Travel
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Spain to set-up agreement with non-EU countries in bid to boost tourism
Spain is open to setting up bilateral agreements and safe corridors with non-EU “third countries”, including the UK, if no deal is reached regarding travel requirements across the European Union, the…
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[Photos] Ghana makes history with the unveiling of first all-female flight
Ghana makes history as it unveils its first all-female flight. This milestone achievement was recorded on Saturday, February 20, 2021, through the domestic Passion Air. On the said day, flight, OP 17…
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Oman travel-bans Ghana, other African countries due to covid fears
As gathered by GhanaTalksRadio; in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the Gulf States of Oman have suspended inbound passengers from Ghana for 15 days. This measure is set to kick into acti…
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India rolls out mandatory covid test for Brazil, South Africa, UK arrivals
India will make COVID-19 molecular tests mandatory for people arriving directly or indirectly from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil in a bid to contain the spread of more infectious virus …
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Airlines to be fined $3,500 per passenger for failure to provide PCR test result
Airlines that fail to present PCR test results of their passengers before disembarkation at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) will pay a fine of $3,500 per each passenger. Also, non-ECOWAS citiz…
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UK gov’t to impose 10-year prison term for travellers from high-risk countries
Ten-year jail sentences for travellers who conceal their journeys to high-risk countries have been criticised as “extraordinary high”. The health secretary, Matt Hancock, said UK residents returning …
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Britain strain covid-19 restrictions; rule-breakers to receive 10-year imprisonment
Britain said it would bring in tighter border controls next week against new variants of the coronavirus, requiring hotel quarantine for arrivals and threatening rule-breakers with up to 10 years in …
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Italy to reopen ski slopes from February 15th following coronavirus restrictions
Italy’s ski slopes can reopen this month, but only in ‘yellow zone’ regions, the government’s panel of scientific experts has decided. Ski slopes across the country have been closed since November un…
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Kotoka International Airport records 1,136 Covid-19 cases
As the country fights the second surge in Covid-19 cases, the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has tested 152,667 passengers as of February 1. Out of the said number, KIA has recorded a total numbe…
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Saudi Arabia travel-ban UAE, Britain, U.S., 17 other countries
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it was suspending entry to the Kingdom from 20 countries, except for citizens. diplomats, health workers and their families, to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The Ministr…