Maldives Bans Travellers from 7 African Nations Amid Omicron Covid Variant Threat

An aerial view shows a resort island at the Male Atoll. (Image: Reuters)Travellers will not be allowed into Maldives from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini, the health ministry said in a statement.Reuters Last Updated:November 28, 2021, 13:14 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Maldives said it was barring travellers from seven African countries from Sunday…Continue Reading

Indian travellers now allowed to enter US after Covaxin gets nod by WHO

After an independent advisory councilĀ of the World Health Organization gave a nod to the Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for Emergency Use Listing (EUL), the US has also decided to allow travellers inoculated with this vaccine. The US has updated its list of approved vaccines and people who have been inoculated with Covaxin have been…Continue Reading