Key takeaways: 

• Sixty nations need visitors to have a minimum level of travel insurance, according to InsureMyTrip data.
• About 12 have added an order during the pandemic era to cover medical and other expenses connected to Covid-19.
• There are numerous oddities to the laws. 
• Some nations exempt Americans, while others use only to the unvaccinated.

Travel insurance may be required: 

Are you preparing for a journey abroad? You may require to purchase travel insurance to see your destination country.

Numerous countries had insurance needs even before the pandemic. But nearly a dozen more have since added laws, generally to cover Covid-19 medical costs and other fees like a place in the event of quarantine overseas, according to Clayton Coomer, vice president at WorldTrips, an insurer.

Argentina, Aruba, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Bolivia, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Jordan, and Lebanon are among the ones with pandemic-era orders Coomer stated.

Belize also recently declared a new condition for all visitors beginning Feb. 15.

“Nations are doing it so they don’t have to absorb any economic hurdle for treating uninsured tourists who may contract Covid-19,” Coomer stated.

″The problem is growing so much, particularly with omicron,” he added, directing to the highly infectious Covid-19 variant.

Insurance orders

In all, 60 nations require travel insurance for tourists, according to InsureMyTrip data as of Jan. 27.

Conditions are sometimes used only for tourists who require a visa for access, which indicates Americans may be excused. (The 26 Schengen Area nations in Europe don’t set rules on Americans, for instance.)

The coverage laws are fluid and range widely.

For example, Costa Rica needs insurance only for unvaccinated tourists. Belize will let travelers purchase coverage upon coming (though officials suggest buying ahead of time). Although both are technical components of the exact European Union, the Dutch half (Sint Maarten) of Caribbean island Saint Martin does need insurance coverage, while the French-administered part (Saint-Martin) does not.