Saudi Arabia and Spain Ban Entry to Travelers Coming From Brazil and Other Nations
On Tuesday, February 2nd, Saudi Arabia banned travelers from 20 countries, including the United States, Brazil and Argentina, from entering...
February 3, 2021Section
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Spain Bans Flights from Brazil and South Africa in Attempt to Contain New Covid Strains
Spain is the latest country to announce a ban - as of Wednesday, February 2nd, - on travelers coming from...
February 2, 2021
Rules for Entering Brazil During the Pandemic
All travelers, whether Brazilian or foreign, will be required to present a negative/not detected RT-PCR test for Covid-19 and complete...
February 1, 2021
Fresh Data Show Effect of South African Virus Variant on Vaccine Efficacy
Clinical trial data on two COVID-19 vaccines show that a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa is lessening their...
January 31, 2021
Brazil Calls on WTO Countries to Support Subsidy Reduction
In a virtual ministerial meeting, held separately from the Davos online forum, Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo advocated the WTO...
January 29, 2021
Germany Bans Entry from UK, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal and S. Africa Over COVID-19 Variants
From Saturday, Germany will close its borders to arrivals from five countries that are affected by COVID-19 variants, in order...
January 29, 2021
Germany Considers Barring Entry to Travelers Coming from Brazil
Germany plans to restrict the entry of travelers coming from Brazil, reported this Thursday, January 28th, the German Minister of...
January 28, 2021
Chile Health Regulator Approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use
Chile’s health regulator on Wednesday, January 27th, approved the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use among its population by a...
January 28, 2021
Brazil Bars Entry for South African Visitors to Slow new Variant’s Spread
Brazil on Tuesday barred entry for visitors from South Africa to stop the spread of a new coronavirus variant from...
January 27, 2021