Norway Bans Flights from UK
December 31, 2020
The Norwegian government has stopped all direct flight arrivals from the UK with immediate effect.
In a press release issued this morning, the Norwegian government has announced a travel ban on direct flights from the UK due to the emergence of a new strain of the coronavirus.
The new mutation identified in the UK is believed to be 70% more contagious than the original.
Flight ban comes into effect immediately
Two Widerøe flights from Aberdeen to Bergen scheduled for today (Monday) have already been cancelled. Two other scheduled flights from London to Oslo are expected to be cancelled following the ruling.
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Cambodian Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng has urgently advised residents near the border to exercise heightened caution and quarantine all people crossing the border for 14 days following the Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province. Hong Menea
Utmost caution urged after Covid outbreak in Thailand
Sun, 20 December 2020
Following the Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province, Cambodian Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng has urgently advised residents near the border to exercise heightened caution and quarantine all people crossing the border for 14 days.
Bun Heng relayed notification on December 20 that Thai health authorities issued an alert advising regional counterparts of detection of a Covid-19 outbreak in Samut Sakhon that had spread to Bangkok. Over 500 people, mostly Burmese migrant workers, tested positive in a single day, and the Thai government has put the province under lockdown from December 20 to January 3.
Cambodia tightens measures at borders with Thailand to prevent COVID-19 spread ANI | Updated: Dec 20, 2020 14:52 IST
Phnom Penh [Nigeria], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Cambodian government on Sunday asked local authorities to strengthen safety measures along the border after neighbouring Thailand reported more than 500 cases of COVID-19 in its Samut Sakhon province.
Samut Sakhon is located about 300 km away from Cambodia s border. The authorities along Cambodia s provincial border with Thailand must be on high alert and must check health for all incoming travellers thoroughly, screening their body s temperatures and requiring them to fill in health declaration forms, Cambodian Health Minister Mam Bunheng said in a statement.
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