If you were planning a vacation to the Bahamas this summer, you may need to rethink your plans.
TO BE PUT ON HOLD.
THISWEEKEND THE BAHAMAS ISSUEDTRAVEL RESTRICTIONS DUE TO THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S TANIAROGERS WITH REACTION TO THERESTRICTIONS IN PLACE STARTINGIN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS."WE COMMUNICATE OFTEN ANDFRIENDS AND FAMILY, WHEN THENUMBERS STARTED GOING UP THEYREALLY STARTED TALKING ABOUTIT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE GOTREALLY NERVOUS." BERNARD SMITHREACTING TO THE LATEST NEWSOUT OF THE BAHAMAS.
"THEIRRATES WERE RATHER LOW BUT ALLOF A SUDDEN IN THE LAST COUPLEOF WEEKS IT SPIKED A WHOLELOT.
" THE OFFICE OF THE PRIMEMINISTER ISSUING TRAVELRESTRICTIONS TO AND FROM THEUNITED STATES.
BAHAMASAIR TOLDTO STOP FLIGHTS TO THE UNITEDSTATES IMMEDIATELY.INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIALFLIGHTS AND VESSELS CARRYINGPASSENGERS WILL NOT BEPERMITTED, EXCEPT COMMERCIALFLIGHTS FROM THE U-K, THEUROPEAN UNION AND CANADA."WE'RE TOLD THE BORDERS WILLCLOSE STARTING EFFECTIVE ONJULY 22ND AT MIDNIGHT.
BUT FORPRIVATE VESSELS, PRIVATE BOATSAND PRIVATE AIRCRAFTS, THATWILL STILL BE PERMITTED.""FROM ONE TOURISM BUREAU TOANOTHER, WE RESPECT THAT THEIRLEADERS NEED TO DO WHAT THEYNEED TO DO IN ORDER TO KEEPTHEIR PEOPLE SAFE AND ALSOTHEIR ECONOMY UP AND RUNNING."THE LOCAL TOURISM INDUSTRYHOPING UNTIL THE RESTRICTIONSARE LIFTED, LOCALS WILLVACATION HERE.
"DESPITE THEBORDERS BEING CLOSED TO THEBAHAMAS WHEN IT COMES TOAMERICANS LOOKING FOR A PLACETO TRAVEL ESPECIALLY THOSE INFLORIDA AND IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY, THE PALM BEACHES ARETHE IDEAL LOCATION TO HAVE ASTAYCATION." MEANWHILE THOSEWITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS THEREWANT COVID-19 CASES TO GDOWN.
"THIS IS AFFECTING ALLOF US EVERYWHERE AND I'M JUSTHOPING THAT IT'S OVER SOON."TANIA ROGERS, WPTV,NEWSCHANNEL FIVE.
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