Articles for Pandemic Border

Judge rules that pandemic border restrictions must continue, a win for GOP-led states
2 years, 7 months ago

Judge rules that pandemic border restrictions must continue, a win for GOP-led states

NPR  

Judge rules that pandemic border restrictions must continue, a win for GOP-led states Enlarge this image toggle caption Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration from lifting the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 next week. "Today's ruling is a significant win as Title 42 is one of …

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WHO to ship COVID-19 medical supplies to North Korea
3 years, 3 months ago

WHO to ship COVID-19 medical supplies to North Korea

Al Jazeera  

Move is a possible sign that North Korea is easing one of the world’s strictest pandemic border closures. The World Health Organization says it is working to ship COVID-19 medical supplies into North Korea. In a monitoring report this week, the WHO said it had started the shipment of essential COVID-19 medical supplies through the Chinese port of Dalian for …

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Canada, US are easing pandemic border-crossing restrictions
3 years, 6 months ago

Canada, US are easing pandemic border-crossing restrictions

India TV News  

Pandemic restrictions on travel between Canada and the U.S. began to loosen Monday for some Canadians, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said plans to totally reopen the border would be announced over the next few weeks. “We’re very hopeful that we’re going to see new steps on reopening announced in the coming weeks,” he said at a news conference in …

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Disappointment at WA Budget public sector wages cap, continued border closure
4 years, 3 months ago

Disappointment at WA Budget public sector wages cap, continued border closure

ABC  

Public sector workers who provided Western Australia with "support at the time when we needed it the most" during the pandemic have expressed disappointment after the State Government extended its wage cap policy. Key points: Unions say public servants have done enough to aid budget repair The business lobby wants an end to WA's hard border And doctors are "gobsmacked" …

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WA relaunches tourism campaign amid coronavirus pandemic, but hard border to stay
4 years, 7 months ago

WA relaunches tourism campaign amid coronavirus pandemic, but hard border to stay

ABC  

The WA Government has launched its "biggest holiday in Western Australia campaign" to boost the local tourism sector through the coronavirus pandemic, while insisting the state's hard border closure will be in place for some time. Key points: "Wander Out Yonder" is the catchphrase of the new WA tourism campaign "Wander Out Yonder" is the catchphrase of the new WA …

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If Americans believe in freedom from lockdown, they should start here (opinion)
4 years, 7 months ago

If Americans believe in freedom from lockdown, they should start here (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Anna Lekas Miller is a journalist covering refugee and immigration issues and is the editor in chief of the Media Diversity Institute website. Jorge Garcia Curbelo and Danilo Ochoa Jomarrón Courtesy Jorge Garcia Curbelo Over the past two months, most Americans have gotten a small taste of what it feels like to be unable to see their loved …

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