Israel bans travel to Russia, Argentina, Seychelles
3 years, 7 months ago

Israel bans travel to Russia, Argentina, Seychelles

India TV News  

The Israeli Ministry of Health has issued a severe travel warning for Russia, Argentina, and Seychelles, citing a high level of coronavirus morbidity in the three countries. The Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that without a significant reversal of infection rate, these destinations will be categorised as hazardous, meaning that travel of Israeli citizens and permanent residents to them will be prohibited, reports Xinhua news agency. For the same reason, Israel has already banned travel to seven other countries, which are Ukraine, Ethiopia, Brazil, India, South Africa, Mexico, and Turkey. Israelis and permanent residents who still want to travel to one of the seven countries must apply to an exceptions committee.

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Israel imposing travel ban for Britain, Denmark, Belgium over Omicron spread
3 years ago

Israel imposing travel ban for Britain, Denmark, Belgium over Omicron spread

Hindustan Times  

Israel on Sunday announced it was adding Britain, Denmark and Belgium to its "red" list of countries that Israelis are forbidden to visit, citing concern over the spread of the Omicron variant. Israel imposing travel ban for Britain, Denmark, Belgium over Omicron spread The travel restrictions for the three countries will go into effect on Wednesday, a senior Israeli health …

Israel tightens travel restrictions over new COVID variant
3 years, 1 month ago

Israel tightens travel restrictions over new COVID variant

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel on Sunday approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use of controversial technology for contact tracing as part of its efforts to clamp down on a new coronavirus variant. It also approved use of the Shin Bet internal security agency’s controversial phone monitoring technology to perform contact tracing of individuals confirmed with the new omicron variant …

Israel to ban entry of foreigners from all countries over Omicron COVID variant
3 years, 1 month ago

Israel to ban entry of foreigners from all countries over Omicron COVID variant

ABC  

Israel is barring entry to all foreigners, making it the first country to shut its borders completely in response to the new and potentially more contagious Omicron coronavirus variant. Key points: Israel has already recorded one case of the Omicron variant The country's travel ban will last for an initial 14 days The country will use counter-terrorism phone-tracking technology to …

COVID-19: Israel reports its first case of new coronavirus variant
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19: Israel reports its first case of new coronavirus variant

India TV News  

Highlights Israel has reported the country's first case of a new coronavirus variant. A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern. Israel has reported the country's first case of a new coronavirus variant in a traveler who returned from Malawi, the Israeli Health Ministry informed on Friday. A new coronavirus variant has …

Israel bans entry from 7 African countries due to new Covid variant
3 years, 1 month ago

Israel bans entry from 7 African countries due to new Covid variant

India TV News  

Highlights Israel has announced a ban on entry of travellers from seven African countries. Scientists in South Africa detected the new COVID variant and are still studying its implications. Israel has announced a ban on entry of travellers from seven African countries, after a new Covid-19 variant was detected in South Africa. Amid reports of the heavily mutated variant known …

Countries restrict travel from southern Africa over COVID variant
3 years, 1 month ago

Countries restrict travel from southern Africa over COVID variant

Al Jazeera  

Countries introduce restrictions on travellers from southern Africa amid concerns over a new variant of the coronavirus. Several countries, including the United Kingdom, Israel and Singapore, have imposed travel restrictions after the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller, reporting from Johannesburg, said “southern African countries depend on tourism and trade” and the new …

Israel Joins 100 Other Countries in Accepting the Sputnik V Vaccine
3 years, 2 months ago

Israel Joins 100 Other Countries in Accepting the Sputnik V Vaccine

News 18  

The Russian Direct Investment Fund announces that Israeli authorities have granted approval for entry of individuals vaccinated with the Sputnik V vaccine. To date, a total of 101 countries have approved entry of those to have received the Sputnik V vaccine. Key requirements of the 101 countries which allow visits following Sputnik V vaccination are: Sputnik V vaccinated individuals may …

Saudi Arabia threatens 3-year travel ban for citizens who visit 'red list' countries, including India
3 years, 5 months ago

Saudi Arabia threatens 3-year travel ban for citizens who visit 'red list' countries, including India

India Today  

Saudi Arabia will impose a three-year travel ban on citizens travelling to countries on the kingdom's 'red list' in efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and its new variants, state news agency SPA said on Tuesday. It cited an unnamed interior ministry official as saying some Saudi citizens, who in May were allowed to travel abroad without prior permission …

