COVID-19
As the pandemic ravages the country, Chilean residents are facing intense repression at the hands of security forces. The lockdown has forced millions out of work, and those in poor neighborhoods are struggling to survive, with protests met with violent crackdowns. Activists and human rights groups have documented arbitrary detentions,
COVID-19
The international community has issued a joint letter condemning the oppression of the Shincheonji Church in South Korea, despite the country's reputation for effective COVID-19 quarantine measures. The Coalition of Caribbean Leaders for Peace, consisting of former and current leaders in the Caribbean, including the former president of
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact Hawaii's tourism industry, Governor David Ige has introduced a new quarantine system allowing counties to establish enhanced movement quarantines or "resort bubbles." This innovative approach, aimed at reviving the island's economy, requires participating travelers to stay in
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Leading airlines have written to Boris Johnson, pressing for the introduction of mandatory Covid-19 tests at UK airports, modeled on the German system, to enable passengers to bypass quarantine. The airline chief executives argue that this measure is essential for restoring transatlantic trade routes, particularly with the US, which accounts
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A judicial inquiry into Victoria's hotel quarantine program is set to examine evidence from the Doherty Institute, which conducted genomic testing on the spread of the virus from hotel quarantine. The inquiry, chaired by Jennifer Coate, has added extra days to its schedule to probe the experiences of
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With international travel restrictions in place, airlines are getting creative to generate revenue. In Taiwan, Eva Air and China Airlines are offering "flightseeing" trips, while Qantas is set to take passengers on tours over Antarctica. These flights, which depart and land at the same airport, offer a unique
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Travellers returning to the UK from Belgium, Andorra, and The Bahamas will face 14-day isolation requirements as the government responds to increasing COVID-19 rates in these countries. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the decision on Friday, citing the need to protect public health. This move comes as France's coronavirus
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Cambodia has eased travel restrictions for certified business-travellers by introducing a COVID-19 insurance policy and waiving quarantines for those with approved policies. Ten insurance companies are now licensed to sell the policy to foreigners entering the country. The insurance policy, underwritten by the COVID-19 Insurance Consortium and managed by Forte
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Airlines, airports, and tour operators, including EasyJet, British Airways, Tui, and Heathrow Airport, have come together to urge the government to adopt a more targeted approach to its quarantine policy, citing the sudden removal of Spain from the Department for Transport's (DfT) quarantine-exempt list as a prime example
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As the global pandemic raged around the world, many families and friends had been eagerly booking flights and hotels to snatch a brief moment of respite from the 24-hour cycle of bad news. However, UK's sudden decision to reintroduce 14-day mandatory quarantine rules for travelers returning from Spain
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As the government announced a sudden u-turn on travel advice for Spain, airlines have begun to issue statements on how they plan to proceed with summer flights. The shock announcement, made just 16 days after quarantine measures were dropped for people returning from Spain, has left many holidaymakers in limbo.
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The announcement that British Airways will resume direct flights from London Gatwick to Montego Bay in Jamaica, starting October 13, 2020, has brought a much-needed boost to the island's tourism industry, which has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision, coupled with the exemption from the
