Tag: COVID-19

• Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Cruise Lines react to Foreign Office's guidance on travel for the over 70 or underlying conditions

  

  Cruise lines have responded to new Foreign Office guidance which advises those aged over 70 and those with underlying health conditions not to go on cruises. Many have are contacting customers affected and offering further cruise credit.

• Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:26 UTC

  Wall Street stocks jump on Friday after a bull's week, encouraged by reports of a Covid-19 vaccine

  

  Wall Street stocks jumped on Friday with the Nasdaq racing to yet another record as progress on a coronavirus vaccine offset worries about spiking US case levels. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index finished at 10,617.44, up 0.7%, notching its sixth record close in seven sessions.

• Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 07:48 UTC

  US welcomes WHO probe into the origins of coronavirus in China

  

  The United States welcomes the World Health Organization's W(HO) probe into the origins of the novel coronavirus in China, its ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Friday.

• Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Bolivian interim president Jeanine Anez tested positive for Covid-19

  

  Bolivia’s President Jeanine Anez said on Thursday she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus Anez said in a tweet she was “well” and continuing to work while in isolation. “Together, we will come out of this,” she said.

• Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:03 UTC

  Wales mirrors England and Scotland air bridges to safe countries, but includes Spain

  

  Welsh Government has amended its coronavirus regulations to allow people to travel to dozens of countries and overseas territories without having to quarantine on their return. The steps by the Government also means residents from those countries can now travel to Wales for summer holidays without having to self isolate.

• Friday, July 10th 2020 - 07:52 UTC

  WHO announces an independent evaluation of global COVID-19 response

  

  WHO announced on Thursday the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Friday, July 10th 2020 - 07:33 UTC

  Falklands/UK Airbridge limits seats for civilian passengers

  

  Quarantine requirements both in the United Kingdom and the Falkland Islands, combined with global restrictions in air travel, have led to changes to the South Atlantic Airbridge scheduling, it was announced by the Islands' government.
  Specifically, civilian passengers can only travel Southbound on every third flight.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina with a daily record of Covid-19 cases, 3,604

  

  Argentina posted a daily record of 3,604 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the country grapples with rising infections that are threatening its early success in stalling the spread of the virus.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Bolsonaro vetoes provisions of a law to aid vulnerable indigenous communities

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday vetoed provisions of a law that obligated the federal government to provide drinking water, disinfectants, and a guarantee of hospital beds to indigenous communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Face masks in public at all times become mandatory in Catalonia

  

  Catalonia on Wednesday ordered all residents and visitors to wear face masks in public at all times, becoming the first Spanish region to toughen a national directive mandating their use when in close proximity to others.