Covid-19: Australia extends border closure by 3 months
SYDNEY: Australia will extend its year-long international border closure by at least three months to mid-June, continuing the nation’s self-imposed isolation to keep the coronavirus at bay. Health Minister Greg Hunt mentioned health officials had suggested the government “the COVID-19 situation overseas continues to pose an unacceptable public health risk to Australia, including the emergence […]
Malaysia-Singapore borders reopening talks likely resume, Johor
JOHOR BAHRU: With Malaysia’s COVID-19 immunization program underway, Johor’s chief minister hopes negotiations on travel arrangements between the nation and Singapore will resume. “Opening of borders, the green travel bubble, all other arrangements should be considered upon completion of vaccination,” Hasni Mohammad told reporters. He added that those that received the COVID-19 vaccination would be given a […]
Norway permits Sweden and Finland’s commuters back to work
After Norway tightened its entry regulations on 29th January, almost all staff from Sweden and Finland who commute every day to Norway have been prevented from going to work, with the exception of health staff and other people transporting goods. This has had significant consequences on a group of around 3000 individuals who have been unable […]
Australia gradually returning to pre-pandemic life
MELBOURNE: Life across Australia inched toward pre-pandemic normal on Saturday with New South Wales and South Australia states allowing some dancing and Victoria permitting larger crowds at sporting occasions. The three states, house to nearly two-thirds of Australia’s 25 million individuals, recorded no community transmissions on Saturday of the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. For […]
HARNESSING THE POWER OF CULTURE AND CREATIVITY IN TOURISM RECOVERY
The shared values and shut ties between tourism and culture stakeholders mean both sectors can work together to ensure inclusive access to heritage, as nations around the world recover from the pandemic. In recognition of this mutually reinforcing relationship, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and UNESCO have collaborated to produce a set of new guidelines […]
Germany restrict travel from the French region over virus variant
BERLIN — Germany announced Sunday that travelers from France’s northeastern Moselle area will face further restrictions due to the high rate of variant coronavirus cases there. Germany’s disease control agency, the Robert Koch Institute, mentioned it would add Moselle to the list of “variant of concern” areas that already includes nations such as the Czech […]
Covid-19: New Zealand’s Auckland begins the second lockdown this month
MELBOURNE: The seven-day lockdown in the nation’s biggest city, Auckland, announced late Saturday by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, was prompted by the case of an individual who had been infectious for a week however had not been in isolation. “It’s more than likely there can be further cases in the community,” Ardern informed a televised news conference, […]
Gilded Age mansion The Breakers shuts for 3 months
NEWPORT — The Preservation Society of Newport County says it’s closing the famed Gilded Age mansion for 3 months beginning Monday. However there’s good news for mansion aficionados — Marble House, a preferred Newport destination and National Historic Landmark that’s been closed since last March due to the coronavirus pandemic is reopening to visitors. “We’re […]
Lockdowns extended in many parts of Greece till march 8
Striving to control the rising number of coronavirus infections and to relieve the national health system of mounting pressure, the government announced on Friday an extension till March 8 to the existing lockdown in Attica and other parts of the nation. Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias announced that Attica, Achaia, Evia, Kalymnos, Arcadia, and […]
Extreme Snowfall Blankets Russia
A ‘snowpocalypse’ has engulfed Russia in recent days, with various areas and cities struggling to deal with the freak climate. In Chelyabinsk, a record-breaking blizzard left 30,000 individuals without electricity and over 10 districts declared a state of emergency. In St. Petersburg, the heavy snowfall has prompted over 1,000 staff and cleaning machines to take […]
