Summer is prime vacation time and, if you have kids at home, it's understandable that you'd want to get in a trip before school starts again. But children under the age of 12 aren't currently eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the US, making them more vulnerable than others […]
EU pushes hassle-free travel for vaccinated residents
Fully vaccinated residents in the EU should be exempt from COVID-19 quarantine when travelling within the bloc, the European Commission urged on Monday in a sign of increased confidence in its jabs rollout. The EU executive’s update to its non-binding travel recommendations was unveiled a week before EU legislation on […]
Saudi Arabia to lift travel curbs on ‘immunised’ citizens
Saudi Arabia will permit citizens immunised against COVID-19 to travel abroad from May 17, the interior ministry said Sunday, more than a year after Saudis were barred from external trips. The ministry said three categories of people would be considered immunised—those who have received two doses of the coronavirus vaccine, […]
Ireland to require additional COVID test from passengers on arrival
FILE PHOTO: Garda (Irish police) officers monitor drivers to check if they have a valid reason for travel, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a checkpoint outside Dublin Airport, Ireland, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File PhotoDUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland is to require arriving passengers to take a […]
Jibon Kheya: Bangladeshi floating hospital treats flood-ravaged community
In late July, volunteers from a Bangladeshi charity started getting calls seeking support from people from the country’s vast coastal region that had been flooded for months during this year’s monsoon. As the floodwaters started receding, the Bidyanondo Foundation quickly decided to hire a tourist boat to provide basic health […]