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China: All travelers from Singapore must obtain green health codes

All China-bound passengers, including fast lane travelers, from Singapore are now required to obtain electronic green health codes for boarding, announced the Chinese Embassy in Singapore on Thursday

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Life under COVID-19 border restrictions in the U.S.

03:23 Since March, U.S., Mexico and Canada have issued border restrictions, allowing only essential travelers to cross.Last week, due to rising numbers in the COVID-19 pandemic, restri

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Singapore-Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble to be launched on Nov. 22

The Singapore-Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble (ATB) is being launched on November 22 as scheduled, while all arriving passengers from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will now be requir

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Japan to remove travel ban for 12 countries including China next month

Japan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel to China and 11 other countries and regions from November 1, which is the first reduction after the COVID-19 outbre

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Japan to remove travel ban for 12 countries including China: media

Japan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel to China and 11 other countries and regions from November 1, which is the first reduction after the COVID-19 outbreak, the Yomiuri newspaper repor

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U.S. current account deficit widens 52.9% in Q2

The U.S. current account deficit widened sharply in the second quarter, the highest level in nearly 12 years, as the COVID-19 pandemic weighed on U.S. exports, the Commerce Department reported Fri

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Hong Kong airport to resume transits from mainland to elsewhere

Travelers from the Chinese mainland will be able to transit in Hong Kong International Airport to other destinations from Saturday through Oct. 15, but the transit ser

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Uruguay’s secret to success in fighting coronavirus

03:14 Despite sharing a border with Brazil, which reports more than three million COVID-19 cases, Uruguay has reported just 37 deaths and 1,300 cases.It is the only country in the Amer

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Somalia resumes international flights after four-month suspension

A photo showing troops guarding Barawe Airport in Somalia. /Social Media Somalia resumed international flights to and from the Horn of African nation on Monday after four months of disruptions

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Finnair resumes Shanghai-Helsinki passenger flights

Finnair resumed passenger flight services between Shanghai and Helsinki on Thursday, linking the eastern Chinese municipality with the capital of Finland, according to

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Hainan scales up duty-free shopping quota to 100,000 yuan

02:18 China's Ministry of Finance gave approval to the country's southernmost Hainan Province to increase its annual tax-free shopping quota for travelers this week.This is part of an

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New Zealand's travel restrictions flatten arrivals and departures in April

The number of people crossing New Zealand's border in April 2020 fell to levels last seen in the late 1960s, the country's statistic department Stats NZ said on Monday. There were a combined 38,200

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Egypt to reopen all airports on July 1, aviation minister says

An Egyptian security member walks near the security gate of Cairo International Airport, following ramping up of its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), March 19, 2020.

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SIA allows visitors from Australia, New Zealand via Changi Airport

Travelers from selected cities in Australia and New Zealand will be able to transit through Changi Airport to other destinations from Thursday, said Singapore Airlines (SIA) on an advisory on its

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Singapore Airlines allows travelers from Australia, New Zealand via through Changi Airport

Travelers from selected cities in Australia and New Zealand will be able to transit through Changi Airport to other destinations from Thursday, said Singapore Airlines (SIA) on an advisory on its we

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China further promotes nucleic acid testing for key groups

China will continue to make nucleic acid testing compulsory among all key groups and available for those who ask to be tested, the State Council said in a guideline pu

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CDC plans a dual Flu-COVID-19 test kit

The U.S. is developing a test kit that can simultaneously check for seasonal influenza and the novel coronavirus, a tool that could help health authorities more efficiently determine whether ther