Passengers arriving from China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, France and Germany will no longer be able to disembark directly in Haiti according to a press release dated March 9 from the Ministry of Interior and local authorities which requires airlines operating on national territory:

"[...] to take the necessary measures to prohibit the boarding of any passenger from the red zones (zones at high risk of COVID-19 contamination) having not spent 14 days outside of a safe area

Instructions are passed to the Directorate of Immigration and Emigration to ensure the strict application of this measure [...]"

Red zone, list of countries concerned :

(March 10, 2020)

China: 17,524 active cases

South Korea: 7,212 active cases

Italy: 7,985 active cases

Iran: 5,357 active cases

France: 1,370 active cases

Germany: 1,261 active cases

The Ministry of Health specifies that this list can be updated according to the evolution of the epidemic

HL/ S/ HaitiLibre