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Europe loosens COVID policies as Omicron takes out key workers

Britain, France, Switzerland, Spain and Belgium have all cut quarantine periods in the last three weeks and eased some of the conditions for infected staff to return to work. The…

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Italy to eliminate COVID-19 quarantine for vaccinated and negative UK travellers

ROME (Reuters) - Italy will eliminate on Aug. 31 a five-day mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for travellers from the United Kingdom who have completed the vaccination cycle and can show a…

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Britain plans to scrap quarantine for non-UK vaccinated arrivals in weeks

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain plans to scrap quarantine for fully-vaccinated arrivals from other countries in the coming weeks, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday, a day after announcing a…

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Risk of ‘vaccine-busting’ coronavirus variants prompts tougher UK quarantine – Johnson

LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he was looking at toughening border quarantine rules because of the risk of "vaccine-busting" new coronavirus variants.…

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Spain’s King Felipe in quarantine after close contact with coronavirus case

Spain's King Felipe VI started 10 days of quarantine on Monday after coming into close contact with someone who later tested positive for the new coronavirus, a Royal House source…

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Malta: No immediate plan to reduce 14-day quarantine period, health ministry says

Malta has no plans to make changes to its two-week quarantine rules unless advised otherwise by the World Health Organisation and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the health…

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Britain could make Portugal quarantine decision on Friday

Britain could make a decision on Friday on whether to impose a 14-day quarantine on arrivals from Portugal after cases of COVID-19 began to rise in the popular holiday destination,…

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Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways protest with British government against ‘unjustified and disproportionate’ quarantine rules

Three airlines have written to the British government in protest at its "wholly unjustified and disproportionate" quarantine rules for most international arrivals from Monday, a copy of the letter seen…

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Britain to review its quarantine procedures based on the economic impact

Britain will review its quarantine procedures based on the economic impact they are having and actions being taken by other countries as ministers try to limit the risk of importing…

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Malta: Hal Far migrant open centre quarantine extended

Migrants living at the Hal Far open centre will have to remain in quarantine for another 14 days when the current lockdown period ends on Sunday. The centre was placed…

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New Zealand expels two tourists who failed to follow self-isolation rules

Two people who arrived in New Zealand from South East Asia and failed to self-isolate will be kicked out of the country. The New Zealand Herald reports that Immigration NZ…

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Greece shuts all shops, orders anyone coming into country to go into quarantine

Greece’s total number of confirmed Covid-19 infections stands at 352, as 21 new cases were added since Sunday, according to Health Ministry spokesman and infectious diseases Professor Sotiris Tsiodras who…

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Second Coronavirus case detected at the Council of the EU

A second coronavirus case was detected at the Council of the European Union in Brussels last week and 46 staff were asked to stay at home and monitor their health,…

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Passengers quarantined on Virgin Atlantic from Barbados to Gatwick

Passengers on a charter Virgin Atlantic flight were “quarantined” after five crew members and some passengers became unwell during the flight from Barbados which landed at London Gatwick. Those…

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