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COVID-19

Restrictions by country

Covid-19: Brazil Travel Ban to Be Discussed Over New Variant

Covid-19: Brazil Travel Ban to Be Discussed Over New Variant

Travel from Brazil to the UK could be banned in response to the discovery of a new coronavirus variant. Ministers are meeting to discuss...
Restrictions by country
Ontario, Canada, Implements Stay-at-home Order as Officials Warn of a Looming Healthcare System ‘Collapse’
North America

Ontario, Canada, Implements Stay-at-home Order as Officials Warn of a Looming Healthcare System ‘Collapse’

U.S. Will Require Negative COVID-19 Results from All Incoming Travelers
North America

U.S. Will Require Negative COVID-19 Results from All Incoming Travelers

Updates

When Will international Travel Resume? Here’s What We Know Right Now

When Will international Travel Resume? Here’s What We Know Right Now

The number of people busting out of their countries will start to increase this spring and rise higher by mid-year, travel industry experts...
Updates
River Cruising Could Return ‘Very Quickly’ After COVID-19 Vaccines Are Widely Available, Says Industry Icon
North America

River Cruising Could Return ‘Very Quickly’ After COVID-19 Vaccines Are Widely Available, Says Industry Icon

Tourists Ignore Covid-19 Bio-Safety Rules
Updates

Tourists Ignore Covid-19 Bio-Safety Rules

Interviews

Delta Airlines CEO Delivers Encouraging Forecast

Delta Airlines CEO Delivers Encouraging Forecast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeB0njQgsts Source: CNBC
Interviews
Medical Provider Network Highlight: UHealth, Miami. Part-2
Interviews

Medical Provider Network Highlight: UHealth, Miami. Part-2

Medical Provider Network Highlight: UHealth, Miami.
Interviews

Medical Provider Network Highlight: UHealth, Miami.

Travel Advisory – U.S. Embassy & Consulates, Mexico

Travel Advisory – U.S. Embassy & Consulates, Mexico
Travel Advisory – U.S. Embassy, Costa Rica

Travel Advisory – U.S. Embassy, Costa Rica
Travel Advisory – U.S. Embassy, Brazil

Travel Advisory – U.S. Embassy, Brazil
Travel Advisory – U.S. Embassy, Colombia

Travel Advisory – U.S. Embassy, Colombia

Latinoamérica

Gradual Recovery: International Arrivals to Costa Rica Increased in December

Gradual Recovery: International Arrivals to Costa Rica Increased in December

Costa Rica welcomed nearly 75,000 people in December, almost double the prior month, according to Tourism Board (ICT) data. International arrivals to Costa Rica tallied 74,974 people in the final month of 2020, an increase of 37,401 people compared to November (37,573 arrival...
Covid-19: Brazil Travel Ban to Be Discussed Over New Variant

Covid-19: Brazil Travel Ban to Be Discussed Over New Variant

Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine Less Effective than Initially Claimed, Sparking Concerns

Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine Less Effective than Initially Claimed, Sparking Concerns

Costa Rica’s Land Borders Restricted Until February

Costa Rica’s Land Borders Restricted Until February

President Alvarado’s message for the new year: ‘Costa Rica can prevail’

President Alvarado’s message for the new year: ‘Costa Rica can prevail’

Panama reiterates self-confinement in the face of the vertiginous rebound of Covid

Panama reiterates self-confinement in the face of the vertiginous rebound of Covid

IDB announces mobilization of US$1 billion to purchase vaccines in Latin America

IDB announces mobilization of US$1 billion to purchase vaccines in Latin America