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 face advanced screening at check-in and when they land in Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison has also confirmed that the existing ban on foreign nationals travelling from China and Iran to Australia has been extended for another week. Mr Morrison said travellers from Italy would face "advanced screening measures", which means they will be asked more questions at check-in and have their temperatures checked on arrival in Australia. Mr Morrison said South Korea posed a greater risk because it had five times the number of passengers travelling to Australia compared to Italy.

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South Korea to lift quarantine mandate and COVID test recommendation for travelers
1 year, 7 months ago

South Korea to lift quarantine mandate and COVID test recommendation for travelers

LA Times  

South Korea will drop its COVID-19 quarantine requirements and end coronavirus testing recommendations for international arrivals starting next month after the World Health Organization declared the end of the global health emergency. The decision was announced during a meeting attended by President Yoon Suk-yeol, at which he thanked the country’s medical workers and said it was “delightful that people are …

South Korea to lift Covid test requirement for travellers from China
1 year, 10 months ago

South Korea to lift Covid test requirement for travellers from China

Hindustan Times  

South Korea will not require travellers from China to test for COVID-19 after arrival starting next month, although they will still need to take pre-departure tests, a senior South Korean official said on Wednesday, in the country's latest relaxing of rules that were put in place after China's reopening. South Korea had imposed a number of border measures on passengers …

China to resume visas for South Koreans after COVID row
1 year, 10 months ago

China to resume visas for South Koreans after COVID row

Al Jazeera  

Move comes after Seoul last week scrapped COVID-related travel restrictions for arrivals from China. China will begin processing short-term visas for South Koreans for “business, transit and other private affairs” from Saturday, the Chinese embassy in Seoul said in a post on its official WeChat account on Wednesday. China stopped issuing short-term visas to South Koreans in January after Seoul …

South Korea to resume issuing short-term visas for China travellers on Feb 11
1 year, 11 months ago

South Korea to resume issuing short-term visas for China travellers on Feb 11

India Today  

South Korea plans to resume issuing short-term visas for travellers from China on Saturday after China improved its Covid-19 situation, Seoul officials said on Friday. South Korea suspended issuing short-term visas to Chinese visitors last month after China abruptly ended its stringent "zero-Covid" policy, leading to a wave of infections. Kim Sung-ho, South Korea's vice interior minister in charge of …

China defends its move against South Korea, Japan Covid travel curbs: 'Reasonable...'
1 year, 11 months ago

China defends its move against South Korea, Japan Covid travel curbs: 'Reasonable...'

Hindustan Times  

Chinese state media defended on Wednesday the retaliatory measures against South Korea and Japan over their COVID-19 travel curbs as "reasonable", while Chinese tourists decried Seoul's "insulting" treatment on social media. China defends its move against South Korea, Japan Covid travel curbs. South Korean foreign minister Park Jin has said that Seoul's decision was based on scientific evidence and that …

China suspends issuing visas in Japan and South Korea
1 year, 11 months ago

China suspends issuing visas in Japan and South Korea

India Today  

China suspended issuing short-term visas in South Korea and Japan on Tuesday, after announcing it would retaliate against countries that required negative Covid-19 tests from Chinese travellers. But the virus is spreading unchecked among its 1.4 billion people and worries over the scale and impact of its outbreak have prompted Japan, South Korea, the United States and other countries to …

China Suspends Travel Visa For South Koreans Amid Protests Of COVID Curbs
2 years ago

China Suspends Travel Visa For South Koreans Amid Protests Of COVID Curbs

ABP News  

The Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday announced the suspension of its short-term visa service for South Koreans in retaliation against the country's regulations travellers from the neighbouring country in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. China Welcomes First Batch Of International Travellers After Scrapping Quarantine Norms For the first time in three years, China on Sunday opened its …

China suspends visas for South Koreans in retaliation for Covid test mandate for its flyers
2 years ago

China suspends visas for South Koreans in retaliation for Covid test mandate for its flyers

