State Department raises global travel advisory, urging US citizens to reconsider travel abroad
4 years, 9 months ago

State Department raises global travel advisory, urging US citizens to reconsider travel abroad

CNN  

Washington CNN — The State Department on Wednesday raised the worldwide travel advisory to Level 3: Reconsider Travel, urging US citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the global impact of COVID-19. “Even countries, jurisdictions, or areas where cases have not been reported may restrict travel without notice.” The travel advisory comes the same day that the World Health Organization declared the virus a pandemic, with more than 1,200 cases in the US. The note was released shortly after President Donald Trump’s Oval Office address, where he promised to use “the full power of the federal government” to confront the growing public health crisis, including what he characterized as a suspension of “all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days.” But immediately afterward, his administration made clear the travel restriction was not as drastic as the President stated: It will apply only to foreign nationals, not to American citizens who had been screened before entering the country – mimicking restrictions he applied to China last month.

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New travel advisory positive, but inadequate
1 month, 1 week ago

New travel advisory positive, but inadequate

China Daily  

It might seem like a small step, but it is an important and positive one: On Wednesday, the United States Department of State updated its travel advisory for US citizens who wish to visit China. The updated guidance is rather simple: US citizens are urged to "exercise increased caution when traveling to due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws, including …

New travel advisory positive, but inadequate
1 month, 1 week ago

New travel advisory positive, but inadequate

China Daily  

It might seem like a small step, but it is an important and positive one: On Wednesday, the United States Department of State updated its travel advisory for US citizens who wish to visit China. The updated guidance is rather simple: US citizens are urged to "exercise increased caution when traveling to due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws, including …

US urged to further facilitate exchanges
1 month, 1 week ago

US urged to further facilitate exchanges

China Daily  

Beijing has called on Washington to "further introduce more convenience for facilitating people-to-people exchanges between the two countries", in the latest response to the United States' recent updating of its travel alert on China. The US State Department on Wednesday changed its travel advisory for China to a Level 2 "exercise increased caution", which is down from a Level 3 …

US urged to further facilitate exchanges
1 month, 1 week ago

US urged to further facilitate exchanges

China Daily  

By Zhang Yunbi | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-29 07:17 Beijing has called on Washington to "further introduce more convenience for facilitating people-to-people exchanges between the two countries", in the latest response to the United States' recent updating of its travel alert on China. The US State Department on Wednesday changed its travel advisory for China to a Level 2 …

US urged to further facilitate exchanges
1 month, 1 week ago

US urged to further facilitate exchanges

China Daily  

Beijing has called on Washington to "further introduce more convenience for facilitating people-to-people exchanges between the two countries", in the latest response to the United States' recent updating of its travel alert on China. The US State Department on Wednesday changed its travel advisory for China to a Level 2 "exercise increased caution", which is down from a Level 3 …

US issues travel advisory for Jamaica and Bahamas, here are other countries that pose risk to tourists
11 months ago

US issues travel advisory for Jamaica and Bahamas, here are other countries that pose risk to tourists

Hindustan Times  

It's time you reconsider your travel plans for Jamaica and other countries. On January 23, the US Department of State issued a level three travel advisory. Warning residents of the possible violent crimes such as home invasions, armed robberies, sexual assaults and homicides, the Department of State has cautioned people that local police doesn't always respond well to severe criminal …

US State Department issues ‘worldwide caution’ travel advisory for its citizens, it says…
1 year, 2 months ago

US State Department issues ‘worldwide caution’ travel advisory for its citizens, it says…

Hindustan Times  

Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, US State Department has issued worldwide caution in the interest of its citizens. Taking to the website travel.state.gov on October 19, 2023, the US State Department also gave guidelines and instructions in the wake of rising security risks around the world. Representational Picture "Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential …

Americans should reconsider China travel, US state department warns. Here's why
1 year, 6 months ago

Americans should reconsider China travel, US state department warns. Here's why

Hindustan Times  

Americans should reconsider travel to China due to the risk of wrongful detention, warned the US state department said in an updated travel advisory. The department had listed China as a "Level 3: Reconsider Travel" destination in its previous advisory due to the risk of "arbitrary enforcement of local laws". The risk of wrongful detention was also listed as a …

'Level 3 - Reconsider Travel': US warns citizens against China travel, cites ‘risk of wrongful detentions’
1 year, 6 months ago

