Peru has announced they will drop the 14-day mandatory quarantine requirement that was implemented in January for travelers entering the country. The news comes in response to a slight decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country. Peru has also suspended the PCR test requirement for traveling to national destinations, but it remains in …
Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, said Thursday that starting on April 1st, 2021, domestic travelers will no longer be required to quarantine after entering New York from another U.S. state or territory. New York was one of the first states in the U.S. to implement travel restrictions on domestic visitors last spring. It was …
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added two popular Caribbean islands to its highest advisory (Level 4: COVID-19 Very High) ahead of spring break. Antigua and Barbuda and the Dutch Caribbean island Curaçao were both added to the list of countries American travelers should avoid due to a positive uptick in …
The U.S. State Department has issued a level 4 ‘do not travel’ for Myanmar (Burma) due to civil unrest and Covid-19. The Burmese military has overthrown and detained the elected government resulting in widespread protests against military rule. The level 4 warning is the most severe advisory the U.S. State Department issues citing that areas …
Following the discovery of new strains of the coronavirus, the state of New York has moved to introduce a mandatory quarantine period of 14 days for travelers arriving from overseas. The news follows a series of travel bans around the world for countries that have reported new virus mutations, such as the UK and South …
The U.S. Department of State has issued a level 4 travel warning ‘do not travel’ to Georgia effective December 14th, 2020. The new level 4 advisory is the highest level of warning the United States government imposes and replaces the previous level 3 that was issued on August 6th, 2020. The warning states ‘do not …
Following a sustained period of low cases and good overall handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, this week the United States Department of State has lowered the travel advisory for Singapore from Level 3 to Level 1, the lowest rating available. On August 6th Singapore was given a Level 3 advisory rating, which warns travelers to …
The U.S. Department of State has issued a new level 3 ‘reconsider travel’ for Saint Lucia. The new increased warning level was issued due to “health and safety measures and COVID-related conditions” according to the official release. The island was originally given a level 2 advisory ‘exercise increased caution’ on August 31st when the United …
California may not be the best choice for a Christmas vacation this year. Millions of people in California will be spending the holidays under the nation’s strictest lockdown as cases of Covid-19 set new records. The move to enter lockdown comes after Los Angeles County passed the 10,000 daily cases milestone on Sunday, with 10,528 …
Last week, England ended its second national lockdown before moving towards a tiered system based on the impact of Covid-19 in specific regions. However, the debates surrounding the already-controversial system of coronavirus control have been reignited following the news that police forces are patrolling county borders to stop citizens moving from one tier to another. …
Following the news that French ski slopes are to be closed whilst Swiss ones remain open, French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced that France is to start carrying out random checks along the border in order to prevent travelers from spreading Covid-19 further. Here’s a look at the problem, and the implications that it …
The Netherlands is set to become the latest country to make the wearing of a protective face mask mandatory in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. With most European countries having already made the wearing of masks compulsory, the Netherlands is late to the party – and the decision has caused controversy amongst its citizens. …