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Travellers no longer need to produce PCR Covid test to enter China
China Covid: Over the last 3 years, China imposed an array of controls to eliminate the virus from the community, including lockdowns and regular mass testing.
Published on Apr 26, 2023 11:06 AM IST
PTI |
China eases Covid measures with reduced quarantine and scrapping flight bans
The shift comes as China’s top leadership body issued instructions for a more targeted, decisive approach to Covid on Thursday, raising hopes that the country is pivoting away from a strategy that’s exacted an enormous social and economic toll.
Published on Nov 11, 2022 11:57 AM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
China quarantines college students after Covid-19 cases detected in dormitory
Quarantining anyone in contact with those tested positive for coronavirus has been a pillar of China's strict "zero-Covid" policy. The quarantine centers include field hospitals, converted stadiums and exhibition centers that have been criticized for overcrowding, poor sanitation and spoiled food.
Updated on Sep 11, 2022 06:54 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Beijing
Taiwan to resume visa free entry for visitors from some countries
Taiwan had kept its entry and quarantine rules in place as large parts of the rest of Asia have relaxed or lifted them completely, though in June it cut the number of days spent in isolation for arrivals to three from seven previously.
Published on Sep 05, 2022 03:59 PM IST
Reuters |
Indonesia removes quarantine requirement for overseas arrivals
"With the handling of the pandemic more controlled ...today we announce that the policy of no quarantine has been expanded across Indonesia," said Sandiaga, adding a negative COVID test would still be required.
Published on Mar 21, 2022 09:43 PM IST
Reuters |
France to ease Covid isolation rules: government
The seven-day quarantine remains for close unvaccinated contacts, who must show a negative test to leave isolation.
Published on Jan 02, 2022 01:15 PM IST
AFP |
Travellers from these 99 nations allowed quarantine-free entry to India
The decision has been made as a mark of reciprocation since these countries share mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certificates with India or allow quarantine-free entry to Indian nationals.
Published on Nov 15, 2021 06:38 PM IST
UK lifts its quarantine rule for Indian flyers
British high commissioner Alex Ellis tweeted there would be “no quarantine” for Indian travellers who were fully vaccinated with Covishield or any other UK-approved vaccine, and thanked the Indian government for its close cooperation on the issue over the past month.
Updated on Oct 08, 2021 07:22 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Here's how foreign tourists can reduce the quarantine period in Thailand
Thailand is betting on a return of foreign visitors to rescue its economy from its worst performance in more than two decades but here's what the tourists are required to do first to shorten the quarantine
Updated on Apr 10, 2021 09:42 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Thailand approves quarantine waiver for tourists, orders more vaccines
Tourism-reliant Thailand is racing to secure vaccines for its population and reopen the country to foreigners in a pilot project for vaccine passports.
Published on Mar 26, 2021 03:27 PM IST
Reuters | , Bangkok
Vaccinated Israeli tourists won't have to do week-long quarantine in Greece
On Thursday, Greece lifted the one-week quarantine rule for those Israeli travellers who have received the Covid-19 vaccine. However, they will still have to submit a negative PCR test taken 72 hours prior to travel.
Published on Mar 26, 2021 07:44 AM IST
Reuters | , Athens
Thailand plans to ease quarantine rules for tourists, Bangkok post says
Thailand plans to relax quarantine rules for foreign visitors from next month as part of a series of steps being considered to revive the nation’s tourism sector, the Bangkok Post reported.
Published on Mar 07, 2021 10:50 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Portugal to quarantine passengers on indirect flights from UK, Brazil
Passengers flying indirectly to Portugal from Britain or Brazil must present a negative Covid-19 test taken 72 hours before departure and quarantine for two weeks upon arrival from Sunday onward.
Updated on Mar 07, 2021 10:26 AM IST
Reuters | , Lisbon
British man jailed for breaking Singapore's strict quarantine rules
Nigel Skea, 52, was also fined S$1,000 ($752.56) for leaving his room three times on Sept. 21 last year
Published on Feb 26, 2021 02:59 PM IST
Reuters | , Singapore
Travellers coming to Spain from South Africa, Brazil will have to quarantine
Health Minister of Spain, Carolina Darias, on Wednesday, announced that all the people coming from South Africa and Brazil will have to quarantine at home for 10 days and cannot even be visited by relatives.
Published on Feb 18, 2021 08:58 AM IST
Reuters | , Madrid
People flying to Canada will have to quarantine at hotels from February 22
Starting February 22, all the non-essential travelers flying to Canada will have to reserve a three-night stay in a government-authorized hotel at their own expense.
Published on Feb 13, 2021 09:04 AM IST
AP | , Toronto
UK threatens 10 years’ jail for Covid quarantine rule breakers
Health Secretary Matt Hancock outlined plans for quarantine restrictions coming into force in England from Feb. 15, in an attempt to prevent dangerous new virus strains entering the country.
Published on Feb 09, 2021 08:05 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Canada might quarantine travellers in hotels to curb importation of Covid-19
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau advises people to cancel vacations abroad and not to book a trip for spring break amid rising Covid-19 cases, suggests measures to isolate travellers at a hotel rather than at home in response to the new and more contagious variants of the coronavirus
Updated on Jan 23, 2021 08:41 AM IST
AP |
England to relax quarantine rules for around 50 countries: Minister
Under the existing rules, travellers must self-isolate for 14 days on entering the country.
Updated on Jul 03, 2020 02:30 PM IST
London | Reuters
UK’s biggest airlines launch legal action over quarantine rules
The government’s plan “will have a devastating effect on British tourism and the wider economy and destroy thousands of jobs,” the airlines said Friday in an emailed statement. They’ve asked for their judicial review to be heard as soon as possible.
Published on Jun 12, 2020 03:00 PM IST
London | Bloomberg