Update: Original: All 379 passengers and crew onboard the Japan Airlines flight that collided with a coastguard plane have survived, according to the Airline. Five coastguard members however, have died in the crash, with only the captain surviving with severe injuries. The coastguard plane was on its way to deliver… Continue reading All 379 people survive Japan Airlines crash; 5 coastguards dead
Germany is set to ban unvaccinated people from bars and stores, outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel announced. Unvaccinated people are going to be barred from a lot of public and private venues as the country is set to impose vaccine passports. Merkel says that the situation is very serious and the… Continue reading Germany to ban unvaccinated from bars and stores
The Omicron variant has driven a sharp increase in COVID cases in South Africa, according to health officials. Over 8,000 new cases were registered in the past 24 hours in South Africa, double than yesterday’s number. The WHO has called the variant to be “of concern” because of its high… Continue reading Omicron spread doubles COVID cases in South Africa
The “highly transmissible” Omicron variant of COVID-19 is slowly bringing back lockdown fears because of its fast spread, and countries reacting in a bid to contain it. The World’s first move was to place travel bans on South Africa and its neighbors where the variant was spreading. Now that it… Continue reading Omicron is slowly bringing back lockdowns
At least 61 passengers have tested positive for COVID-19 on two flights arriving in Netherlands from South Africa. All those who have tested positive have been isolated at a hotel in Amsterdam. It took Dutch authorities hours to test those arriving from South Africa, and out of about 600 passengers,… Continue reading Over 60 people test positive for COVID on two SA-Netherlands flights
The US has imposed a travel ban on South Africa and seven other countries from Southern Africa over the new COVID-19 variant. Only US citizens and residents will be able to enter the country from the region. The United Kingdom and European Union had already restricted travel from the Southern… Continue reading US, Canada follow EU to ban flights from Southern Africa
As the newly detected B.1.1.529 COVID variant wreaks havoc in South Africa, the World is scrambling to ban flights to and from the country, and its neighbors. If a contagious COVID-19 variant wasn’t enough, South Africans are now facing travel bans and a looming lockdown ahead Christmas. COVID may once… Continue reading World scrambles to ban travel to and from Southern Africa
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspended flights to Kabul on Thursday citing “unprofessional” attitude of Taliban authorities. “Our flights frequently faced undue delays because of the unprofessional attitude of the Kabul aviation authorities,” Abdullah Hafeez Khan, the PIA spokesman told AFP. The flight operations will remain suspended until “the situation becomes… Continue reading Pakistan Airlines suspends Kabul flights over Taliban interference
All military and civilian flights in and out of Kabul have been stopped indefinitely. US troops are working on securing the airport where the situation turned into a tragedy after Afghans were seen invading the runway in order to somehow get inside the military aircrafts that were taxing. Civilians were… Continue reading Afghanistan: Flights halted; 500 additional troops sent