Israel bans travel to Uzbekistan, Belarus
3 years, 6 months ago

Israel bans travel to Uzbekistan, Belarus

India TV News  

Israel's Ministry of Health has issued a new travel ban to Uzbekistan and Belarus, citing a high level of coronavirus morbidity. The new measure starting from July 12 will enlarge an existing list that bans travelling to Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, India, South Africa and Russia, reports Xinhua news agency. Meanwhile, inbound passengers from the eight countries, including recovered and vaccinated …

Foreign Tourist Arrivals in Israel Witness a 880 Percent YoY Hike, Ban on Flights from India Continues
3 years, 7 months ago

Foreign Tourist Arrivals in Israel Witness a 880 Percent YoY Hike, Ban on Flights from India Continues

News 18  

The number of foreign tourist arrivals in Israel jumped about 880 per cent, or 9.8 times year-on-year in May, according to data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The data published on Monday revealed that the number of tourists who visited Israel last month thus increased to 21,500, from only 2,200 in May 2020, reports Xinhua news agency. The …

Israel Suspends Air Travel to India, Six Other Countries Amid Rapid Surge in Covid-19 Cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Israel Suspends Air Travel to India, Six Other Countries Amid Rapid Surge in Covid-19 Cases

News 18  

Israel barred its citizens from travelling to India and six other countries, citing high COVID infection rates there. In a joint press release issued by the Israel Prime Minister’s Office and the Health Ministry on Friday, it was said that Israelis will not be allowed to travel to Ukraine, Brazil, Ethiopia, South Africa, India, Mexico and Turkey. The Israeli government …

Israel Bans Travel To 7 High-Risk Countries, Including India, Amid Rise In Covid Cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Israel Bans Travel To 7 High-Risk Countries, Including India, Amid Rise In Covid Cases

ABP News  

Jerusalem: Citing high rate of Covid infection, Israel has recommended new travel restrictions, barring its citizens from travelling to seven high-risk countries including India. As per the announcement made by the Health Ministry on Friday, Israelis will not be allowed to travel to Ukraine, Brazil, Ethiopia, South Africa, India, Mexico and Turkey. In a joint press release issued by the …

Israel bans travel to India, six other countries amid Covid surge
3 years, 8 months ago

Israel bans travel to India, six other countries amid Covid surge

India Today  

Israel barred its citizens from travelling to India and six other countries, citing high Covid infection rates there. In a joint press release issued by the Israel Prime Minister’s Office and the Health Ministry on Friday, it was said that Israelis will not be allowed to travel to Ukraine, Brazil, Ethiopia, South Africa, India, Mexico and Turkey. The Israeli government …

US to issue COVID-19 travel warnings for 80 percent of countries
3 years, 8 months ago

US to issue COVID-19 travel warnings for 80 percent of countries

Al Jazeera  

Officials will use CDC standards for health travel guidelines, vastly increasing ‘do not travel’ warnings for countries. The State Department has urged Americans to reconsider any international travel they may have planned and said it would issue specific warnings not to visit roughly 80 percent of the world’s countries due to risks from the coronavirus pandemic. As travelers face ongoing …

Israel’s dilemma: Can those refusing vaccination return to workplaces?
3 years, 9 months ago

Israel’s dilemma: Can those refusing vaccination return to workplaces?

LA Times  

People dine out in Tel Aviv last month. “It’s discrimination, and it’s not all right.” The breakneck pace of Israel’s vaccination drive has made it one of the few countries able to return to much of its pre-pandemic routine. While Israel provides a glimpse of what may be possible with high immunization rates, it also offers insight into the problems …

Israel, a global leader in COVID vaccinations, finds limits
3 years, 11 months ago

Israel, a global leader in COVID vaccinations, finds limits

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — When it comes to fighting the coronavirus, Israel is discovering the limits of vaccines. “Israel’s aggressive inoculation program demonstrates that it is indeed possible for a country to get vaccines into people’s arms quickly and efficiently,” said Jonathan Crane, a bioethicist at Emory University in Atlanta. Dr. Michael Thieren, the World Health Organization’s representative in Israel …

Israel targets flights, religious scofflaws, as virus rages
3 years, 11 months ago

Israel targets flights, religious scofflaws, as virus rages

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel will be closing its international airport to nearly all flights, while Israeli police clashed with ultra-Orthodox protesters in several major cities and the government raced to bring a raging coronavirus outbreak under control. The entry of highly contagious variants of the virus, coupled with poor enforcement of safety rules in …

