Travel Notice

1. COVID-19

Amendment Directive issued for the Prevention of COVID-19 Pandemic No 933/2022

• It is prohibited for any person who knows he is infected with coronavirus to enter the country, mix with the general public or meet with people in any situation that may allow the virus to spread;
• Any person showing COVID-19 symptoms has the duty to appropriately wear face mask, get self-test or test at health facility and follow and implement General COVID- 19 preventive measures if tests positive.
• Any COVID-19 positive person shall isolate himself either at home or health facility according to the severity of the illness until declared recovered by a health professional.

2. Yellow Fever

One of those infectious diseases related to mobility is yellow fever. Ethiopia, both as being one of yellow fever endemic country, and a host to travelers arriving from other yellow fever endemic countries, has a mandatory yellow fever vaccine certificate regulation.

Country requirement at entry: proof of vaccination against yellow fever is required for travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission, and for travellers having transited for more than 12 hours through an airport of a country with risk of yellow fever transmission.

WHO vaccination recommendation: yes

Recommended for all travellers aged 9 months or over, except as mentioned below. Generally not recommended for travellers whose itineraries are limited to Afar and Somali provinces.

3. Malaria

Malaria risk due to approximately 60% P. falciparum and 40% P. vivax exists throughout the year in the entire country below 2000 m. P. vivax resistance to chloroquine reported. There is no malaria risk in Addis Ababa.

WHO recommended prevention in risk areas: C

Malaria risk and type of prevention

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