Tough new Covid-19 emergency laws enacted by the Australian government might have stranded up to 10,000 of its residents in India, but at home a storm is raging, with accusations of racism and a breach of human rights causing all sorts of problems. The snap decision to fine and/or jail …
Read More »‘Trying to keep Australians safe’: Canberra enforces and defends travel ban CRIMINALIZING return of its own citizens from India
The controversial rule came into force on Monday, barring Australian citizens from returning to the country from the Covid-19 hotspot until May 15. Those who ignore the restrictions face five years behind bars and/or a fine of AUS$66,600 Australian dollars (US$51,500). “It’s a high-risk situation in India,” Health Minister Greg …
Read More »Brussels says EU states should reopen to foreign travel… but only for those who have been jabbed
The bloc’s executive leadership recommended on Monday that member states lift restrictions on “non-essential” travel for foreigners who have received all necessary doses of a jab authorized for use within the EU, at least 14 days before arrival. Brussels added that states could choose to extend the guideline to include …
Read More »‘Do Not Travel’: Citing Covid-19, State Department updating advisory for 80% of the WORLD
On Monday, Foggy Bottom announced that it will be updating the travel advisory during the week, to “better reflect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) science-based Travel Health Notices,” which will result in the number of places at Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory to increase to “approximately …
Read More »‘Great working relationship’ will allow Russia & US to travel ‘further out into space together,’ senior NASA official tells RT
“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 …
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