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Physical distancing at airports is ‘impossible’, says Heathrow chief

[ad_1] Maintaining physical distance at airports is “impossible,” said the head of London’s Heathrow airport. “Social distancing simply cannot work on any transportation system,” said John Holland-Kaye, executive director of Europe’s busiest airport, in an interview with Bloomberg TV. “Yesterday I was in the terminals looking at the social distancing …

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United States Authorizes Ebola Drug For Covid-19 Treatment

[ad_1] The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of remdesivir of the Ebola medication to treat the coronavirus. Photo: 123rf The authorization means that the antiviral medication can now be used in people hospitalized with severe Covid-19. A recent clinical trial showed that the …

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Coronavirus: Trip data shows lock fatigue settings on

[ad_1] Australians and US residents. USA They have resumed their travels around their cities in an apparent sign of lockdown fatigue, according to new Google data, while people in Japan and Singapore have increased their time at home. Meanwhile, New Zealand showed slightly more movement before the move to level …

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Another 50 cargo flights per week to and from New Zealand

[ad_1] An additional 50 air cargo flights have been added each week to increase the volume of goods entering and leaving the country. Photo: 123rf The additional services add approximately 50 percent capacity to the number of flights already operating each week. But the new total of 146 is still …

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Flight Center backs off Covid-19 cancellation fees

[ad_1] After mounting public pressure, Flight Center has backed down on charging travelers for trips canceled due to Covid-19, completely eliminating their fees. The tourist booking company was criticized for charging customers for canceling reservations they were unable to use due to Covid-19’s travel restrictions. A couple the Herald spoke …

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New Zealand websites see visitor surge in shutdown

[ad_1] Traffic to New Zealand websites, even from outside the country, has skyrocketed under the blockade, new data from InternetNZ reveals. Photo: 123rf Chief Executive Jordan Carter said the use of .nz domain names had increased by an unprecedented five to seven percent each week since the blockade began. Of …

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