The Biden administration will require all international travelers coming into the United States to be fully vaccinated and tested for Covid-19 under a new system that will open up air travel to vaccinated foreign nationals from dozens of countries for the first time since the early days of the pandemic. Starting in early November, foreign nationals will … Continued
Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a policy the airline’s top executive says is necessary because the average hospital stay for the virus costs the airline $40,000. CEO Ed Bastian said that all employees who have been hospitalized for … Continued
The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots as the nation battles the most contagious coronavirus mutant yet. The vaccine made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech now carries the strongest endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration, which has never … Continued
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned after an inquiry found he sexually harassed multiple women, prompting efforts to remove him. “The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing,” he said on Tuesday. His resignation goes into effect in 14 days. Power will then … Continued
UN News – COVID-19 infections have continued to rise globally for more than a month now, with over four million cases reported in the past week alone, the UN health agency said. In its latest update, the World Health Organization (WHO) attributed the uptick to “substantial” caseload increases of 33 per cent in the Western … Continued
Travel pulse The White House is reportedly working on a plan to require all travelers arriving in the United States to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination. According to The Associated Press, U.S. President Joe Biden is working on a process to ease travel restrictions for foreign citizens to the country, and the vaccination requirement is … Continued
President Biden on Thursday announced that all federal employees will be required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or face new testing, masking and distancing rules, as the White House takes a more aggressive approach to address the spread of the highly contagious delta variant. “After months and months of cases going down, we’re seeing a … Continued
Caribbean News Online UN News – A culture of “safety, friends and food” at school has been replaced by “anxiety, violence, and teenage pregnancy”, with remote learning out of reach for millions, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Tuesday. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, “more than 600 million children in countries not on academic … Continued
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in May that fully vaccinated individuals didn’t need to wear masks in most settings — but that guidance changed Tuesday in light of new data and rising cases. Now even fully vaccinated Americans should wear masks indoors in areas of high COVID-19 transmission, according to the new guidance. Although the majority of new … Continued
A Covid-positive Indonesian man faces arrest after he disguised himself and impersonated his wife in order to board a flight, according to CNN. The man, who has been identified only by his initials “DW,” boarded a domestic Citilink flight last week from Jakarta, Indonesia to Ternate pretending to be his wife. He wore her women’s Islamic attire, … Continued