The Seychelles drops quarantine requirement for Covid-vaccinated travelers
3 years, 11 months ago

The Seychelles drops quarantine requirement for Covid-vaccinated travelers

CNN  

CNN — The Seychelles has reopened its borders and dropped quarantine requirements to all travelers who’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19. Fully-vaccinated visitors are now permitted to enter the 115-island nation without having to quarantine for 10 days provided they present a negative PCR test result taken within 72 hours of travel. At present, non-vaccinated visitors from the Seychelles’ category 1 …

Seychelles to get rid of quarantine for all visitors with coronavirus vaccine
3 years, 11 months ago

Seychelles to get rid of quarantine for all visitors with coronavirus vaccine

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Seychelles is planning to kickstart its tourism industry by getting rid of quarantine requirements altogether …

Israel announces third nationwide COVID-19 lockdown; schools to remain partially open
4 years ago

Israel announces third nationwide COVID-19 lockdown; schools to remain partially open

Firstpost  

This comes just days after Israel launched a nationwide inoculation programme after receiving the first consignment of the vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech Jerusalem: Israel announced Thursday that it will impose a nationwide lockdown from next week, its third of the COVID-19 pandemic, just days after it began vaccinations against the virus. “There …

Countries that have blocked travel from UK over new coronavirus strain
4 years ago

Countries that have blocked travel from UK over new coronavirus strain

Live Mint  

Countries around the world have begun banning flights and travellers from Britain as London said Sunday the spread of a more-infectious new coronavirus strain was now "out of control". Prime Minister Jean Castex's office said the 48-hour period would offer time to coordinate a joint EU response that would ultimately allow travel from the UK to resume "with compulsory testing …

Israel restricts outgoing flights to bolster coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 3 months ago

Israel restricts outgoing flights to bolster coronavirus lockdown

Live Mint  

The Israeli government slapped restrictions on outgoing flights on Friday as part of a slew of measures to bolster a second coronavirus lockdown imposed last week. The new measures, which came into force at 1100 GMT and affect workplaces, synagogues and demonstrations, were thrashed out after the initial new lockdown rules failed to bring down the world's highest coronavirus infection …

As coronavirus cases surge, Israel becomes first country to reintroduce nationwide lockdown
4 years, 3 months ago

As coronavirus cases surge, Israel becomes first country to reintroduce nationwide lockdown

ABC  

Israel is about to become the first nation to return to a full lockdown to slow a severe second wave of infections. Key points: Israel will impose another nationwide lockdown on September 18 Israel will impose another nationwide lockdown on September 18 The country has experienced a new surge in COVID-19 cases The country has experienced a new surge in …

Poland bans direct flights from Spain, Israel due to coronavirus fears
4 years, 4 months ago

Poland bans direct flights from Spain, Israel due to coronavirus fears

India Today  

Poland is banning from Wednesday direct flights from 44 countries including Spain, Israel and Romania in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the Central European country, the government said on Tuesday. The move follows measures to reintroduce restrictions on public life in the worst affected parts of the country, as the government tries to tackle the spread …

Coronavirus pandemic: How to travel safely
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: How to travel safely

Al Jazeera  

As countries reopen borders and ease restrictions, a number of measures can be taken to reduce the risk of infection. “We know that travel restrictions place a heavy burden on the lives and livelihoods of people, and what we have recommended from the beginning is that the restrictions that are implemented should not be unnecessarily invasive nor intrusive, and should …

U.S. State Department Eases Global Coronavirus Travel Advisory
4 years, 5 months ago

U.S. State Department Eases Global Coronavirus Travel Advisory

NPR  

U.S. State Department Eases Global Coronavirus Travel Advisory Enlarge this image toggle caption Pool/Getty Images Pool/Getty Images The State Department has lifted its Level 4 global travel advisory, the highest warning against U.S. citizens traveling internationally, citing changing conditions in the coronavirus pandemic. "With health and safety conditions improving in some countries and potentially deteriorating in others, the Department is …

WHO: Travel bans cannot be indefinite, countries must fight virus
4 years, 5 months ago

WHO: Travel bans cannot be indefinite, countries must fight virus

Al Jazeera  

A surge of infections has prompted countries to reimpose some travel restrictions. Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries should do more to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus within their borders, the World Health Organization has said. Release that pressure and cases creep back up.” Tedros also said that the UN health body’s emergency …

Travel bans cannot be indefinite, countries must fight coronavirus at home: WHO
4 years, 5 months ago

