It’s been virtually per week because the October 15th begin of the brand new pre-travel testing program. The system is working, however not with out some points. Per an estimate offered to Hawaii News Now, the Secure Travels utility has gone easily for about 80% of vacationers.
Listed below are some updates on the pre-travel testing program and the way it’s working:
– The info by way of the primary 5 days of the Secure Travels program reveals that 45,410 folks had been screened. Of these 38,063 had been exempted from quarantine and 6,474 had been quarantined. A few of these 6,474 would-be vacationers who didn’t obtain their take a look at outcomes previous to arrival and have needed to quarantine till they obtain a destructive take a look at outcome.
– Some vacationers have had points importing their take a look at outcomes into the Secure Travels utility which has resulted in numerous frustration as described by this KHON story. One piece of recommendation from that story is to add the PDF type into the Secure Travels account. A screenshot of the outcomes just isn’t adequate and triggers a handbook overview.
– On Hawaii (Huge) Island they’ve carried out a second fast take a look at upon arrival, per Lt. Gov. Inexperienced’s update yesterday, over 3,000 pre-tested folks have been screened and none of them ended up being confirmed constructive.
– Some vacationers haven’t been getting their pre-travel assessments from a trusted accomplice. The State of Hawaii will settle for take a look at outcomes ONLY from TRUSTED TESTING AND TRAVEL PARTNERS.
– KITV’s Annalisa Burgos provides her first-hand experience collaborating within the new Secure Travels program as she traveled from Los Angeles to Honolulu.
– Gov. Ige announced the accredited testing companions in Hawaii for inter-island pre-travel testing.
– Hawaii (Huge) Island County might be becoming a member of Kauai and Maui counties to permit inter-island quarantine exemptions for vacationers who pre-test as much as 72 hours earlier than departure. They’re additionally providing an possibility to check upon arrival, then quarantine till a destructive result’s obtained. Learn more about this news from West Hawaii Today.
– How welcome are vacationers? No less than two Kauai eateries are asking that vacationers not dine with them per this KHON story. This Star Advertiser article shares among the conflicted emotions residents have about vacationers coming again to the state. We hope not a lot of them are promoting and sporting the T-shirts talked about within the article. Eek!
– Some vacationers haven’t been adhering to guidelines for sporting masks or failing to socially distance leading to over 4,500 warnings for violations per KHON.
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A brand new video from the Hawaii guests bureau supplies some new journey suggestions for the brand new regular:
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If you’re planning a visit to Hawaii, we suggest you overview the next official assets to information you thru the processes:
