Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship begin flying home from Canary IslandsPassengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius are flying home from Tenerife. They are being evacuated by military and governmen...
11 May, 2026, 06.36 AM IST
Britain scraps quarantine for fully vaccinated Indian travellers from October 11The UK had earlier allowed Covishield - Indian name for Astra Zeneca vaccine - but kept a mandatory 10-day quarantine for Indians flying in...
07 Oct, 2021, 11.40 PM IST
Indian foreign minister Jaishankar urges UK to resolve COVID quarantine disputeEngland and Scotland will ease pandemic restrictions from early October, but the list of countries with approved vaccines does not include ...
21 Sep, 2021, 04.15 PM IST
Britain, pressed by airlines, may ease rules for vaccinated travellersEurope's biggest airline Ryanair is set to launch legal action on Thursday against Britain over its travel policy, a campaign other airline...
17 Jun, 2021, 05.54 PM IST
Britain, facing airline pressure, considers easing restrictions for vaccinated travellersThe country's Department for Transport said on Thursday that it was considering how vaccinations could be used for inbound travel. More tha...
17 Jun, 2021, 02.57 PM IST
France could impose tougher coronavirus measures on Britain, says Le DrianFrance does not rule out "slightly tougher," health measures for travellers from Britain, the French foreign affairs minister said on Sunda...
23 May, 2021, 06.01 PM IST
Germany announces curb for Britain travellers amid fears over Covid variant found in IndiaThe announcement that Britain is being classified as a "virus variant area" comes a week after it went back on a list of "risk areas," whic...
22 May, 2021, 05.42 PM IST
UK: Compulsory hotel quarantine from Feb 15The policy, which will begin from February 15, will require all UK citizens and permanent residents returning from countries on its so-call...
05 Feb, 2021, 11.09 PM IST
Britain's COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy to start February 15The mandatory 10-day stay in government-provided accommodation, first announced last month, is designed to tighten borders against mutant s...
05 Feb, 2021, 02.01 PM IST
Britain's COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy to start Feb. 15The mandatory 10-day stay in government-provided accommodation, first announced last month, is designed to tighten borders against new vari...
05 Feb, 2021, 09.44 AM IST
Britain to discuss tighter travel restrictions, reports BBCPrime Minister Boris Johnson told a news conference on Friday that the UK may need to implement further measures to protect its borders fro...
23 Jan, 2021, 03.33 PM IST
Hong Kong bans flights from Britain over new virus strainAnyone arriving in Hong Kong who has been the UK in the last 14 days will also have to undergo a longer quarantine, officials said.
21 Dec, 2020, 02.00 PM IST
UK to make announcement on travel quarantine "very soon": Minister"I'll be saying more about the international side of that very soon," transport minister Grant Shapps told Sky News on Friday.
13 Nov, 2020, 01.49 PM IST
UK plans to cut Covid-19 isolation period: ReportThe new rules, which may come into force in two weeks, will reduce the isolation period to a maximum of 10 days, with one week being the pr...
26 Oct, 2020, 12.02 AM IST
UK's Heathrow Airport passenger numbers down 88% amid ongoing travel restrictionsBritain's Heathrow Airport renewed its call for COVID-19 testing at airports on Tuesday as it reported an 88% plunge in July passenger numb...
11 Aug, 2020, 02.47 PM IST
UK’s quarantine rules end for many nationsThose arriving from higher risk countries will still have to self-quarantine for 14 days but many popular destinations are now exempt, mean...
10 Jul, 2020, 11.29 PM IST
View: Pandemics are breeding grounds for trade warsSuch outbreaks flourish thanks to one factor: international trade, the original pandemic superhighway.
05 Feb, 2020, 06.19 AM IST