BUJUMBURA, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Inbound international travelers arriving via a major airport in Burundi can choose whether to quarantine at a hotel or at home.
As of Monday, travelers entering the central African nation via the Melchior Ndadaye International Airport in Bujumbura will be tested for the coronavirus and then choose whether to quarantine at a hotel or at home for at least 72 hours, said Jean Baptiste Nzorironkankuze, permanent secretary at the Burundian health ministry.
The test results will be delivered by email within 24 hours, and those who test positive will be treated at a screening and treatment center near the city center, said Nzorironkankuze after a meeting of the national committee in charge of managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Burundian government also requires travelers to submit a negative test result within 72 hours before their departure.
The country has also reopened the border crossing in Mugina in the southern province of Makamba, and the Kobero border crossing in the northern province of Muyinga, both with Tanzania, on June 1, Nzorironkankuze said.
The Burundian government reopened the international airport in November nearly eight months after it was closed as part of efforts to contain the spread of the virus. Since the outbreak, the country has recorded 5,013 cases with eight deaths. Enditem