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 Prime Minister's Office and the Health Ministry it was said that this regulation will come into force on May 3 and will remain in place until May 16. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry proposed that those returning from the seven countries enter a two-week mandatory quarantine, even if they have been vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19, local media reports said.

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Which countries still have Covid travel restrictions?
1 year, 8 months ago

Which countries still have Covid travel restrictions?

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 United States will finally align with most major tourist nations by scrapping its remaining Covid …

New travel rules for international flyers visiting India from these 6 countries
1 year, 11 months ago

New travel rules for international flyers visiting India from these 6 countries

Live Mint  

International travellers who are planning to visit India, please be aware of the new rule. What is new travel rule for international flyers from 6 countries Travellers coming to India from China, 5 other countries will no longer be required to submit a pre-departure Covid test report and upload a self-health declaration on the 'Air Suvidha' portal from February 13. …

COVID-19: State does a U-turn on seven-day home quarantine norm
2 years ago

COVID-19: State does a U-turn on seven-day home quarantine norm

The Hindu  

Three days after making seven days home quarantine mandatory for asymptomatic international passengers arriving in the State from five high risk countries — China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand — besides Hong Kong, Karnataka on Tuesday withdrew this norm. Following recommendations by the State’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee, the Health Department had issued a circular on December 31 mandating …

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 …

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 …

Companies welcome end to China quarantines for visitors
2 years ago

Companies welcome end to China quarantines for visitors

LA Times  

China has ended COVID-19 curbs that confined millions of people to their homes, but hospitals have been flooded with patients. Companies welcomed China’s decision to end quarantines for travelers from abroad as an important step to revive slumping business activity while Japan on Tuesday announced restrictions on visitors from the country as infections surge. He said ending the quarantine “clears …

US eases COVID travel advisory for India from 'Level 3' to 'Level 1'
2 years, 9 months ago

US eases COVID travel advisory for India from 'Level 3' to 'Level 1'

India TV News  

Highlights The advisory was issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Your risk of contracting COVID-19 may be lower if you are fully vaccinated, the advisory stated Make sure you are vaccinated and up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines, it further stated The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday eased its COVID-19 travel …

Israel records new covid variant
2 years, 9 months ago

Israel records new covid variant

Hindustan Times  

Israel's ministry of health said Wednesday it had recorded two cases of new Covid variant, but which officials said they were not unduly worried about. The strain, combining two sub-variants of the Omicron version of the Covid-19 virus -- dubbed BA.1 and BA.2 -- was recorded during PCR tests on two passengers arriving at Israel's Ben Gurion airport. "The two …

Israel Records New Covid-19 Variant, Symptoms Include Mild Fever, Headache
2 years, 9 months ago

Israel Records New Covid-19 Variant, Symptoms Include Mild Fever, Headache

News 18  

Israel’s ministry of health said Wednesday it had recorded two cases of new Covid variant, but which officials said they were not unduly worried about. The strain, combining two sub-variants of the Omicron version of the Covid-19 virus — dubbed BA.1 and BA.2 — was recorded during PCR tests on two passengers arriving at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport. “The two …

New Covid Variant: Israel Records Two Cases Of Unidentified Variant
2 years, 9 months ago

New Covid Variant: Israel Records Two Cases Of Unidentified Variant

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Delta variant has started wreaking havoc in Israel as the country on Wednesday recorded two cases of the new Covid variant, as reported by news agency AFP. The strain, consolidating two sub-variations of the Omicron form of the Covid-19 infection - - named BA.1 and BA.2 - - was recorded during PCR tests on two travelers showing …

Israel to scrap its COVID vaccine passport system as Omicron surge wanes
2 years, 10 months ago

Israel to scrap its COVID vaccine passport system as Omicron surge wanes

LA Times  

Then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, holds a “green pass,” a proof of vaccination for Israelis to access public venues. Israel’s coronavirus vaccination “green pass” system will be suspended as new daily infections continue to decline, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Thursday. The green pass, Israel’s digital vaccination passport, limited entry to indoor venues and large gatherings to people who had …

Most travel-related quarantine rules to expire on Feb. 25; Test obligation may remain
2 years, 10 months ago

Most travel-related quarantine rules to expire on Feb. 25; Test obligation may remain

