Travel News Travellers to France from four countries hit with new restrictions New arrivals from Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Brazil must adhere to strict new guidelines that will come into force next Saturday, including a 10-day home quarantine. 18/04/2021
Travel News France suspends all flights to and from Brazil over variant fears “We note the situation is getting worse,” said France's prime minister Jean Castex. “And so we have decided to suspend all flights between Brazil and France until further notice.” 13/04/2021
World EU regulator issues guidance to adapt COVID-19 vaccines to variants The EU regulator says authorized vaccines protect against the variants currently prevalent across Europe. But the shots may need to be adapted as new mutations spread. 25/02/2021
Europe News EU unveils plan to prepare for battle against COVID-19 variants The EU plan to fight variants, called HERA Incubator, will be a public-private partnership, pooling knowledge from researchers, biotech companies, manufacturers, the health sector and public authorities and regulators. 17/02/2021
United Kingdom How worried should you be about new COVID-19 variants? Professor Danny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London, explains why new coronavirus variants have emerged. 05/02/2021
Austria Austria mulls lockdown of Tyrol region amid rise of COVID-19 variants The first confirmed cases of the British virus mutation were discovered in Jochberg in Tyrol in mid-January. 04/02/2021
Germany Germany considers stopping flights from countries with COVID variants The country is set to take "drastic measures" to stop the spread of coronavirus variants, with plans to stop flights from the UK, Brazil, South Africa and Portugal. 28/01/2021
World Which COVID variants have been identified and how infectious are they? Here's what we know about the coronavirus variants that have emerged in the UK, South Africa, Brazil and California 27/01/2021
Japan New coronavirus variant detected in Japan in travellers from Brazil The discovery of new variant came as Japan's regional governments requested a state of emergency be declared in their prefectures to combat a rising in coronavirus infections. 10/01/2021
United Kingdom Coronavirus: Death toll in UK surpasses 80,000 as cases top 3 million The UK continues to be the worst-hit country in Europe after 1,035 deaths in the last 24 hours pushed the official death toll over 80,000. 09/01/2021
United Kingdom The UK is struggling badly against COVID-19 — here's why and how The four nations of the UK are up against a fast-spreading variant of COVID-19, which appears to reached all areas of the nation. Its strategy now relies mostly on the vaccine. 05/01/2021
USA Coronavirus: US reports first case of new COVID-19 variant in Colorado The man, in his 20s, is currently in isolation in Denver. Authorities say he has no travel history. 30/12/2020
World UK adds a record more than 50,000 daily COVID-19 cases The record number, though due in part to a backlog from the holidays, was a "reflection of a real increase" in the country, an expert at Public Health England said. 29/12/2020
United Kingdom Dover slowly clearing lorry queues after France relaxes UK blockade At least 6,000 vehicles are still queuing around the port of Dover waiting to get to France. 24/12/2020
world news British territory Gibraltar closes border to UK amid COVID-19 fears The closure comes ahead of new border changes set to come into place on January 1. If Brexit talks are successful, Gibraltar will then become part of the Schengen zone with border controls for UK arrivals for the first time. 22/12/2020
