The United States Department of State has issued a Level 4 Alert "Do not travel to Haiti due to kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and Covid-19".

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for Haiti, indicating a very high level of COVID-19 in the country.

Summary of the situation in Haiti (extracts) :

"[...] Kidnapping is widespread and victims regularly include U.S. citizens. Kidnappers may use sophisticated planning or take advantage of unplanned opportunities, and even convoys have been attacked. Kidnapping cases often involve ransom negotiations and U.S. citizen victims have been physically harmed during kidnappings. Victim’s families have paid thousands of dollars to rescue their family members.

Violent crime, such as armed robbery and carjacking, is common. Travelers are sometimes followed and violently attacked and robbed shortly after leaving the Port-au-Prince international airport. Robbers and carjackers also attack private vehicles stuck in heavy traffic conges.tion and often target lone drivers, particularly women [..]

Protests, demonstrations, tire burning, and roadblocks are frequent, unpredictable, and can turn violent. The U.S. government is extremely limited in its ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Haiti – assistance on site is available only from local authorities (Haitian National Police and ambulance services). Local police generally lack the resources to respond effectively to serious criminal incidents [...]"

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33880-haiti-covid-paho-who-calls-for-the-intensification-of-the-health-response-in-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33877-haiti-flash-reinforced-state-of-alert-restrictions-and-anti-covid-measures.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33884-haiti-covid-19-haiti-special-report-440.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33870-haiti-covid-state-of-health-emergency-renewed-for-15-days.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33869-haiti-flash-the-number-of-new-cases-explodes-in-the-west.html

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