The IATA stated, however, that the situation in May looked a bit more cheerful than in April this year – by some 2.5%. The airline industry body said that international travel has been much more affected by ongoing mobility restrictions than domestic travel. International passenger demand in May was 85.1% below …
Read More »The proposed relaxing of Covid restrictions in England has sparked a social media meltdown from ‘new abnormal’ enthusiasts
Talk about being triggered. Boris Johnson’s press conference on Monday sent #wearamask Twitter into a hyperbolic meltdown of epic proportions. The PM announced that the public would have independence from burdensome domestic Covid restrictions- which were supposed to have lasted for only three weeks but instead have lasted for sixteen months- on …
Read More »England’s legal Covid-19 restrictions to be dropped in two weeks, PM Johnson says, despite warning ‘more deaths’ on way
Face masks will no longer be required on public transport, nightclubs will reopen and the limit on group sizes in private homes to six people will all be scrapped, Johnson told a press conference on Monday. Other limits on the number of people at weddings and funerals will also end, …
Read More »The increasingly arbitrary nature of Covid-19 restrictions shows that politics has trumped science
How many people are choosing to take a Covid-19 vaccine for the reason for which it was brought into existence – that is, to lessen the chance that one has to deal with a more serious form of illness if one catches the virus? Because that particular message doesn’t seem …
Read More »Biden & Trudeau agree to extend US-Canada border restrictions as American lawmakers slam move as ‘bulls**t’
“Our number one priority as we fight Covid-19 is keeping Canadians safe. In coordination with the US, we are extending restrictions on non-essential international travel and with the United States until July 21st, 2021,” Canadian Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced in a tweet on Friday morning, again extending the …
Read More »UK PM ‘confident’ restrictions will ease on July 19 after extending lockdown measures for a month
Johnson announced on Friday that current data trajectories point towards the reopening of UK society on the new July date. “I am very confident that we’ll be able to go through with step four of the roadmap on the timetable that I’ve set out with treating July 19, as I’ve …
Read More »UK health minister warns it’s ‘too early’ to say whether Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted as planned on June 21
Hancock told Sky News on Sunday that, though hospitalisations for Covid-19 are currently low, “it’s too early to make a final decision” on whether the restrictions will be lifted later this month. “We’re not saying no to the 21st of June at this point,” he noted, adding, however, that the …
Read More »Israel lifts majority of coronavirus restrictions as new cases drop to single digits, but keeps indoor mask mandate
The bulk of the coronavirus restrictions that have plagued the Israeli economy for over a year will no longer be in effect starting June 1. Restaurants, stores, and other establishments will no longer be required to adhere to a capacity limit. The cap on outdoor and indoor gatherings will also …
Read More »Travel restrictions & partial lockdown imposed in Guangzhou, China against cluster of Indian Covid variant
People leaving Guangzhou, a provincial capital of 15.3 million, must test negative for the coronavirus within 72 hours before the trip. Roughly 520 flights were canceled at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, one of the world’s busiest air travel hubs, as of 11:40am local time on Monday, CNA news agency reported, …
Read More »No eating, drinking & cheering? Japan mulls more restrictions for fans at Tokyo Olympics besides tests & proof of vaccination
With the Tokyo Olympics set to kick off in less than two months on July 23, Japanese authorities have come up with a draft of measures to prevent the games from turning into a superspreader event, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported, citing government officials. Fans will be required to show …
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