India Today  

China suspended visas Tuesday for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements on Chinese travelers. A brief notice posted online by the Chinese Embassy in Seoul said the ban would apply until South Korea lifted its “discriminatory measures on entrance by China” to the country. Around a dozen countries …

China halts travel visas for South Korea, Japan over COVID curbs
2 years ago

China halts travel visas for South Korea, Japan over COVID curbs

Al Jazeera  

Beijing suspends issuing visas for South Korean and Japanese nationals in an apparent retaliation to COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Chinese travellers. China has suspended issuing short-term visas for South Korean and Japanese nationals, its embassies in Seoul and Tokyo said on Tuesday, in an apparent retaliation against COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Chinese travellers in the wake of a spike in …

More EU countries demand negative coronavirus test for travelers from China
2 years ago

More EU countries demand negative coronavirus test for travelers from China

NL Times  

Germany, Greece, Austria, and Sweden are asking for proof of a negative coronavirus test from people traveling in from China. The four European countries are taking precautions partly because the European Union said on Wednesday evening in new advice about China that tests are, “Strongly recommended.” It was also advised to wear face masks on flights from China and to …

South Korea seeks Chinese national missing from Covid quarantine
2 years ago

South Korea seeks Chinese national missing from Covid quarantine

India Today  

South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they were trying to track down a Chinese national who tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival but went missing while waiting at a quarantine facility. The person tested positive after arriving at Incheon International Airport near Seoul late on Tuesday and was transferred to a hotel to await admission to quarantine, but then went …

China blasts ‘unacceptable’ COVID curbs on travellers
2 years ago

China blasts ‘unacceptable’ COVID curbs on travellers

Al Jazeera  

The US, Canada, Japan and France are among more than a dozen countries that have put curbs on travellers from China. China has called the mounting international restrictions on travellers from its territory “unacceptable” after more than a dozen countries placed new coronavirus curbs on visitors from the world’s most populous nation. An “overwhelming majority” of the EU’s 27 member …

Canada, Australia impose rules on travellers from China
2 years ago

Canada, Australia impose rules on travellers from China

The Hindu  

Australia and Canada have joined a growing list of countries requiring travellers from China to take a COVID-19 test prior to boarding their flight, as China battles a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus after abruptly easing restrictions that were in place for much of the pandemic. Australian health authorities said on January 1 that from January 5 all air travellers from …

Which countries have placed COVID curbs on travellers from China?
2 years ago

Which countries have placed COVID curbs on travellers from China?

Al Jazeera  

Governments cite a lack of information from Beijing on variants as they express concerns over a new wave of infections. United Kingdom The UK will require a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test from passengers from China as of January 5, the Department of Health said on Friday. Spain Spain says it will require a negative COVID-19 test or a full course …

State media says Covid curbs on Chinese travellers ‘discriminatory’
2 years ago

State media says Covid curbs on Chinese travellers ‘discriminatory’

Hindustan Times  

Beijing: Chinese state media on Thursday said restrictions imposed by several countries, including India, on travellers from China were “discriminatory”, amid reports of Covid rampaging through the country after it reversed some of the world’s strictest virus-control policies in early December. “Since the outbreak of the epidemic, China has been sharing relevant information and data with the international community, including …

South Korea to test travellers from China amid COVID surge
2 years ago

South Korea to test travellers from China amid COVID surge

Al Jazeera  

The move comes after similar announcements by India, Italy, Taiwan and the US. South Korea will test travellers from China for COVID-19 and restrict short-term visas for Chinese nationals, joining a handful of countries that have introduced travel restrictions due to surging infections in the world’s most populous country. Travellers from China will be required to provide a negative PCR …

Covid data transparent, insists China as nations impose more travel curbs
2 years ago

Covid data transparent, insists China as nations impose more travel curbs

India Today  

When China, a country of 1.4 billion people, suddenly decided to end zero-Covid policy three years into the pandemic, there was an explosion in number of fresh cases. READ | China may become breeding ground for new Covid variants as cases spike: Experts This created a Covid scare forcing countries to begin testing of fliers from China and elsewhere. Covid …

