Shutting Britain’s borders at the start of the coronavirus crisis may have lessened the country’s catastrophic outbreak, another study has suggested. Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) modelled the impact of international travel restrictions on the spread of Covid-19. They looked at 162 countries and estimated the number of imported cases, … Read more
‘No Bali holidays until there’s a vaccine’: State premier makes remarkable demand that could see millions of Australians banned from flying overseas for YEARS WA Premier Mark McGowan wants Australia’s borders shut until a vaccine exists He said opening international travel up could be ‘diabolical’ for COVID-19 cases It comes as the Bali Tourism board … Read more
The giant tortoise was agonisingly slow and stately as it inched with plodding precision across the road. Two cars and a bicycle patiently came to a halt as this ancient shelled creature — one is pictured below — caused the rarest of occurrences on the island of Praslin: a traffic jam in the Seychelles, lasting … Read more
The giant tortoise was agonisingly slow and stately as it inched with plodding precision across the road. Two cars and a bicycle patiently came to a halt as this ancient shelled creature — one is pictured below — caused the rarest of occurrences on the island of Praslin: a traffic jam in the Seychelles, lasting … Read more
Rebecca Judd says she’s ‘going to be on one of the first flights to Perth’ once the borders reopen By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:22 BST, 2 October 2020 | Updated: 15:22 BST, 2 October 2020 She’s currently isolating inside her $7.3million Melbourne mansion with her husband Chris Judd and their four … Read more
Belarus’s embattled president Alexander Lukashenko says he has placed the military on high alert and will close borders with Poland and Lithuania amid fears of a ‘war’. The strongman, known as Europe’s last dictator, appealed to the ‘crazy leaders’ of both countries, plus Ukraine, not to let conflict break out, saying it ‘will not resolve … Read more
Drastic travel measures to control the coronavirus probably do work, a scientific review has concluded, but the evidence is still lacking. Academics looked over the findings of 36 studies which assessed whether airport screening, closing borders and quarantining travellers have any real impact on reducing cases. It found the most beneficial was shutting borders to … Read more
The boss of EasyJet last night became the latest business chief to pledge support to the Daily Mail’s campaign to Get Britain Flying Again with border tests. Demanding a shift away from the current policy of imposing quarantine restrictions on people returning from many countries, chief executive Johan Lundgren said there was ‘still time to … Read more
Boris Johnson was facing a dramatic revolt from his own MPs last night over Covid testing at borders. Former ministers joined furious business chiefs in demanding immediate action to get Britain flying again. David Davis, Chris Grayling, Theresa Villiers and Paul Maynard were among senior Tories to speak out against the Government. MPs reported a … Read more
The economy will nosedive until Covid testing is brought in at borders, furious business chiefs said last night. Demanding urgent action from Boris Johnson, they warned 14-day quarantine was crippling travel, wrecking trade prospects and jeopardising the recovery. The chief executive of Heathrow accused the Government of ‘doing nothing to protect jobs’. ‘What makes me … Read more