NL Times  

People who travel to the Netherlands from any region designated as being a “very high-risk area” due to coronavirus will not necessarily have to quarantine from February 25, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The Foreign Affairs Ministry also confirmed that the coronavirus situation in a region will no longer be a sole determining factor in the travel …

Quarantine-free entry for travellers from 82 countries
2 years, 10 months ago

Quarantine-free entry for travellers from 82 countries

The Hindu  

Fully vaccinated international passengers from 82 countries will be permitted quarantine-free entry from February 14, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday. According to the latest guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated passengers from certain countries is based on the principle of reciprocity. Countries with which India doesn’t have …

Quarantine rules tightened for travellers from 12 countries
2 years, 11 months ago

Quarantine rules tightened for travellers from 12 countries

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has reimposed mandatory quarantine for travellers arriving from 12 countries, including Turkey and Surinam, from Tuesday. All travellers will have to produce a negative test result from either a PCR test taken in the previous 48 hours or an antigen test taken in the previous 24 hours. A spokesman for the foreign affairs ministry said the rules …

Quarantine rules tightened for travellers from 12 countries
2 years, 11 months ago

Quarantine rules tightened for travellers from 12 countries

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has reimposed mandatory quarantine for travellers arriving from 12 countries, including Turkey and Surinam, from Tuesday. All travellers will have to produce a negative test result from either a PCR test taken in the previous 48 hours or an antigen test taken in the previous 24 hours. A spokesman for the foreign affairs ministry said the rules …

Israel will see 2-4 million Covid infections in current wave: PM
3 years ago

Israel will see 2-4 million Covid infections in current wave: PM

India Today  

Israel could see up to nearly 40 percent of the population infected by coronavirus during the current wave, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday, as testing facilities nationwide buckled. "Data presented at the cabinet meeting indicates that here, in Israel, between two to four million citizens in total will be infected during this current wave," Bennett wrote on his Twitter …

Israel sets COVID-19 record as rule changes create whiplash
3 years ago

Israel sets COVID-19 record as rule changes create whiplash

NPR  

Israel sets COVID-19 record as rule changes create whiplash Enlarge this image toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP Ariel Schalit/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel opened to tourists for the first time in nearly two years. "There is no control of the omicron wave," said Sharon Alroy-Preis, the Health Ministry's top public health official on Israel's Channel 13 this week. The new …

Singapore open border policy tested as imported Covid-19 cases soar
3 years ago

Singapore open border policy tested as imported Covid-19 cases soar

Live Mint  

Singapore reported more Covid-19 infections among travelers from abroad than local cases for the first time in nearly half a year, testing the resolve of the country to keep its borders open amid the worldwide spread of the omicron variant. The last time Covid-19 cases among travelers surpassed local infections was on July 12. While Singapore has chosen to freeze …

Israel undergoing fifth Covid-19 wave, mulls adding US to Omicron 'red' list
3 years ago

Israel undergoing fifth Covid-19 wave, mulls adding US to Omicron 'red' list

India Today  

Israel is in the midst of a fifth Covid-19 wave due to the Omicron variant, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday, urging citizens to step up vaccinations and to take precautions such as working from home. In a televised address, Bennett said Israel had bought some time by moving fast to limit travel when Omicron was first detected last …

Bengaluru may impose institutional quarantine on travellers from 'at-risk' countries
3 years ago

Bengaluru may impose institutional quarantine on travellers from 'at-risk' countries

India Today  

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said that discussions are on with experts to introduce compulsory institutional quarantine for foreign arrivals from 'at-risk' countries, even if they test negative for Covid-19. So we are considering introducing institutional quarantine for all passengers from at-risk countries, even if they test negative for COVID-19. 'PREPARING FOR SPIKE IN NUMBERS' Gaurav Gupta …

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 …

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

Israel tightens travel restrictions over new COVID variant

Al Jazeera  

The restrictions, pending government approval, will come into effect at midnight. Dr Ran Balicer, head of the government’s advisory panel on COVID-19, told Israel’s Kan public radio the new measures were necessary for the “fog of war” surrounding the new variant, saying it was “better to act early and strictly” to prevent its spread. Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett, reporting from …

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 …

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 …

India opens up for foreigners for first time since pandemic began
3 years, 1 month ago

