Travel Quarantine

Britain to discuss tighter travel restrictions: BBC

By Steven I. Green 2 weeks ago

FILE PHOTO: Passengers wearing protective face masks arrive from Paris at Eurostar terminal at St Pancras station, as Britain imposes a 14-day quarantine on arrival from France from Saturday, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

LONDON (Reuters) – British ministers are to discuss on Monday further tightening travel restrictions, the BBC reported on Saturday, adding that people arriving in the country could be required to quarantine in hotels.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a news conference on Friday that the UK may need to implement further measures to protect its borders from new variants of COVID-19.

Britain’s current restrictions ban most international travel while new rules introduced earlier in January require a negative coronavirus test before departure for most people arriving, as well as a period of quarantine.

The government is considering making it mandatory for travellers to spend that

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Mandatory travel quarantine should be introduced by Ireland, experts urge

By Steven I. Green 2 weeks ago

Many countries across Europe including Ireland are concluding that the only way to curb Covid-19 “is to bring this virus sharply under control” with tighter measures on isolation and mandatory quarantine, according to public health specialist Prof Anthony Staines.

Speaking at a webinar on the case for an international travel quarantine, the Dublin City University academic predicted that if Ireland was not the first country in the European Union to pursue this course, Germany would be.

“Each country has to decide for itself what it wants to do. I have a sense across Europe that many are facing the same challenge that we’re facing and moving to the same conclusions. We need to bring this virus sharply under control. But they’re looking for someone to go first,” Prof Staines said at the event hosted by the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (ISAG) for Covid in Ireland.

“If this is not done,”

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Travel group, airlines oppose quarantine for US-bound air passengers

By Steven I. Green 3 weeks ago

Groups representing the U.S. travel industry and airlines on Friday voiced opposition to mandatory quarantines for air passengers arriving in the United States from overseas a day after President Joe Biden signed an order to take that step.

Reuters, Washington

PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:41 AM IST

Groups representing the U.S. travel industry and airlines on Friday voiced opposition to mandatory quarantines for air passengers arriving in the United States from overseas a day after President Joe Biden signed an order to take that step.

Biden on Thursday issued an executive order directing federal agencies to require international air travelers to quarantine upon U.S. arrival. His administration also is implementing effective next Tuesday a requirement that all U.S.-bound passengers ages 2 and above get negative Covid-19 test results within three days before traveling.

The U.S. Travel Association, an industry group representing businesses including hotels and airlines, said the

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Travel restrictions for MLK Day weekend trips: COVID-19 quarantine, testing requirements

By Steven I. Green 3 weeks ago

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is upon us, though travel for the long weekend will likely look much different than in years past due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Travelers wait in line to check their bags while another traveler heads to their gate in Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.



Travelers check in their bags to American Airlines in Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.



Travelers check in their bags with Southwest Airlines in Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.



Travelers wait in Gate 2 in Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.



Travelers wait for their flights in Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.



Travelers wait for their flights in Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.



Travelers head to their gate in Terminal 4

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