Tag: Travel ban

Categories Asia & Pacific

Indians cry ‘discrimination’ as AstraZeneca’s local vaccine left off EU’s green list, but identical European-made one included

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People in India have slammed a decision by the European Union not to include the Indian-made Covishield vaccine – a locally produced copy of the AstraZeneca shot – in its vaccine passport program, labeling it an “insult.” … Read More >Indians cry ‘discrimination’ as AstraZeneca’s local vaccine left off EU’s green list, but identical European-made one included

Categories Russia

By shutting out travelers immunized with Sputnik V, the EU is helping undermine Russia’s vaccine drive by feeding domestic doubts

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Russia has among the most effective domestic vaccines in use around the world, but now, faced with uncertainty over whether other countries will accept them for travel, many of its citizens are still hesitant to sign up for doses. … Read More >By shutting out travelers immunized with Sputnik V, the EU is helping undermine Russia’s vaccine drive by feeding domestic doubts

Categories Asia & Pacific

Vietnam BANS all inbound intl flights to its capital as nation struggles to contain Covid-19 outbreak

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The Vietnamese civil aviation authority has suspended all inbound international flights to its capital of Hanoi for a week as the nation seeks to contain its Covid-19 outbreak, with new cases doubling over the past month. … Read More >Vietnam BANS all inbound intl flights to its capital as nation struggles to contain Covid-19 outbreak

Categories Middle East

Saudi Arabia bars anti-vaxxers from pilgrimages and overseas travel in bid to improve Covid vaccine take-up

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In an attempt to boost take-up, Saudi Arabia has announced that individuals who refuse to receive a Covid vaccine will be banned from overseas travel, pilgrimages, and entering universities, shopping malls, or office blocks. … Read More >Saudi Arabia bars anti-vaxxers from pilgrimages and overseas travel in bid to improve Covid vaccine take-up

Categories EU

France may apply ‘tougher’ travel restrictions for UK due to surge in ‘Indian variant’ of coronavirus – foreign minister

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said that stricter quarantine rules may be applied to travelers from the UK as the so-called Indian variant of the coronavirus is spreading in the country. … Read More >France may apply ‘tougher’ travel restrictions for UK due to surge in ‘Indian variant’ of coronavirus – foreign minister

Categories World

Australian PM rejects travel industry’s calls for borders to be reopened for vaccinated citizens

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Australia’s prime minister has rejected calls from the travel industry to relax strict Covid border measures and allow fully vaccinated individuals to travel overseas, warning that it’s not yet safe to roll back restrictions. … Read More >Australian PM rejects travel industry’s calls for borders to be reopened for vaccinated citizens

Categories Russia

American Embassy in Moscow puts halt on issuing travel & business visas to Russians, amid growing row over expulsion of diplomats

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An effective ban on issuing most types of travel visas for Russians wanting to visit the US has come into force, with Washington’s envoys blaming mutual expulsions of staff and new rules preventing them from hiring local citizens. … Read More >American Embassy in Moscow puts halt on issuing travel & business visas to Russians, amid growing row over expulsion of diplomats