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Covid 19: Delhi, Maharashtra And Other States Issue Fresh Guidelines For Restaurants, Hotels
Different states have imposed night curfew, restrictions on travel, social gatherings, meetings and more. Besides, several rules and regulations have also been imposed on hotels and restaurants.
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7-Day Quarantine In Tamil Nadu From Today For All International Arrivals
With the spread of Omicron raising alarm bells across the nation, Tamil Nadu has mandated week-long home quarantine for all international passengers landing in the state starting today.
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Canada Lifts Travel Ban From African Nations, Reimposes Testing
Canada announced Friday the lifting of a ban on foreign travelers from 10 African countries, while reimposing testing and warning that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 risks quickly overwhelming hospitals.
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France To Ban Non-Essential Travel From Britain Over Omicron Surge
France is to tighten restrictions on travel from Britain to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 that is causing record numbers of cases on the other side of the Channel, the government said Thursday.
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Canada Advises Citizens To Avoid Non-Essential Travel Abroad Over Omicron
The Canadian government on Wednesday urged citizens to avoid foreign travel over the Christmas holidays, saying the Omicron variant of Covid "makes us fear the worst," including soaring infections and travel disruptions.
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UK Airlines Accuse Government Of "Disproportionate" Omicron Travel Curbs
A group of airlines accused the UK government on Monday of a "haphazard and disproportionate approach" to travel restrictions in the wake of the Omicron variant and demanded further state help to prevent a "permanent scarring" of the industry.
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Omicron's Rapid Spread Shreds Budding Recovery In Air Travel
Rapid and still-evolving border restrictions in response to the omicron variant have submerged air-travel demand yet again, throwing a long-awaited recovery into uncertainty.
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UK's New Covid Travel Rules Amid 'Omicron' Variant Scare
The UK government has announced that those travelling into the country will need to show a negative coronavirus test pre-departure as it reintroduces Covid-19 restrictions due to the Omicron variant.
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Strict Quarantine Rules In Japan Over Omicron For Travellers From India
In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 variant Omicron, Japan will add India, Greece, Romania and four US states under strict quarantine vigilance.
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Omicron Hits Tourism Sector With 20% Cancellations: 5 Key Points
The tourism sector that was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic for a whole year in 2020 due to lockdowns and travel restrictions is yet again facing a possible crisis. Cancellations have increased during the holiday season, say tour operators.
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Omicron Variant Poses Risks To Global Recovery: Moody's
The new Omicron variant of Covid-19 poses risks to the global economic growth and inflation outlook, as concerns mount about the variant's health risks and several countries have imposed new travel restrictions in recent days, Moody's Investors Service has stated in its report.
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'At-Risk' Nations' Fliers To Pay For 7-Day Quarantine In Maharashtra
The state government said that travel guidelines issued by the Centre on November 28 in view of 'Omicron', the new strain of Covid that has been designated a variant of concern, will act as "minimum restrictions".
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Don't Foresee A Lockdown, Extended Travel Curbs In US: Biden On Omnicron
President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans not to "panic" over the newly identified Covid variant Omicron and said he does not foresee new lockdowns or extending travel restrictions for now.
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India-Singapore Flights Commence Under The Vaccinated Travel Lane
Flight services between India and Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) commenced on Monday even as Singapore deferred similar travel arrangements with some countries amid the 'Omicron' scare.
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Philippines Suspends Decision To Allow Vaccinated Tourists Entry
The Philippines has temporarily suspended a decision to allow fully vaccinated tourists entry in a bid to prevent a new, heavily mutated coronavirus variant taking off in the country where most of the population remains unvaccinated.
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Covid 19: Delhi, Maharashtra And Other States Issue Fresh Guidelines For Restaurants, Hotels
Different states have imposed night curfew, restrictions on travel, social gatherings, meetings and more. Besides, several rules and regulations have also been imposed on hotels and restaurants.
-
7-Day Quarantine In Tamil Nadu From Today For All International Arrivals
With the spread of Omicron raising alarm bells across the nation, Tamil Nadu has mandated week-long home quarantine for all international passengers landing in the state starting today.
-
Canada Lifts Travel Ban From African Nations, Reimposes Testing
Canada announced Friday the lifting of a ban on foreign travelers from 10 African countries, while reimposing testing and warning that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 risks quickly overwhelming hospitals.
-
France To Ban Non-Essential Travel From Britain Over Omicron Surge
France is to tighten restrictions on travel from Britain to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 that is causing record numbers of cases on the other side of the Channel, the government said Thursday.
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Canada Advises Citizens To Avoid Non-Essential Travel Abroad Over Omicron
The Canadian government on Wednesday urged citizens to avoid foreign travel over the Christmas holidays, saying the Omicron variant of Covid "makes us fear the worst," including soaring infections and travel disruptions.
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UK Airlines Accuse Government Of "Disproportionate" Omicron Travel Curbs
A group of airlines accused the UK government on Monday of a "haphazard and disproportionate approach" to travel restrictions in the wake of the Omicron variant and demanded further state help to prevent a "permanent scarring" of the industry.
-
Omicron's Rapid Spread Shreds Budding Recovery In Air Travel
Rapid and still-evolving border restrictions in response to the omicron variant have submerged air-travel demand yet again, throwing a long-awaited recovery into uncertainty.
-
UK's New Covid Travel Rules Amid 'Omicron' Variant Scare
The UK government has announced that those travelling into the country will need to show a negative coronavirus test pre-departure as it reintroduces Covid-19 restrictions due to the Omicron variant.
-
Strict Quarantine Rules In Japan Over Omicron For Travellers From India
In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 variant Omicron, Japan will add India, Greece, Romania and four US states under strict quarantine vigilance.
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Omicron Hits Tourism Sector With 20% Cancellations: 5 Key Points
The tourism sector that was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic for a whole year in 2020 due to lockdowns and travel restrictions is yet again facing a possible crisis. Cancellations have increased during the holiday season, say tour operators.
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Omicron Variant Poses Risks To Global Recovery: Moody's
The new Omicron variant of Covid-19 poses risks to the global economic growth and inflation outlook, as concerns mount about the variant's health risks and several countries have imposed new travel restrictions in recent days, Moody's Investors Service has stated in its report.
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'At-Risk' Nations' Fliers To Pay For 7-Day Quarantine In Maharashtra
The state government said that travel guidelines issued by the Centre on November 28 in view of 'Omicron', the new strain of Covid that has been designated a variant of concern, will act as "minimum restrictions".
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Don't Foresee A Lockdown, Extended Travel Curbs In US: Biden On Omnicron
President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans not to "panic" over the newly identified Covid variant Omicron and said he does not foresee new lockdowns or extending travel restrictions for now.
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India-Singapore Flights Commence Under The Vaccinated Travel Lane
Flight services between India and Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) commenced on Monday even as Singapore deferred similar travel arrangements with some countries amid the 'Omicron' scare.
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Philippines Suspends Decision To Allow Vaccinated Tourists Entry
The Philippines has temporarily suspended a decision to allow fully vaccinated tourists entry in a bid to prevent a new, heavily mutated coronavirus variant taking off in the country where most of the population remains unvaccinated.