'Level 3 - Reconsider Travel': US warns citizens against China travel, cites ‘risk of wrongful detentions’

India TV News  

The US State Department issued an updated travel advisory on Friday warning that Americans should rethink their plans to travel to China due to the possibility of being wrongfully detained, according to CNN. Although the previous advisory likewise recorded central China as a "Level 3: Reconsider Travel" destination, it was because of the risk of "arbitrary enforcement of local laws". …

Unvaccinated UK travellers can enter US from next week
1 year, 8 months ago

Unvaccinated UK travellers can enter US from next week

The Independent  

Travellers who have not had coronavirus vaccinations will be permitted to enter the US from next week. It will give a boost to transatlantic customer demand Virgin Atlantic That requirement will be dropped at the end of the day on May 11, when the US “Covid-19 public health emergency” ends, according to the White House. It said in a statement …

Europe faces no immediate COVID-19 threat from China, WHO says
2 years ago

Europe faces no immediate COVID-19 threat from China, WHO says

LA Times  

Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s director for Europe, says the agency sees “no immediate threat” for the European region from a COVID-19 outbreak in China, but more information is needed. The director of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said Tuesday that the agency sees “no immediate threat” for the European region from a COVID-19 outbreak in China, but …

China ‘under-representing’ severity of COVID outbreak, says WHO
2 years ago

China ‘under-representing’ severity of COVID outbreak, says WHO

Al Jazeera  

A senior official at the WHO criticised China’s ‘too narrow’ definition for COVID-related deaths. China’s official data is under-representing the true impact of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, a senior World Health Organization official has said, criticising its “very narrow” definition of COVID deaths. Meanwhile, in a briefing earlier on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiterated that the …

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 …

WHO says China COVID travel restrictions ‘understandable’
2 years ago

WHO says China COVID travel restrictions ‘understandable’

Al Jazeera  

Many countries are imposing restrictions on travellers from China because of a surge in infections. The World Health Organization has said it needs more information to assess the latest surge in COVID-19 infections in China, but called the global concern and uptick in travel restrictions “understandable”. Several countries are imposing restrictions on travellers from China because of a surge in …

UK government considers Covid testing travellers from China amid virus surge
2 years ago

UK government considers Covid testing travellers from China amid virus surge

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “But what the Italians are doing is post-flight surveillance of arrivals in Italy in …

China’s pivot in COVID plan sparks jitters worldwide
2 years ago

China’s pivot in COVID plan sparks jitters worldwide

The Hindu  

Beijing’s sudden pivot away from containing COVID-19 has caused jitters around the world, with the United States saying it may restrict travel from China following its decision to end mandatory quarantine for overseas arrivals. China late on Monday scrapped quarantine for inbound travellers from January 8 onwards, dismantling the last remaining piece of its stringent zero-COVID policy and ending some …

Covid-19: IMA advises citizens to avoid public gatherings, international travel amid global surge in cases
2 years ago

Covid-19: IMA advises citizens to avoid public gatherings, international travel amid global surge in cases

India TV News  

Covid-19: Amid a rise in Covid cases in China and several other countries, the Indian Medical Association, on Thursday, advised citizens to avoid public gatherings such as marriages, and political or social meetings. In an advisory, the IMA also appealed to people to take Covid-19 vaccines, including the precaution dose, and follow Covid-appropriate behaviour such as using masks in public …

Canada has scrapped Covid travel restrictions
2 years, 3 months ago

Canada has scrapped 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. The world’s second-largest country ditched almost all Covid travel restrictions and red tape from the same date. The Public Health …

US drops Covid-19 test requirement for international travel to boost tourism
2 years, 6 months ago

US drops Covid-19 test requirement for international travel to boost tourism

Hindustan Times  

The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travellers test negative for Covid-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. US drops Covid-19 test requirement for international travel to boost tourism The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced …

US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
2 years, 6 months ago

US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Roger Dow, president of the U.S. Travel Association, called lifting the testing rule “another huge step forward …

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots
2 years, 7 months ago

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha issued a dire warning Thursday that the U.S. will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and winter if Congress doesn’t swiftly approve new funding for more vaccines and treatments. “That leaves a lot of us vulnerable.” Jha predicted that the next generation of vaccines, which are likely to be …

COVID-19 | U. S. warns of 'arbitrary' measures in China
2 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 | U. S. warns of 'arbitrary' measures in China

