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Singapore tightens traveller testing
Published on 03/12/2021
» SINGAPORE: Singapore will require additional testing for travellers and extend travel curbs to more African countries, as it rolls out more measures to allow it time to figure out how to deal with the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Hong Kong demands airlines use separate crew for China flights
Published on 03/12/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong health officials have asked airlines to begin maintaining separate teams that will fly exclusively to and from mainland China to further reduce the risk of Covid-19 entering the country.
Govt seeks out African visitors
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/12/2021
» The Immigration Bureau and the Ministry of Public Health are tracking down about 783 African travellers who have entered Thailand since Nov 15.
Untracked visitors from southern Africa asked to report for Covid tests
Online Reporters, Published on 01/12/2021
» The government is trying to trace 307 people who arrived from eight southern African countries hit by the latest Covid-19 "variant of concern", Omicron, and are still in the country.
Perth in grave doubt for Ashes finale over Covid rules
AFP, Published on 30/11/2021
» SYDNEY - Perth's hopes of hosting the fifth Ashes Test were in serious doubt Tuesday after Western Australia's premier said players and broadcasters must quarantine for 14 days on entering the state.
Delay risk to eased tests
News, Published on 30/11/2021
» The plan to allow international travellers to take an antigen test (ATK) instead of an RT-PCR test to enter the country might be put on hold over concerns surrounding the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
Antigen testing for visitors in doubt as Omicron variant spreads
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 29/11/2021
» The government is considering suspending the decision to replace RT-PCR tests with antigen testing for air travellers following the emergence of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha said on Monday.
14-day quarantine for arrivals from unbanned parts of Africa
Online Reporters, Published on 29/11/2021
» People who arrive from countries in Africa not subject to a ban will still have to quarantine for 14 days and be tested repeatedly for Covid-19, amid worldwide concern over the new Omicron variant of the virus.
Thailand bans travel from 8 African countries
Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2021
» Thailand will ban entry of people travelling from eight African countries it designated as high-risk for the new omicron coronavirus variant, a senior health official said on Saturday.
Travel curbs go global: Virus Update
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/11/2021
» The World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said a new strain discovered by South African researchers is a "variant of concern" as global markets swooned at the prospect of a setback in the fight against the coronavirus.