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German government classifies Cape Verde, India, Oman, Qatar and Tunisia as new COVID-19 'high incidence areas'; Albania and Moldova downgraded
From media reports: Germany has classified India, Qatar, Oman, Tunisia and Cape Verde as new COVID-19 "high incidence areas" due to the number of infections there, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for ....
Trade union federation threatens to stage national strike in May; pilots of South African Airways continue their industrial action
South Africa could be shut down next month if the Congress of South African Trade Union Cosatu's plan to go ahead with a national strike is a success.
The trade union wants a number of demands ....
Dutch government to ban passenger flights from India from 26 April until 1 May because of COVID-19 concerns
The Netherlands will prohibit passenger flights from India from Monday at 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) until May 1 due to fears over a new variant of Covid-19, the ministry of transport said.
The ban, ann....
Italian government bars foreign travellers who have been in India in past 14 days
MILAN, April 25 (Reuters) - Italy has joined other countries by imposing restrictions on travel from India to avert the spread of a COVID-19 variant as the Asian nation struggles with a surge in infec....
New Zealand government pauses arrivals from Western Australia, excludes travellers from quarantine-free bubble because of COVID-19
New Zealand paused arrivals from Western Australia, temporarily excluding the state's travelers from a quarantine-free bubble between the countries due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
"As set out in ou....