Tag: travel restrictions

• Monday, July 5th 2021 - 08:47 UTC

  Bringing all Argentines stranded abroad back home at a rate of 600 daily passengers might take up to five months

  

  Argentina's Chamber of Airlines (JURCA) issued a statement over this weekend, warning that bringing back all travellers banned from reentering the country following a cap of 600 airborne passengers a day might take up to five months.

• Thursday, July 1st 2021 - 08:53 UTC

  Argentine President Fernández joins Paris Equality Forum online after cancelling trip

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday promised to continue working to “guarantee more equality and more rights” to women, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.

• Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Brazil eases entry restrictions on entry to Venezuelan migrants through Roraima land crossing

  

  Brazil's Federal Government has allowed international land border crossings to and from Venezuela for residents of adjacent cities who shall be required to produce a borderline resident ID card, according to a new measure published on the Official Gazette Friday.

• Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:47 UTC

  Chile toughens up on border, quarantine controls

  

  Chile has imposed new restrictive measures to enter the country and extended the closure of its borders until July 14, Health Ministry authorities announced Thursday.

• Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 09:51 UTC

  Brazil bans entry of foreigners as cases of covid-19 pile up: What about Copa America?

  

  The Brazilian Government of President Jair Bolsonaro Monday banned the entry of foreigners “of any nationality” as a result of the number of cases of covid-19 growing faster than expected, it was announced.

• Friday, May 21st 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  EU finalizes vaccine passport details as Summer season looms over

  

  The European Commission has reached a decision whereby all member states are to accept the digital covid-19 certificate also known as “vaccine passport,” a document which will show whether people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, and refrain from imposing additional travel measures such as quarantines to its citizens,

• Thursday, May 20th 2021 - 08:42 UTC

  Uruguay eases down travel restrictions against covid-19

  

  The Government of Uruguay Wednesday has decided that foreign travellers with both doses of any vaccine against covid-19 and a negative PCR test will not have to undergo a mandated quarantine upon entry.

• Friday, April 30th 2021 - 08:35 UTC

  Brazilian airline Gol reports millionaire losses due to travel restrictions

  

  Brazilian airline Gol Thursday reported losses of US $ 473 million for the first quarter of 2021 due to the travel restrictions effective worldwide as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2021 - 17:29 UTC

  France to impose € 1,500 fine to South American travelers who skip quarantine

  

  A ten-day mandatory quarantine for travellers arriving into France from South America, namely from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and French Guiana as well as from South Africa, shall be effective as of this coming Saturday, said French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2021 - 08:42 UTC

  Panama sets new measures for South American air travelers

  

  Travellers arriving by aeroplane in Panama having stayed in South America for 15 days or more will have to follow the new anti-covid-19 protocols in force since Monday, health and immigration authorities announced.