Growing list of countries imposing COVID rules on China arrivals
2 years ago

Growing list of countries imposing COVID rules on China arrivals

Al Jazeera  

Malaysia, South Korea join the US, Italy and others in introducing restrictions after infections surge in China. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she “expects and hopes” the European Union will follow its lead on imposing mandatory tests for all passengers flying in from China. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the bloc’s health agency, on Thursday said it …

Covid-19 pandemic: Australia could place new restrictions on Chinese travelers
2 years ago

Covid-19 pandemic: Australia could place new restrictions on Chinese travelers

Daily Mail  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is yet to rule out forcing new Covid-19 restrictions on Chinese travellers amid fears another new variant could soon hit our shores. China this week announced plans to scrap quarantine restrictions on overseas arrivals and allow citizens to leave the country, despite an explosion of new cases nationwide in recent weeks. Australia could place reinstate restrictions …

U.S. will require coronavirus testing for travelers from China
2 years ago

U.S. will require coronavirus testing for travelers from China

LA Times  

The U.S. announced new coronavirus testing requirements Wednesday for all travelers from China, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge in infections. But the CDC’s action may be less about stopping a new variant from crossing U.S. borders and more about increasing pressure on China to share more information, said Dr. David Dowdy, an infectious disease epidemiologist at …

South Korea drops most COVID-19 restrictions, citing dramatic fall in cases
2 years, 8 months ago

South Korea drops most COVID-19 restrictions, citing dramatic fall in cases

Firstpost  

The decision marks the end of two years of strict distancing requirements, which have put a huge strain on small businesses Seoul**, South Korea:** South Korea will lift almost all social distancing measures, the government said Friday, citing a dramatic fall in reported cases of COVID-19 after an Omicron-fuelled surge, but the mask mandate will remain. South Koreans will be …

South Korea reports rise in Covid deaths, US CDC advises Americans to avoid travel
2 years, 10 months ago

South Korea reports rise in Covid deaths, US CDC advises Americans to avoid travel

India Today  

South Korea reported its highest number of COVID-19 deaths in a month Tuesday as U.S. health authorities advised Americans to avoid traveling to the country grappling with a fast-developing Omicron surge. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its travel notice for South Korea to level 4, the highest risk, advising Americans to avoid travel to the country …

Covid-19: Omicron drives S Korea's cases to record high; Aus to open borders for vaccinated tourists
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19: Omicron drives S Korea's cases to record high; Aus to open borders for vaccinated tourists

India Today  

South Korea reported record high in daily Covid-19 cases with the Omicron variant of the virus driving the surge. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 38,691 new cases of the virus on Monday, a nine-fold increase from the levels seen in mid-January, when Omicron became the country’s dominant strain. Jeong Eun-kyeong, the country’s top infectious disease expert, warned …

US to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa
3 years ago

US to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries that it imposed to try to blunt the spread of the COVID omicron variant, the White House announced Friday. Munoz said the temporary travel bans bought scientists necessary time to study the new virus variant and conclude that the current vaccinations are effective in blunting its impact. …

US to lift COVID travel restrictions on Southern African nations
3 years ago

US to lift COVID travel restrictions on Southern African nations

Al Jazeera  

US ban imposed over Omicron fears applied to eight African countries, including South Africa, Zimbabwe and Malawi. The United States will lift restrictions on travellers from Southern African nations, imposed last month amid concerns over the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, a Biden administration official has announced. “The restrictions gave us time to understand Omicron and we know our …

Opinion: Why travel restrictions are a bad idea
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: Why travel restrictions are a bad idea

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Alane Izu is a senior statistician at the University of the Witwatersrand Vaccine and Infectious Disease Research Unit. Alane Izu Courtesy of WITS VIDA Shabir Madhi Courtsey of Shabir Madhi Two days after news of Omicron’s existence was announced, after it had also been detected in Hong Kong and Botswana, the UK issued a travel ban on all …

South Korea breaks daily virus record for 2nd straight day
3 years, 1 month ago

South Korea breaks daily virus record for 2nd straight day

India TV News  

South Korea broke its daily record for coronavirus infections for a second straight day on Thursday with more than 5,200 new cases, as pressure mounted on a health care system grappling with rising hospitalisations and deaths. South Korea confirmed its first five omicron cases Wednesday night linked to arrivals from Nigeria, prompting the government to tighten its border controls. South …

