Ivory Coast president in self-isolation
IVORY Coast President Alassane Ouattara has decided to self-isolate after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for COVID-19, his office has said in a statement.
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2021
Gambia to name and shame quarantine cheats
FORTY people in Gambia confirmed as coronavirus positive in the past week have refused to self-isolate or escaped treatment centres, the health ministry has said, promising to reveal the identities of those flouting health regulations. It also said large numbers of recent arrivals to the former British colony from COVID-19 hotspots had failed to follow health protocols or report for a mandatory test. The non-compliance will have strained efforts to contain the virus in the small West African nation, which earlier in January recorded its first two cases of the highly infectious variant first found in Britain. All those concerned…
Dec
18
2020
Namibia, Uruguay and U.S. Virgin Islands removed from England’s safe list
ENGLAND will remove Uruguay, Namibia and the U.S. Virgin Islands from its safe travel corridor list meaning arriving passengers will have to self-isolate from this weekend, British transport minister Grant Shapps has announced. People arriving in England from 4 a.m. Saturday from those destinations will be required to quarantine, he said. "Providing certainty to those travelling over Xmas, we will only make emergency removals to the #TravelCorridor list if needed for the next two weeks," Shapps said on Twitter, adding the next scheduled changes would be on January 7. - Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Dec
17
2020
Macron tests positive for COVID-19, forcing leaders to self isolate
THE President of France, Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus, his office said, prompting a track and trace effort across Europe following meetings between the French leader and EU heads of government in recent days. Macron, 42, was running the country remotely after going into quarantine in the Élysée Palace, the presidency said. His wife Brigitte was also self-isolating. "This diagnosis was made following a PCR test performed at the onset of the first symptoms," Macron's office said, declining to give further details of his conditions or the symptoms he had. Macron will cancel all upcoming trips including a…