Updated African Travel Restrictions Due to COVID-19

Updated African Travel Restrictions Due to COVID-19 – Uganda

Posted on August 24th, 2020 by Overland Africa

– Updated 26 January 2021 –

Uganda has released a tentative phased reopening schedule for all its land borders and the resumption of international passenger flights to Entebbe International Airport, effective 1 October 2020.

Open for international travel

Health screening & COVID-19 protocols on arrival

Arriving passengers:

Provide a negative COVID-19 PCR test result from an accredited laboratory in your country of origin, issued within 120 hours of departure for Uganda.
Undergo temperature checks and health screening on arrival.
Wear masks, maintain a social distance of 1.5 metres (5 feet) where possible, and practice good personal hygiene.

Departing passengers:

Arrive at the airport at least four hours before their scheduled flights.
Present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result, issued within 120 hours of departing from Uganda.
Undergo temperature checks and health screening.

Mandatory quarantine

Not required. Passengers who exhibit signs and symptoms of an infectious disease will be transported to an isolation centre for a COVID-19 test. Results will be available within 24 to 48 hours. If foreign nationals test positive for COVID-19 and wish to be repatriated to another facility outside Uganda, they can do so at their own cost and according to COVID-19 medical evacuation protocols.