South Korea: 5 test positive for Omicron Covid variant
3 years, 1 month ago

South Korea: 5 test positive for Omicron Covid variant

India TV News  

Highlights 5 people linked to international arrivals tested positive for Omicron variant in South Korea. South Korea on Wednesday confirmed the new omicron coronavirus variant in five people linked to international arrivals. Earlier today, South Korea’s daily jump in coronavirus infections exceeded 5,000 for the first time since the start of the pandemic, as a delta-driven surge also pushed hospitalizations …

WHO criticizes travel bans on southern African countries
3 years, 1 month ago

WHO criticizes travel bans on southern African countries

India TV News  

Highlights The WHO has urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African nations. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called the restrictions “completely unjustified.” The World Health Organization on Sunday urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new omicron variant. “WHO stands with African …

Coronavirus updates | November 28, 2021
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus updates | November 28, 2021

The Hindu  

The Netherlands confirmed 13 cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus on Sunday and Australia found two as the countries half a world apart became the latest to detect it in travelers arriving from southern Africa. - PTI National Government to review decision on restarting international flights, SOP for incoming passengers The government on Sunday decided to review …

Will flight restrictions help as new virus variant emerges?
3 years, 1 month ago

Will flight restrictions help as new virus variant emerges?

Live Mint  

A new coronavirus variant identified in southern Africa is leading to a new round of travel restrictions just as many had finally begun to ease. But the World Health Organization has called it a “variant of concern” and governments around the world are not waiting for scientists to better understand the variant to impose flight bans and other travel restrictions. …

Will flight restrictions help as new virus variant emerges?
3 years, 1 month ago

Will flight restrictions help as new virus variant emerges?

Associated Press  

A new coronavirus variant identified in southern Africa is leading to a new round of travel restrictions just as many had finally begun to ease. But the World Health Organization has called it a “variant of concern” and governments around the world are not waiting for scientists to better understand the variant to impose flight bans and other travel restrictions. …

US to ban travel from South Africa, 7 other African nations amid new COVID variant
3 years, 1 month ago

US to ban travel from South Africa, 7 other African nations amid new COVID variant

India TV News  

Highlights The US will restrict travel from South Africa and 7 other countries in the region beginning Monday. The United States joined the European Union and several other countries in instituting travel restrictions on visitors from southern Africa after discovery of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus that has stoked world fears and triggered widespread travel bans. The White …

'Some reactions actually unjustified': South Africa over travel ban by nations amid new COVID variant 'Omicron
3 years, 1 month ago

'Some reactions actually unjustified': South Africa over travel ban by nations amid new COVID variant 'Omicron

India TV News  

Highlights WHO has named the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 as 'Omicron Several nations have already announced a ban on travellers from South Africa India has also said travellers would need to follow additional measures on arrival in the country As several countries have decided to impose restrictions on travellers from South Africa amid concerns over the detection of the 'Omicron' …

COVID-19: New variant from South Africa sends panic waves across the world | Key developments
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19: New variant from South Africa sends panic waves across the world | Key developments

India TV News  

Highlights The U.K. banned flights from South Africa and five other southern African countries Fauci said U.S. public health officials were talking Friday with South African colleagues. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said flights will have to “be suspended until we have a clear understanding about the danger posed by this new variant, and travelers returning from this …

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 …

U.S. to restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. to restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries

LA Times  

People line up for an overseas flight at O.R. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said flights will have to “be suspended until we have a clear understanding about the danger posed by this new variant, and travelers returning from this region should respect strict quarantine rules.” She warned that “mutations could lead to the emergence and spread of …

South Korea accused of discrimination over vaccine recognition
3 years, 1 month ago