The Hindu  

The United States on April 9 warned of "arbitrary" COVID-19 measures in China and said it would let some staff leave its Shanghai consulate amid a surge of infections in the locked-down mega-city. Until March, China had kept cases low with snap lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions, but more than 1,00,000 cases have been reported in Shanghai since March …

Exercise increased caution while travelling to India, says new US travel advisory
2 years, 9 months ago

Exercise increased caution while travelling to India, says new US travel advisory

Firstpost  

However, its view on Jammu and Kashmir and the Indo-Pak border remains the same, where it is asking its citizens not to travel. The United States in a new travel advisory on Tuesday urged its citizens to exercise “increased caution” while traveling to India and advised them not to travel to Jammu and Kashmir and within 10 km of the …

Centre asks States to review, amend/do away with the additional COVID restrictions
2 years, 10 months ago

Centre asks States to review, amend/do away with the additional COVID restrictions

The Hindu  

It is too early to say anything definite on the COVID-19 pandemic becoming an endemic, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday while inaugurating the revamped canteen of the Ministry. The Health Ministry said it had written to the States asking them to review and amend or end additional COVID-19 restrictions as the pandemic in the country is showing …

As COVID curbs are lifted, experts call for clear messaging
2 years, 10 months ago

As COVID curbs are lifted, experts call for clear messaging

Al Jazeera  

The Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and the United Kingdom are among several countries which have announced plans to lift the majority of COVID restrictions, despite the continuing spread of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant. The raft of announcements, including plans to scrap COVID self-isolation for those who test positive in England and an end to social distancing rules in …

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 …

Travel groups want to scrap testing requirement to enter US
2 years, 11 months ago

Travel groups want to scrap testing requirement to enter US

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Airline and tourism groups are pushing to eliminate the government requirement that international travelers provide a negative test for COVID-19 before boarding a U.S.-bound plane. Airlines for America, which represents the nation’s biggest carriers, and 28 other airline, travel and business groups wrote Wednesday to the White House coronavirus policy adviser urging the Biden administration to end the …

Red alerts put on travel to Mexico from the US
2 years, 11 months ago

Red alerts put on travel to Mexico from the US

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The travel advice map is predominantly red, with …

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 …

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 …

US CDC issues 'Level One' COVID-19 travel health notice for Americans travelling to India
3 years, 1 month ago

US CDC issues 'Level One' COVID-19 travel health notice for Americans travelling to India

Firstpost  

However, the US State Department issued level two and three travel advisories for India and Pakistan Washington: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a ‘Level One’ COVID-19 notice for Americans travelling to India, saying the risk of contracting the infection and developing severe symptoms may be lower if one is fully vaccinated. However, the US State …

US issues 'Level One' Covid notice for Americans travelling to India
3 years, 1 month ago

US issues 'Level One' Covid notice for Americans travelling to India

India Today  

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a 'Level One' Covid-19 notice for Americans travelling to India, saying the risk of contracting the infection and developing severe symptoms may be lower if one is fully vaccinated. However, the US State Department issued level two and three travel advisories for India and Pakistan, saying while citizens are urged …

EXPLAINER: How US rules on international travel are changing
3 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: How US rules on international travel are changing

Associated Press  

More than a year and a half after COVID-19 concerns prompted the U.S. to close its borders to international travelers from countries including Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom and much of Europe, restrictions are shifting to focus on vaccine status. Like before, travelers will still have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 …

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 …

EXPLAINER: How US rules on international travel are changing
3 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: How US rules on international travel are changing

India TV News  

More than a year and a half after COVID-19 concerns prompted the U.S. to close its borders to international travelers from countries including Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom and much of Europe, restrictions are shifting to focus on vaccine status. Like before, travelers will still have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 …

US unveils new coronavirus rules for international travel
3 years, 2 months ago

US unveils new coronavirus rules for international travel

Al Jazeera  

Starting November 8 adult visitors to the US will need to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 with few exceptions. All visitors older than two years, regardless of vaccination status, will also need to present a negative coronavirus test taken within three days of travel, according to an order signed by US President Joe Biden on Monday. “It is in the …

US to lift curbs on vaccinated foreign travellers beginning Nov 8
3 years, 2 months ago

