Tag: omicron variant

The Hong Kong government made a series of announcements, declaring new stringent measures for entry into the country, banning flights from certain countries and extending entry bans.

Port city Ningbo in East China’s Zhejiang Province, has shut down parts of the city due to recent epidemic surge that caused 23 infections in two days.

As the omicron variant is spreading globally, an increasing number of countries have published regulations affecting shipping.

Pakistan decided to update its guidelines as far as COVID-19 travel restrictions are concerned.

According to CDC, the COVID-19 pandemic has reached every vessel in the actively-operating U.S. cruise fleet. 

Cruise ship companies in Brazil will suspend most operations until Jan. 21, following several offshore outbreaks of the coronavirus.

Commenting on the call by US CDC to the public to avoid cruise ships, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) noted that this decision is "particularly perplexing."

As a result of the continued high level of infections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Danish Maritime Authority has decided to extend the scheme, which gives Danish ships the opportunity to include extra medicine and equipment.

Brazilian national health agency Anvisa called  the public to avoid cruise ships for at least the beginning of 2022.

With the COVID-19 pandemic still affecting global operations, countries around the world have either updated or launched new measures that affect shipping.