The White House revoked the US travel ban on travelers who have been in the following eight South African countries: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
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New variant or a lab error? A researcher from Cyprus claims the discovery of a new covid variant.
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Israel ended the red list of countries with high infection rates on Friday. The country is opening up to vaccinated tourists.
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Hong Kong has introduced a series of new covid limitations. One of them is a suspension of flights from 8 countries: the US, Canada, Australia, Philippines, India, Pakistan, Britain, and France.
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Some countries introduced a third dose of the vaccine for entry of travelers and movement in the country.
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Covid variants are many, but some raised concerns far more than others. Let's check together the main variants of concern and where they emerged.
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The Netherlands is reintroducing lockdown to limit the spread of Omicron. Starting today, all non-essential stores, restaurants, and bars will be closed until January 14, universities and schools will be closed until at least January 9.
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Vaccination rates are steadily increasing. Let's check the numbers in different countries.
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Millions of Brazilians have lost access to their Covid data after a hacker attack on the Ministry of Health servers. Hackers named Lapsus$ Group, claim they have copied and deleted 50 TB of data. They also left a note: "Please contact us if you want to recover your data." The government is working on retrieving the data, while police investigate the incident.
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Finally, some comforting news!
In all the chaos Omicron caused, let us take a look at some positive news about this unwanted visitor that took the world by storm.
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All international flights to Morocco are suspended! Officials implemented a two week flight suspension to Morocco, as a preliminary measure to combat Omicron.
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German-speaking countries have the highest rates of unvaccinated people in western Europe. The Western European countries spearheading the vaccination effort are led by Portugal, Iceland, and Ireland, with shares of unvaccinated people under 12 years old of only 1.5%, 1.9%, and 7.1 %, respectively.
You can check the full report at https://www.ft.com/content/f04ac67b-92e4-4bab-8c23-817cc0483df5
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The last of the nations on the UK's red list have been removed. Travelers can now take a lateral flow test two days after arriving, instead of a more expensive PCR. You must also be able to prove you are fully vaccinated before traveling.
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Five European countries that welcome US tourists
Spain: you need proof of vaccination and a QR code generated through the Spain Travel Health portal.
Switzerland: with proof of full vaccination and the complete the online form of the Federal Office of Public Health.
France: fully vaccinated travelers need only proof of vaccination. No covid test or quarantine is necessary.
Austria: only fully vaccinated travelers will be allowed to enter without quarantine, with vaccines being valid for one year.
Finland: travelers must present proof of an approved vaccination, provided the last dose was received at least 14 days before entry.
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Singapore is opening up! On October 19th Singapore started to open vaccinated traveler lanes (VTL) to 11 countries. Meanwhile, South Korea will open a travel lane with Singapore on November 15th.
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“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.”
This wisdom has been left to us by the amazing Maya Angelou, from her spiritual classic 'Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now'. May it inspire you to embark on a new trip!
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Thailand is announcing its intention to open to fully vaccinated travelers from several countries in the next two months! This move comes after starting to open up to vaccinated travelers in July this year.
Check out the official sources at https://www.tourismthailand.org
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India has recently announced that from 15 October, it will start reissuing tourist visas for people arriving through chartered flights. Now, with new cases down to 20,000 every day, it is looking to encourage tourism again.
Check out the official sources at https://www.mha.gov.in/
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From the 1st of November, if the results of a PCR test completed upon arrival into one of three Chilean airports (Iquique, Antofagasta, and Arturo Merino Benítez) are negative, fully-vaccinated tourists will not need to quarantine.
Check out the official sources at https://www.chile.travel/en/traveltochileplan/
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Fiji will reopen to visitors from countries on its green list, a measure which comes after a 21-month ban on tourism and travel. The country’s next move will be open to travelers from other places without a quarantine, which is expected after Fiji has reached an 80% vaccination rate. According to the Fijian government, this could happen as soon as November.
For more information on the subject check out the official sources at https://www.fiji.gov.fj/Media-Centre/Speeches/English/PM-JVB-STATEMENT-ON-COVID-19-080721
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