updated protocol for travel and tourism that will come into effect as of
January 15, 2021, and includes a list of 56 countries that will be given relaxations for travel to Cyprus.
The list includes:
European Economic Area States (Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Lichtenstein)
Third countries featured on the EU Council Recommendation document (EU 2020/912 of 30 June 2020, on the temporary restriction on non-essential travel into the EU and the possible lifting of such restriction)
The United Kingdom, Russia, Israel, Ukraine, Belarus, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Photo source: @Cyprus Airports
The updated travel & tourism protocol also includes a
new categorization system, which is harmonized in accordance to ECDC standards both in color marking of categories as well as country evaluation.
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Amidst apprehension over the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country and the urgent need for a concrete arrangement to procure vaccines being manufactured to manage the virus, the federal government plans to raise a supplementary budget to tackle the funding gaps for the procurement of the vaccines.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Primary Healthcare and Infectious Disease Control, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, told THISDAY in an interview at the weekend that efforts were ongoing to articulate all that it would take to ensure that Nigeria gets enough vaccines for its citizens.
After months of a slump in the number of COVID-19 infections, the country suddenly began to witness an upsurge in new infections this month, with the daily number of positive cases averaging 600 and above.
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Trinidad and Tobago’s apparent isolation from the world is beginning to take its toll on some Barbadian students unable to continue their education after fleeing the twin-island republic earlier this year.
Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, David Comissiong, meanwhile, contends that the free movement of people across the interdependent island chain has only worsened with the collapse of the regional COVID-19 travel bubble. He has suggested that it’s time for regional heads to return to the negotiating table on behalf of their people.
On March 21, the Keith Rowley administration announced the closure of its international borders to all travellers, including Trinidad and Tobago nationals, at midnight on Sunday, March 22.