US to lift curbs on vaccinated foreign travellers beginning Nov 8

Al Jazeera  

White House says pandemic restrictions barring entry to the US will be lifted for fully vaccinated foreign nationals. The new US travel policy requires people to be fully vaccinated to enter the country via international flights and land border crossings, White House spokesman Kevin Munoz said on Twitter, adding that the policy “is guided by public health, stringent, and consistent”. …

Foreign Office drops warning against travel for more than 30 countries
3 years, 3 months ago

Foreign Office drops warning against travel for more than 30 countries

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 Hundreds of thousands of travellers and much of the travel industry are celebrating a Foreign Office …

Travelling to the US? Here are America's new COVID-19 rules for international travel
3 years, 3 months ago

Travelling to the US? Here are America's new COVID-19 rules for international travel

Firstpost  

According to the new COVID-19 rules for international travel, fully-vaccinated travellers will be allowed to enter US from November. Check the new set of guidelines here The Biden administration is rolling out new international travel policies affecting Americans and noncitizens alike who want to fly into the US. Fully vaccinated Americans will only need to show proof of a negative …

US easing virus restrictions for foreign flights to America
3 years, 3 months ago

US easing virus restrictions for foreign flights to America

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a major easing of pandemic travel restrictions, the U.S. said Monday it will allow foreigners to fly into the country this fall if they have vaccination proof and a negative COVID-19 test — changes replacing a hodgepodge of rules that had kept out many non-citizens and irritated allies in Europe and beyond where virus cases are lower. …

US to lift travel bans for fully vaccinated individuals from November
3 years, 3 months ago

US to lift travel bans for fully vaccinated individuals from November

India Today  

On Monday, the US announced its new international travel system as per which individuals who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can enter the country from early November onwards. This new system includes strict protocols to prevent the spread of Covid-19 from passengers flying into the United States, protecting Americans and making international air travel safer," White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator …

US to ease travel restrictions on fully vaccinated foreign visitors
3 years, 3 months ago

US to ease travel restrictions on fully vaccinated foreign visitors

CNN  

CNN — The United States plans to ease travel restrictions on all fully vaccinated foreign visitors starting in November, the White House said Monday, relaxing a patchwork of bans that had begun to cause fury in Europe and replacing them with more uniform requirements for inbound international air passengers. The new rules will require all foreign nationals arriving in the …

Living with Covid: Five countries that have decided it’s time to open up
3 years, 3 months ago

Living with Covid: Five countries that have decided it’s time to open up

CNN  

London CNN — More than 18 months into the coronavirus pandemic, a number of countries have decided it’s time to open up and adopt a “living with Covid” model. Denmark: The country that declared precautions over The Danish government lifted all remaining coronavirus restrictions in the country on September 10, saying Covid-19 was no longer “an illness which is a …

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 …

EU takes US off safe travel list, backs restrictions as Covid infections rise
3 years, 4 months ago

EU takes US off safe travel list, backs restrictions as Covid infections rise

India TV News  

The European Union recommended Monday that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infections there. The decision by the European Council to remove the U.S. from a safe list of countries for nonessential travel reverses advice that it gave in June, when the bloc recommended lifting restrictions on U.S. travelers before the summer …

EU takes U.S. off safe travel list due to coronavirus surge
3 years, 4 months ago

EU takes U.S. off safe travel list due to coronavirus surge

LA Times  

Visitors enjoy the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. “This is without prejudice to the possibility for member states to lift the temporary restriction on nonessential travel to the EU for fully vaccinated travelers.” U.S. travelers would have to be immunized with one of the vaccines approved by the bloc, which includes Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and …

European travelers frustrated by U.S. restrictions tied to COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

European travelers frustrated by U.S. restrictions tied to COVID-19

LA Times  

A traveler in Faro, Portugal, in May 2021. “But because of the U.S. travel restrictions we’ll be spending two weeks instead at a Caribbean resort in Mexico having margaritas.” Even though the European Union lifted COVID-19 travel restrictions on Americans in mid-June, the United States has not yet reciprocated, to the chagrin of millions of tourists and businesspeople on the …

US eases travel advisory for India to 'safe' as Covid situation improves
3 years, 4 months ago

US eases travel advisory for India to 'safe' as Covid situation improves

India TV News  

The US eased its travel advisory for India on Monday, lowering it to Level 2: Moderate. The new travel advisory of Level 2 which is considered as safe came in the wake of the significant improvement in Covid situation in India. Early this year, the US had put India in Level 4, asking its citizens not to travel to India, …

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