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It's yet another paradox in China. In the middle of last week, the authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou quarantined more than 5 million inhabitants. The authorities have reacted vigorously to curb an epidemic of Covid, which is currently giving the metropolis...

China's military manoeuvres around Taiwan have resulted in an air and sea encirclement of the island. The aim of the military exercise was to completely isolate the island, which Beijing continues to regard as its own. The aerial encirclement led Beijing to notify airlines that there was a temporary danger of flying into the island.

The British government is introducing a "favourable" measure for France. France is the only country in the European Union where quarantine remains compulsory. For vaccinated citizens of other EU countries, the British government has abolished quarantine. This measure also applies to nationals of Andorra, Monaco, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

It's hard to believe. After repeatedly announcing its return - and putting it off just as many times - Thai Airways International has announced that it can officially resume scheduled flights to Europe. Admittedly, we are still a long way from a massive return of the Thai carrier, which has been absent from European skies for over a year...

The seven countries affected by the new restrictions imposed by France are Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates, Nepal, Pakistan, Qatar, Sri Lanka and Turkey. They join five other countries already considered to be at high risk of contagion since April 24 (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, South Africa and...

The decision was finally taken very quickly. No sooner had flights to Brazil been banned than France decided to impose a compulsory ten-day quarantine, with tests to back it up, for all travellers from the country. [link-block prefix="Related news:" post="108317"] In an interview with France Info, epidemiologists explained that they...

"Travel corridors", "travel bubbles": these two expressions have become part of everyday vocabulary in many regions, to designate a country-to-country arrangement that allows foreign tourists to return. This is particularly the case in the Asia-Pacific region, where Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore are already talking about or applying this partial opening-up...

While predictions are multiplying as to when international business travellers will be able to resume, some market players are already hard at work putting concrete options in place, and in fact speeding up the recovery timetable. This is the case in Singapore, which has been working hard since the beginning of the crisis to explore...

Coming to Canada has been difficult enough in recent months. It will get worse from 22 February. In a speech on Friday evening, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced updated entry requirements for air travellers. As of 22 February, anyone arriving from abroad will have to...

This 18 January marks the entry into force of new, even more radical restrictions in the United Kingdom. The country has been overwhelmed by the surge in cases of covid-19. With almost 90,000 deaths and 3.5 million positive cases, the UK is the worst affected country in Western Europe. The British government has therefore...

The new strain of the virus and the spread of the pandemic are leading to a collapse in air, sea and rail traffic between the UK and Europe. A company like Ryanair has just indicated that it expects to carry between 26 and 30 million passengers over the 12 months to March 2021. This compares with the usual 160 million passengers....

Since 15 December, there has been a succession of containment measures across Europe. While France has decided to relax some of its containment rules, its European neighbours are moving in the opposite direction. Above all, the discovery of a new strain of covid-19 in the United Kingdom has led to the suspension of flights from Europe...

Several US administration officials and a number of airlines have told Reuters that the White House is seriously considering lifting the ban on entry to the USA for a number of countries. Among the possible beneficiaries are 27 European countries, including members of the Schengen Area and Ireland. They would also include...

It was one of the first European countries to close its borders and impose a strict quarantine. Today it is one of the first countries to relax these same rules. The Swiss Confederation has just reviewed its entry formalities. And this just a few weeks after restricting international arrivals. The...

The Australian government has just presented its budget for the 2020/2021 financial year. With the assumption that international visitors will not be allowed into the country until the end of 2021. No sooner had the Australian government officially presented its budget for the 2020/2021 financial year than it made it clear that it was not planning to reopen the country to international visitors...

Initially scheduled for 1 October, the new rules for entry into Germany will apply from 15 October. The decision was taken in response to the upsurge in cases of covid in Europe. Two measures are likely to discourage many business travellers. Quarantine will become compulsory even if a person tests negative for covid. The...

The United Kingdom's sudden decision to re-introduce compulsory quarantine for travellers to several European Union countries within a matter of hours has further dampened hopes of a return to normal traffic flows. The decision was justified by the upsurge in cases of coronavirus in certain parts of these countries. The UK's Department for...