n<p>Travelers will be under epidemiological surveillance in their homes, or in hotels in the case of tourists, until they are notified about the results of the test, in a period of between 24 and 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Cubans will receive care from the family doctor, and the PCR test will be repeated on the fifth day, according to the protocol, explained the specialist.<\/p>\n<p>The information does not specify whether Cubans not residing on the island and foreigners who do not travel with tourist packages will be charged for the PCR test, as unofficial reports claimed, nor does it give details on whether the collection of a health fee, \u201cwith the objective of covering the costs of the implemented protocols,\u201d announced for the Havana airport as of its reopening this Sunday, will also be extensive to the Holgu\u00edn airport and the rest of the Cuban airports.<\/p>\n<p>Cubans who wish to travel abroad will have to pay 40 CUC for the real-time PCR test that detects the presence of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/tag\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus<\/a>, at least in the eastern province of Holgu\u00edn and if the country to which they are going requires it.<\/p>\n<p>This was affirmed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioangulo.cu\/salud\/243742-protocolo-a-seguir-para-viajeros-que-arriben-a-la-provincia-de-holguin-o-salgan-al-exterior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">provincial radio station,<\/a> according to which \u201cpeople who arrive in the national territory once they return to their country must undergo a PCR test, if the place they are going requires it,\u201d while \u201cCubans who wish to travel out of personal interest must request this test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the report does not make it clear if for Cubans this requirement is extensive to all destinations or, as in the case of foreigners leaving the island, it should only be met if the trip is to countries that demand a PCR result from those who arrive in them.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis C\u00e9spedes, head of the International Sanitary Control Department of the Provincial Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology in <a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/tag\/holguin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holgu\u00edn<\/a>, said that the test will cost 40 Cuban convertible pesos (CUC), and that it can also be paid in Cuban pesos (CUP ) \u201cor in another currency authorized for this type of operation, which will be valued at the current exchange rate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9spedes added that before traveling, people from Holguin must request a diagnostic test at the Miramar Optical Medical Services Branch, or at the Guardalavaca International Clinic, located in the municipality of Banes.<\/p>\n<p>Once they have made their request and receive the corresponding invoice, people should go to the Provincial Hygiene Center where the PCR test will be performed.<\/p>\n<p>The report also explains that, as part of the new sanitary protocols applied on the island, travelers residing in Cuba who arrive in the country will undergo this test at no cost, while in 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