WILLEMSTAD - The government updated the list of low and medium risk countries this week. While only 8 countries were classified as medium risk on 1 July, there are now 20. The Czech Republic and the United Kingdom, among others, have been added.

People traveling to Curaçao from these countries do not have to be quarantined, but must do a PCR test. The low-risk group has also been enlarged: a large part of the Caribbean has been added, such as Jamaica and the Virgin Islands.

Low risk countries are:

Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Bonaire
Cayman Islands
Curaçao
Dominica
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
St. Eustatius
Saba
St. Maarten
Saint Martin
Saint Barthelemy
Saints Kitts & Nevis
Saint Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent & Grenadines
British Virgin Islands

Medium risk countries are:

Belgium
Canada
China
Cuba
Denmark
Germany
France
Greece
Guyana
Hungary
Hong Kong
The Netherlands
Norway
Austria
Italy
Spain
Czech Republic
Turks & Caicos
Great Britain
Switzerland