Mauritius reopens to vaccinated sun-seekers – Roya News English

Mauritius reopens to vaccinated sun-seekers – Roya News English

Taxi driver George Lepoigner says he can't wait for the tourists to start flocking back to the sun-soaked beaches of Mauritius.

The Indian Ocean island nation opened up its doors to international travel on Thursday, after long months of isolation because of the coronavirus pandemic.

But there is a catch -- only vaccinated holidaymakers with a negative PCR test will be allowed in, and even then they will have to be confined to "resort bubbles" for a 14-day quarantine.