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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has taken significant steps to contain the spread of COVID-19 in New York State by announcing a travel enforcement operation that will commence on July 14th at airports statewide. The operation aims to ensure travelers are following the state's quarantine restrictions, which were put
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The Australian government has restarted deporting New Zealanders who have had their visas cancelled, straining relations between the two countries. However, some of those being deported have pledged to adhere to quarantine rules upon their return to New Zealand. This decision comes as New Zealand has quashed community transmission of
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Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been actively advocating for measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 and support communities in need. In a statement, she urged Hawaiian Governor David Ige to continue the 14-day quarantine for trans-Pacific travelers due to the surge of COVID-19 infections across the country. She emphasized
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Philippines will allow nonessential travel and tourism starting this month, and relax restrictions on grooming services such as barbershops and hair salons in general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ (MGCQ) areas. Filipinos may leave the country for tourism, but must comply with five requirements, including having roundtrip tickets and
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Governors in the northeast have tightened restrictions on travelers from areas of the country seeing upward trends in positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Ahead of the July Fourth weekend, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut expanded their travel advisories, requiring people arriving from eight additional southern and midwestern states to
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently directed the State Department of Health to investigate a potential COVID-19 exposure at a high school graduation ceremony in Westchester County after an individual who had recently traveled to Florida and attended the ceremony subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, four more individuals
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New York has become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, with hospitals filled to near capacity and hundreds of people dying each day at the peak of the outbreak in mid-April. However, as New York has largely controlled its outbreak, other states, particularly in the Sun
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The New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut governments have issued a joint travel advisory requiring individuals arriving from states with high coronavirus rates to quarantine for 14 days. The advisory targets states with a 7-day rolling average of 10 or more positive tests per 100,000 residents or a 10%
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Taiwan has announced that citizens from medium-risk countries, including Singapore, will be eligible for a shortened seven-day quarantine period starting June 22. The decision was made by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) in response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore, but with the caveat that the vast majority
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The Commons Transport Select Committee has accused British Airways of making a "calculated attempt to take advantage" of the crisis by cutting up to 12,000 jobs and downgrading the terms and conditions of its remaining employees. The airline's parent company, IAG, is also suing the
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Britain's introduction of a two-week self-isolation period for most individuals arriving from Monday, June 8, has drawn both praise and criticism. The measure aims to curb a potential second wave of coronavirus infections from abroad as the country's own caseload drops. The UK's Health
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The UK government has implemented new measures requiring all travelers arriving in the country to self-isolate for 14 days. The legislation, which comes into force over four months after the first UK cases of COVID-19, applies to all passengers except for a few exemptions. The new rules have been met
