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MDamericas is a regionally focused source of news and knowledge for international travel insurance, IPMi and Affinity travel professionals. Our team searches for accurate, newsworthy information and insights from reliable sources and industry leaders.

The content of MDamericas is updated as new information becomes available. While funded and operated by the MDabroad group, MDamericas serves as an equal-access platform for the entire industry.

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The MDamericas Team.

Restrictions by country

U.S. to Mandate COVID Vaccines for all Border Crossers in January

November 24. The Biden administration will begin requiring essential travelers crossing U.S. borders to be fully vaccinated starting Jan. 2...

North America

Elsewhere

Czechs Order Bars and Restaurants Shut Early, President Taken to Hospital with COVID

Elsewhere

Portugal Reimposes Rules as COVID-19 Cases Rise

Updates

Netherlands Plans ‘Heavy Measures’ to Stop COVID-19 Spread – Minister

November 25. The Dutch government plans a set of "heavy measures" to slow the current record wave of new COVID-19 cases the country is faci...

Elsewhere

New Covid Variant Identified In Africa; Heavily Mutated Strain Called “A Big Jump In Evolution”

Caribbean Islands

The Bahamas Lifts Travel Ban on Haiti and Cuba

Interviews

Shai Gold – “The MD Group – The Year in Review”

https://youtu.be/NpGSwrijYrs

Interviews

US Issues Sweeping Covid-19 Policy Directives

Interviews

Flying Through The Pandemic: FAI

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

Travel Advisory – U.S. Embassy, Costa Rica

Travel Advisory – U.S. Embassy, Brazil

Travel Advisory – U.S. Embassy, Colombia

Latinoamérica

COVID Cases Rising in the Americas, Following Europe, PAHO Warns

November 24. New coronavirus infections jumped 23 percent in the Americas last week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said, warning that the region could potentially be on track to follow trends in Europe, where several countries are issuing lockdown amid surging case...