South Korea accused of discrimination over vaccine recognition

Al Jazeera  

Questions raised over complex requirements for foreigners jabbed overseas but residents in South Korea to ‘prove’ their status. Korean officials have raised concerns about the credibility of vaccinations done beyond its borders and require that foreigners go to the Korean consulate in the country where they have been vaccinated to get a “quarantine waiver” before they can enter South Korea. …

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 …

‘Finding scapegoats’: S Africa slams ‘unjustified’ travel bans
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Finding scapegoats’: S Africa slams ‘unjustified’ travel bans

Al Jazeera  

South African health minister says move by countries imposing restrictions on it because of a newly identified coronavirus variant is draconian. “Unjustified”, “draconian” and “counterproductive” – these are just some of words used by South Africa’s health minister as he criticised countries around the world that decided to restrict travel from the country and its neighbours in an attempt to …

COVID-19 patients all face 10 days' mandatory hotel quarantine in Korea. Is this the future for Australians?
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 patients all face 10 days' mandatory hotel quarantine in Korea. Is this the future for Australians?

ABC  

It was a Friday when Kim Gyung-sook started to feel just a bit off. Epidemiologist Alexandra Martiniuk from the University of Sydney says quarantining away from home is "the gold standard" in terms of lowering transmission, while at-home quarantine has been associated with a high rate of family transmission. "Some people believe that when vaccinations become very, very high in …

The Latest: COVID-19 cases grow in hard-hit area of Missouri
3 years, 6 months ago

The Latest: COVID-19 cases grow in hard-hit area of Missouri

Associated Press  

MISSION, Kan. — The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients jumped by nearly 27% over the Fourth of July weekend in a hard-hit area of Missouri where immunization rates are low, leading to a temporary ventilator shortfall and a public call for help from respiratory therapists. ___ MORE ON THE PANDEMIC: — Indonesia seeks more oxygen for COVID-19 sick amid shortage …

South Korea to waive Covid-19 quarantine for some travelers vaccinated overseas
3 years, 6 months ago

South Korea to waive Covid-19 quarantine for some travelers vaccinated overseas

CNN  

South Korea will exempt some travelers who have received their Covid-19 vaccine shots overseas from its mandatory two-week quarantine, health authorities said on Sunday, June 13. As of May 5, the quarantine exemption was only applicable to people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in South Korea. The new policy will apply only to certain people such as citizens and foreign residents, …

China re-imposes travel curbs on province after virus cases
3 years, 7 months ago

China re-imposes travel curbs on province after virus cases

India TV News  

China on Monday re-imposed anti-coronavirus travel controls on its southern province of Guangdong, announcing anyone leaving the populous region must be tested for the virus following a spike in infections that has alarmed authorities. Guangdong, which borders Hong Kong, recorded 20 new confirmed cases, all contracted locally, in the 24 hours through midnight Sunday. People leaving Guangdong by plane, train, …

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 …

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 …

Singapore May Relax Travel Curbs for Those Vaccinated Against Covid-19 as WEF Nears
4 years ago

Singapore May Relax Travel Curbs for Those Vaccinated Against Covid-19 as WEF Nears

News 18  

Singapore said on Monday it will consider relaxing travel restrictions for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, including for those planning to visit the city-state for the World Economic Forum in May. The Southeast Asian business and tourism hub has largely banned leisure travel because of the pandemic, and has limited business and official travel agreements with certain countries. …

The Latest: S. Korea confirms first COVID-19 variant cases
4 years ago

The Latest: S. Korea confirms first COVID-19 variant cases

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says he plans to submit legislation that will make coronavirus measures legally binding for businesses, punish violators and include economic compensation as his government struggles to slow the ongoing upsurge. ___ JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s COVID-19 spike has taken the country to more than 1 million confirmed cases on Sunday and President Cyril …

South Korea steps up virus vaccine efforts as new strain found
4 years ago

South Korea steps up virus vaccine efforts as new strain found

Al Jazeera  

Government is facing criticism over its vaccine programme, which is seen as being too slow. South Korean officials will speed up efforts to launch a public coronavirus vaccination programme as the country on Monday revealed it had detected its first cases of the virus variant linked to the rapid rise in cases in Britain. The new variant, thought to be …

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