“We have a great working relationship with our Russian counterparts. We love working with them. We’ve worked together for a long time now,” said Kenneth Bowersox, acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations at NASA, while visiting Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome. Bowersox added that both countries understand each other’s …
Read More »Ready, steady, STAY! Confusion as CDC director tells Americans NOT TO TRAVEL after her agency clears vaccinated for traveling
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a set of updated guidelines on Friday, which allow Americans to travel internationally and domestically without a negative Covid-19 test, as long as they received their last vaccine shot no less than two weeks before departure. Walensky announced the new …
Read More »Israel seizes Palestinian foreign minister’s travel permit after visit to International Criminal Court over war crimes probe
Senior Palestinian official, Ahmed al-Deek, said that agents of Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence service have questioned al-Maliki for around 30 minutes at the Allenby crossing from Jordan into the West Bank on Sunday. Members of the FM’s entourage were questioned for around an hour, he added. Al-Maliki’s special travel permit has …
Read More »UK can’t be ‘deaf and blind’ to Covid-19 surges abroad when considering easing travel restrictions – defence secretary
Speaking with Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Wallace was reluctant to promise that foreign travel limitations would soon be lifted, even as the government charts a course to navigate out of lockdown. “We can’t be deaf and blind to what is going on outside the United Kingdom,” the defence …
Read More »‘Pass’ of no return? EU’s free-travel certificate (aka ‘vaccine passport’) risks falling victim to members’ row over conditions
On Wednesday, the European Commission formally presented its plan for a pass that would be common to all member states and allow for a gradual resumption of the ability to travel freely across the bloc. Since such an initiative was first floated, it was widely dubbed the ‘vaccination passport’ in …
Read More »‘No data, no evidence’: Fauci admits CDC advising against air travel for vaccinated Americans a ‘judgement call’
“What’s the science behind not saying it’s safe for people who have been vaccinated…to travel?” CNN’s John Berman asked Fauci on Wednesday, noting too that the Biden administration’s promise to base their Covid-19 decisions and recommendations on “science.” Fauci struggled to explain the lack of a recommendation, saying the US …
Read More »China rolls out Covid-19 pass for international travel as global debate over a common health passport heats up
An image of the document shared online shows that it contains passport information as well as Covid-19 test results and vaccination details. The certificate will be available in digital and paper form. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the world economy is in “urgent need of recovery” …
Read More »Destination unknown: Qantas offers ‘mystery flights’ for travel-hungry tourists amid border closures
The airline has come up with another creative way to attract more customers amid the coronavirus crisis. Starting Thursday, Australians were able to book a ticket for one of the “mystery flights,” scheduled for the end of March, April and May. Each time Boeing 737 will fly out of either …
Read More »Global airline industry body to launch Covid ‘travel pass’ by March
The measure, dubbed the IATA Travel Pass, is aimed at providing government, airlines and travelers with a streamlined process to ensure there is “accurate information, secure identification and verified data” available to meet all relevant Covid-19 restrictions. The IATA has outlined a timeline for the full rollout of its travel …
Read More »Vaccine passports will likely be needed to travel abroad, but still no plans for ‘domestic’ ID, UK transport secretary says
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday, Shapps said that he has been consulting with his counterparts in Singapore and the United States, as well as a major aviation lobbying group, about the implementation of a globally recognised certification system to verify Covid-19 vaccinations status and test results. “I imagine …
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