India opens up for foreigners for first time since pandemic began

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: After shutting down its borders to international visitors for about 20 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, India on Monday allowed fully vaccinated foreign travellers from a list of 99 countries to enter without the need to quarantine themselves. This is the first time India has allowed foreign tourists on commercial flights to enter the country since March …

India opens to fully vaccinated foreign tourists
3 years, 1 month ago

India opens to fully vaccinated foreign tourists

Al Jazeera  

Restriction rollback marks the first time since March 2020 that India has allowed foreign tourists on commercial flights to enter the country. India began allowing fully vaccinated foreign tourists to enter the country on regular commercial flights, in the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions as infections fall and vaccinations rise. Tourists entering India, starting on Monday, must be fully vaccinated, …

US lifts pandemic travel ban at airports and land borders from today; only vaccinated travellers allowed
3 years, 2 months ago

US lifts pandemic travel ban at airports and land borders from today; only vaccinated travellers allowed

Firstpost  

According to CDC, the US will accept travellers who have been fully vaccinated with any of the vaccines approved for emergency use by the World Health Organisation, not just those in use in the US The US lifted restrictions Monday on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe, allowing tourists to make long-delayed …

New U.S. rules on international travel: Here’s what you need to know
3 years, 2 months ago

New U.S. rules on international travel: Here’s what you need to know

LA Times  

More than a year and a half after COVID-19 concerns prompted the U.S. to close its borders to most international travelers, restrictions are shifting focus to vaccination status. Travelers from those countries will need permission from the U.S. government to come, but it can’t be just for tourism or business travel. Americans who are unvaccinated have to show proof of …

Emotional reunions at airports as Australia lifts international travel ban after 18 months
3 years, 2 months ago

Emotional reunions at airports as Australia lifts international travel ban after 18 months

India Today  

Australia eased its international border restrictions on Monday for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing some of its vaccinated public to travel freely and many families to reunite, sparking emotional embraces at Sydney's airport. In one of the world's toughest responses to the coronavirus pandemic, Australia slammed its international border shut 18 months ago, barring foreign tourists and …

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 …

U.S. Details New International COVID-19 Travel Requirements
3 years, 2 months ago

U.S. Details New International COVID-19 Travel Requirements

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Children under 18 and people from dozens of countries with a shortage of vaccines will be exempt from new rules that will require most travelers to the United States be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Biden administration announced. The new policy comes as the Biden administration moves away from restrictions that ban non-essential travel from several …

US details new international COVID-19 travel requirements
3 years, 2 months ago

US details new international COVID-19 travel requirements

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Children under 18 and people from dozens of countries with a shortage of vaccines will be exempt from new rules that will require most travelers to the United States be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Biden administration announced. The new policy comes as the Biden administration moves away from restrictions that ban non-essential travel from several dozen countries — …

Vaccinated and want to visit Israel? Read the fine print first
3 years, 2 months ago

Vaccinated and want to visit Israel? Read the fine print first

Live Mint  

Tourists hoping to visit Jerusalem or Tel Aviv after Israel's announcement last week that it would open to some vaccinated foreign travellers should read the fine print before booking, local hoteliers say. The new rules, due to go into effect on Nov. 1 ahead of the Christmas season, permit individual tourists who have received COVID-19 vaccine boosters to enter but …

Malaysia and Singapore ease international travel restrictions in pivot to living with Covid
3 years, 2 months ago

Malaysia and Singapore ease international travel restrictions in pivot to living with Covid

CNN  

CNN — Singapore and Malaysia have each revealed plans to start reopening their borders as the Southeast Asian neighbors move away from their zero-Covid strategies toward living with the virus. It comes one day after Singapore added eight new countries to its vaccinated and quarantine-free travel lanes – the most significant easing of travel restrictions since borders shut last March. …

Where can I travel overseas from Australia if I'm fully vaccinated? Which COVID-19 vaccine do I need?
3 years, 3 months ago

Where can I travel overseas from Australia if I'm fully vaccinated? Which COVID-19 vaccine do I need?