Travel bans cannot be indefinite, countries must fight coronavirus at home: WHO

India Today  

Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries are going to have to do more to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus within their borders, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. Only with strict adherence to health measures, from wearing masks to avoiding crowds, would the world manage to beat the Covid-19 pandemic, the World …

Coronavirus: Latest travel advice for Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Latest travel advice for Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Public gatherings are banned, most shops other than those selling food or other essential items such as pharmacies will be …

Africa coronavirus: countries shut doors against Europe, America
4 years, 9 months ago

Africa coronavirus: countries shut doors against Europe, America

CNN  

Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Africa has so far recorded relatively few coronavirus cases compared to the rest of the world, but governments across the continent are taking no chances as they race to stop the spread of the virus on their shores. Travel restrictions Many African countries are shutting their airports and land borders to keep out people from countries …

Coronavirus: Austria bans all gatherings of more than five people
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Austria bans all gatherings of more than five people

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thanks …

Coronavirus travel ban for Italy, Iran, China and South Korea extended amid global pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus travel ban for Italy, Iran, China and South Korea extended amid global pandemic

ABC  

The Federal Government has extended its coronavirus travel ban for travellers from Italy, South Korea, Iran and China for another week as the number of Australian cases continues to rise. Key points: The decision was made by Cabinet's national security committee based on advice from the nation's chief medical officers No ban is in place for the US despite a …

Uganda restricts travel from 16 countries including UK and US because of coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Uganda restricts travel from 16 countries including UK and US because of coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — Uganda has restricted visitors from some countries with what it terms high cases of coronavirus, including China, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, South Korea, and Spain. “Government has decided to ask travelers from the affected countries not to come to Uganda because the high cases they are reporting can easily be imported into the country,” the country’s health minister …

Travel Restrictions Spread As Coronavirus Pandemic Widens
4 years, 9 months ago

Travel Restrictions Spread As Coronavirus Pandemic Widens

NPR  

Travel Restrictions Spread As Coronavirus Pandemic Widens Enlarge this image toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images As the cases of known coronavirus infections multiply worldwide, restrictions are increasing on international travel as well. Trump's announcement was followed Thursday by the declaration of a state of emergency by the Czech Republic that imposes …

Travel guidelines and Restrictions amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Travel guidelines and Restrictions amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

India TV News  

The dangerous Coronavirus outbreak that has asserted in excess of 3000 lives so far has named a pandemic. However, if you are one of those who still have to cross border for an emergency, here are the travel restrictions you should know about- Effective March 13, 2020, all tourist visas and OCI entries were suspended until at least April 15, …

South Korea added to Australia's coronavirus travel ban list, restrictions for travellers from Italy
4 years, 10 months ago

South Korea added to Australia's coronavirus travel ban list, restrictions for travellers from Italy

ABC  

The Federal Government has expanded its coronavirus travel ban to include South Korea, and added additional precautions for travellers from Italy, amid fears about the spread of the disease. Key points: South Korea joins China and Iran as countries with Australian-imposed coronavirus travel restrictions Australian citizens and permanent residents are exempt but must self-isolate upon return Travellers from Italy will …

MAP: Which Countries Have CDC Travel Advisories Because Of Coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

MAP: Which Countries Have CDC Travel Advisories Because Of Coronavirus

NPR  

MAP: Which Countries Have CDC Travel Advisories Because Of Coronavirus Updated on March 19 at 4:14 p.m. ET On March 19, the State Department issued a travel notice advising U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, citing travel restrictions, mandatory quarantines and potential severe travel disruptions due to airlines cancelling many international flights. The highest …

Israel confirms first case of coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Israel confirms first case of coronavirus

India TV News  

An Israelian woman, who had returned on Friday, after being quarantined on a cruise ship off Japan’s coast for the last two weeks, has been tested positive with novel COVID-19, making it the first case in Israel. The Israelian Health Ministry marked it as the first case of the new Coronavirus in the Jewish state. At 4 am, a plane …

Coronavirus spread sees Singapore, US, Solomon Islands impose strict travel regulations as case numbers surpass SARS outbreak
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus spread sees Singapore, US, Solomon Islands impose strict travel regulations as case numbers surpass SARS outbreak

ABC  

Singapore has banned entry to all Chinese passport holders and foreigners with a recent history of travel to China in one of the most drastic moves yet to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Key points: Singapore has reported 13 of the more than 10,000 coronavirus cases reported globally Solomon Islands has restricted entry of any person who has travelled …

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