UK suspends flights from Portugal By TPN/Lusa, in News, Travel · 15-01-2021 10:53:00 · 1 Comments
The British Government announced on 14 January that they will suspend air connections from Portugal and Cape Verde to England to try to prevent the entry of the Brazilian strain of SARS-CoV-2. I took the urgent decision to ban flights from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela from Friday after information about a new variant in Brazil”, announced the Minister of Transport, Grant Shapps, through Twitter.
Travel from Portugal to the United Kingdom will also be suspended due to its strong links with Brazil, functioning as yet another way to reduce the risk of importing infections .
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LONDON The British government on Thursday announced its decision to ban arrivals from more than a dozen South American countries and Portugal from Friday following the detection of a new coronavirus variant.
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Regional Manager (Southeast Asia) of the Sri Lankan Airlines, Mohan Meegolla stated that in the post-COVID phase, Sri Lankan can commence charter flights from mid-2021.
He stated this at a meeting which was held at the Foreign Ministry under the patronage of Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof, Jayanath Colombage, to discuss the possibility of establishing air connectivity with Myanmar.
Due to significant Buddhist cultural connectivity between both countries, air connectivity between Sri Lanka and Myanmar has been discussed for a long time, stated Sri Lanka s Ambassador to Myanmar Prof. Nalin De Silva.
Speaking further he noted that around 300 Buddhist Bikkus are presently studying in Sri Lanka and there are many Sri Lankan Bikkus and delegations visiting Myanmar for meditation and other religious purposes. He also pointed out the immense potential for medical tourism from Myanmar.