The UK has imposed a travel ban for those arriving from South Africa just before Christmas, effective as of 9 AM GMT, Thursday 24th December 2020, and is the latest in a series of travel restrictions involving the UK. The ban comes after a more transmissible strain of Covid-19 was found in South Africa, and …

A recent outbreak of cases of Covid-19 in Thailand in a province near to the capital has prompted discussions of potential lockdowns in the future. With the epicentre of the most recent cluster just 45km from Bangkok, it’s thought that the city will be one of the surrounding areas affected should emergency measures come to …