LONDON (Reuters) – Heathrow Airport, once the busiest airport in Europe, called on Britain to urgently support a passenger testing regime, warning that without one, the country’s strict quarantine rules will stop travel, stop the economy and will cause more job losses. Passengers on international flights arrive at Heathrow Airport …
Read More »Spain criticizes UK and Germany for advising tourists to stay away
MADRID / LONDON / BERLIN (Reuters) – Spain reacted angrily on Tuesday to recommendations by Britain and Germany that their citizens avoid their islands and beaches due to an increase in coronavirus cases during what should be the heyday of the tourist season. FILE PHOTO: People sunbathe on Magaluf beach, …
Read More »The second wave COVID-19 forces new travel curves around the world
SYDNEY / LONDON (Reuters) – Asian nations imposed new restrictions on Monday, as an abrupt British quarantine on travelers from Spain threw the reopening of the European summer in disarray, as the world faced the possibility of a second wave of COVID infections. -19. In the United States, which still …
Read More »Belgium stops social contact after the increase in COVID-19 cases
Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes holds a press conference after a meeting of the National Security Council amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brussels, Belgium, July 27, 2020. REUTERS / Francois Lenoir / Pool BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium announced a sharp decline in social contacts on Monday after …
Read More »Hundreds clog the airport when evacuations from Vietnam’s Danang begin
HANOI (Reuters) – The airport in the central Vietnamese resort town of Danang filled up on Monday after three residents tested positive for the coronavirus and began evacuating 80,000 people. The Southeast Asian country is on high alert after authorities confirmed the community’s first infections since Saturday, and three other …
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