Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Canada, US are easing pandemic border-crossing restrictions

Pandemic restrictions on travel between Canada and the U.S. began to loosen Monday for some Canadians, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said plans to totally reopen the border would be announced over the next few weeks.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Variant surge at border forces Bangladesh into new lockdown

In a state-run hospital near Bangladesh's border with India, Shahinul Islam prays his father does not become one of the facility's more than 300 patients who've died this month from the coronavirus.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Fully vaccinated Canadians exempt from quarantine in July

Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens who test negative for COVID-19 will be exempt from two weeks of quarantine when returning to the country in early July, officials said Monday.

Vaccination

Clock is ticking for EU vaccine certificates as summer looms

As strict lockdowns are loosened across Europe and many EU citizens dream about holidays in the sun, the 27-nation bloc has yet to agree on how to quickly implement a virus certificate scheme to boost summer travel and tourism.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Fiji fears virus 'tsunami' after outbreak found to be Indian variant

A COVID-19 outbreak that forced Fiji's capital into lockdown after the island nation avoided transmission for a year was confirmed as the Indian variant Tuesday, with health officials saying they feared a "tsunami" of cases.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Strict border control remains crucial for Australia's travel bubble

With the opening of a quarantine-free travel corridor between New Zealand and Australia this week, it's easy to forget COVID-19 is still spreading globally, faster than ever, with more than three million deaths recorded worldwide.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New Zealand trials 'early warning' virus app at border

New Zealand border workers on Thursday began trialling a monitoring app designed to detect coronavirus before the user develops any noticeable symptoms, in what is believed to be a world first.

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