The premier, Gladys Berejiklian, has announced that a curfew in the 12 greater Sydney hotspots will lift as the state hit the 80% single dose vaccination milestone. Earlier this month she revealed a roadmap out of lockdown for the state, and an easing of restrictions for some parts of regional NSW. From Saturday 11 September,…
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Unwanted record: Russia’s COVID deaths hit new high in July
FILE – In this Tuesday, July 13, 2021 file photo, a medic wearing a special suit to protect against coronavirus prepares to treat a patient with coronavirus at the City hospital No. 52 for coronavirus patients in Moscow, Russia. A new report from Russia’s state statistics agency on Saturday, Aug. 28 shows the country recorded…
Hong Kong’s Tough Covid Travel Rules Just Got Tougher
The members of the Bordia family thought they were finally going home. Priyanka and Ankur Bordia had been trying for almost a year to return to Hong Kong from India, where they traveled in February 2020 as coronavirus cases began to increase in the Chinese territory. In accordance with Hong Kong’s pandemic border policies, which…
Residents of Alaska border towns eager to travel into Canada but chafe at COVID testing requirements
Caroline Stewart of Hyder is excited to return to her church in Canada. Steven Auch of Haines looks forward to snowmachining in the Yukon Pass this winter. Andrew Cremata of Skagway wants to head north to go fishing. Some Alaskans, however, say the timelines required for COVID-19 testing in order to enter Canada are still…
Covid dampens desire for local vacations in Q4: poll
Many Thais will not take local vacations in the last months of the year even if the pandemic subsides. (Bangkok Post file photo) More than a third of Thais would not take any vacations around the country in the final quarter even if the Covid-19 situation improves, a Suan Dusit poll showed on Sunday. In…
COVID vaccine vacation packages continue to attract tourists to Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The free distribution of COVID vaccines continued Monday at a temporary drive-through site at Tropical Park in Miami-Dade County amid the new surge in coronavirus infections by the fast-spreading Delta variant. There was a long line of cars entering the park from Bird Road. Among the people waiting for their turn…
Travel agencies offer cheap trips to mitigate Covid impact
Travelers could purchase a tour packages and depart at any time before the end of next year. A representative of Hanoi-based CEO Travel said the company has been offering a voucher to stay at 5-star Best Western Premier Sonasea Phu Quoc Hotel with prices starting from VND499,000 ($21.71) a person, including a one night stay…