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Feb
06
2022
By The African Mirror
UAE lifts travel ban to 12 African countries for vaccinated citizens

UAE lifts travel ban to 12 African countries for vaccinated citizens

COVID-19
THE United Arab Emirates announced that it will lift a travel ban to 12 African countries for citizens who are fully vaccinated, state news agency WAM said on Friday. The countries include Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, the Republic of Congo, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Fully vaccinated citizens who had booster doses will be allowed to travel starting from February 6. The move also allows medically exempted unvaccinated persons and "humanitarian cases" to travel, according to WAM.
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Dec
23
2020
By The African Mirror
More countries ban all flights from South Africa over COVID-19 mutation

More countries ban all flights from South Africa over COVID-19 mutation

COVID-19
The Netherlands has joined a range of nations banning flights from South Africa to stop the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus. The Dutch government said all passenger flights were banned with immediate effect until January 1, at the latest. An exception would be made for medical workers, it said, while cargo flights were also still allowed. At least seven countries and airlines, including Germany and Turkey, were reported to have banned flights to South Africa on Monday after a new genetic mutation of COVID-19 had been found there and is believed to be responsible for a recent…
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Dec
22
2020
By The African Mirror
Tunisia bans air travel with UK, Australia and South Africa over new virus

Tunisia bans air travel with UK, Australia and South Africa over new virus

COVID-19
Tunisia has suspended all air travel with Britain, Australia and South Africa, citing fears of a new coronavirus strain. Tunisia has reported a total of 120,687 coronavirus infections and 4,158 deaths. The health ministry said it was holding an emergency meeting to follow up on the developments of the epidemiological situation around the world. - Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Dec
21
2020
By The African Mirror
El Salvador bans travelers from U.K., South Africa

El Salvador bans travelers from U.K., South Africa

COVID-19
EL SALAVDOR has banned travelers who have been in the United Kingdom or South Africa in the last 30 days or whose flights included a layover in those countries, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has revealed on Twitter.. London and southeast England may stay under tighter curbs for some time to stem a fast-spreading new coronavirus strain, Britain's health minister suggested on Sunday, as COVID-19 cases surged by a record number for one day. - Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Aug
08
2020
By The African Mirror
EU drops Morocco from safe country travel list

EU drops Morocco from safe country travel list

NEWS
 KATE ABNETT THE European Union removed Morocco from its safe list of countries from which the bloc allows non-essential travel, after a review by EU ambassadors. The move leaves 10 countries on the new list, which takes effect August 8, after the EU also excluded Algeria last week. The safe countries deemed to have the coronavirus pandemic largely under control are Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, and Uruguay. China has also been approved, although travel would only open up if Chinese authorities also allowed in EU visitors. Morocco recorded a record high of 6,385…
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