Travel Restriction

FILE PHOTO: The US embassy in Jerusalem. Photo taken on March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo
Middle East

US tells staff in Israel not to travel outside cities amid Iran threat

Iran has vowed revenge for the 1 April airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus, ratcheting up tension in a region already strained by the Gaza war

Travellers wearing protective face masks make a selfie inside at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, after the US banned travel from Europe, as France grapples with the novel coronavirus, March 12, 2020. Photo: Reuters
China

China to resume issuing all visa types for first time since 2020

People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak are seen at Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing, China July 23, 2020. Photo:Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid test requirement lifted for travelers from China to US

Medical staff members check the temperature of people as they enter at Capital Airport, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Beijing, China, November 5, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Coronavirus chronicle

France, Britain impose Covid tests on travelers from China

Medical workers attend to patients at the intensive care unit of the emergency department at Beijing Chaoyang hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 27, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid pressures China's hospitals as countries mandate tests for travellers

People enter the baggage claim area from the international arrivals terminal as the U.S. reopens air and land borders to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinated travellers for the first time since the COVID-19 restrictions were imposed, at Sea-Tac Airport in Seattle, Washington, U.S. November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
Coronavirus chronicle

US to impose mandatory Covid-19 tests for travelers from China

People wearing face masks shop for street food in Chinatown amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
World+Biz

Thailand eases entry rules for tourists, scraps mask policy

Illustration: TBS
Supplement

Travelling will continue to be difficult next year

Till now, the UAE has reported nearly 755,000 cases, 2,160 fatalities and 742,565 recoveries due to Covid-19. (Representative image)
Coronavirus chronicle

Abu Dhabi tightens entry requirements amid surge in Covid-19 cases in UAE

Passengers queue in the departures area of Heathrow Airport after the travel ban was lifted. Photo: Reuters
Bangladesh

UK lifts travel restrictions for Bangladesh and 31 other countries

Vial labelled "AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine" placed on displayed EU flag is seen in this illustration picture taken March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Coronavirus chronicle

EU says people vaccinated with AstraZeneca shots should be able to travel to US

FILE PHOTO: Passengers walk past artwork between terminals at IAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Houston, Texas, US, July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
World+Biz

US will re-open to international travelers with vaccine requirements

Patients are greeted by Abbey staff outside a vaccination centre at Westminster Abbey, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo
World+Biz

Britain mulls easing Covid-19 travel rules for England