ABC  

Overseas travel is on the horizon for Australians, with the federal government preparing to reopen the international border next month. Those vaccines include: Pfizer AstraZeneca Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen The requirement for travellers to be fully vaccinated does not apply to children under 12. Travellers to the United Kingdom who are fully vaccinated must take a pre-booked COVID-19 test on …

Covid-19: Australia to lift international travel ban after 18 months in November
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19: Australia to lift international travel ban after 18 months in November

India Today  

Australia has outlined plans to lift a pandemic ban on its vaccinated citizens travelling overseas from November. Travel restrictions that have trapped most Australians and permanent residents at home over the past 18 months would be removed when 80 per cent of the population aged 16 and older is fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday. New South …

COVID updates: International travel resumes next month as PM announces changes to border restrictions — as it happened
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID updates: International travel resumes next month as PM announces changes to border restrictions — as it happened

ABC  

Mr McGowan is being asked about international borders reopening and when WA will open. He said the state wasn't going to set a date at this point in time, and that it was "really a NSW thing" because they had enough COVID in the community that travelling overseas and returning didn't really add to the risk profile. "WA will open …

PM Modi urges mutual consent for COVID-19 vaccine certificates
3 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi urges mutual consent for COVID-19 vaccine certificates

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that international travel should be made easier through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates, amid several countries adopting different sets of rules to allow foreigners to enter their territory in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused unprecedented disruption. In his video remarks at the Global COVID Summit hosted by U.S. President …

US working on new COVID-19 rules for international visitors
3 years, 3 months ago

US working on new COVID-19 rules for international visitors

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering requiring vaccinations against COVID-19 and contact tracing of international visitors after the U.S. revamps current broad restrictions that bar many foreigners from traveling to the U.S., a top White House adviser said Wednesday. Jeffrey Zients, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said that because of the recent increase in COVID-19 cases, current travel …

European countries reimpose bans on US tourists
3 years, 4 months ago

European countries reimpose bans on US tourists

CNN  

CNN — The prospect of European travel for Americans has begun to diminish once more as countries adopt new measures in response to a recent surge in US Covid cases. Earlier this week, the European Union announced it was dropping the United States from its safe list, advising its 27 member states to reconsider allowing entry to nonessential US travelers. …

CDC adds 7 destinations to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list, including Puerto Rico and Switzerland
3 years, 4 months ago

CDC adds 7 destinations to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list, including Puerto Rico and Switzerland

CNN  

CNN — Turkey and Montenegro are now among the highest-risk destinations for travelers, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s regularly revised travel advisories list. The four destinations added to the Level 4 list on August 16 are: Azerbaijan Estonia Guam North Macedonia Puerto Rico Saint Lucia Switzerland The CDC’s evolving list of travel notices ranges from …

Early data in Israel suggests third dose of Covid vaccines highly effective
3 years, 4 months ago

Early data in Israel suggests third dose of Covid vaccines highly effective

The Telegraph  

The effectiveness of the Covid vaccine in Israel appears to be fading among those who were the first to be vaccinated, with one study showing the protection rate had dropped from more than 90 per cent to 80 per cent. Vaccine clinics across Israel have increased their capacity for the new round of jabs, which has already led to nearly …

US plans to require COVID vaccine for most travellers: Official
3 years, 5 months ago

US plans to require COVID vaccine for most travellers: Official

Al Jazeera  

The official, speaking anonymously, said the change is part of a plan to reopen the US to travel from several countries. President Joe Biden’s administration is taking the first steps towards requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the United States to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a White House official has said. All travellers to the US, regardless of vaccination …

UK relaxes Covid travel curbs for India, institutional quarantine exempted
3 years, 5 months ago

UK relaxes Covid travel curbs for India, institutional quarantine exempted

India Today  

The United Kingdom on Wednesday updated its latest Covid-19 travel update for some countries including India, moving it from the 'red' to 'amber' list with effect from August 8. However, travellers need not quarantine or take a day 8 test after arriving in England if an individual is either, "fully vaccinated in the UK or under the UK vaccine programme …

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 …

No Direct Route, Indians Can Fly To Canada Via Third Country - Check New Travel Advisory
3 years, 5 months ago

No Direct Route, Indians Can Fly To Canada Via Third Country - Check New Travel Advisory

ABP News  

New Delhi: Despite the India-Canada flights standing suspended, people wishing to go to Canada from India can take an 'indirect route' and get tested for the Coronavirus in a 'third nation,' according to the country's new official travel advisory. During that period, passengers who travel to Canada from India via an indirect route will need to obtain a pre-departure negative …

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