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Paranaque City, Sep 7 (EFE/EPA).- Philippines lifted since Monday the COVID-19 travel restrictions, allowing people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia to enter the country. (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG).B-ROLL OF THE MANILA'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN PARANAQUE CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
After an alarming outbreak of a mutant coronavirus, multiple countries have canceled flights from the United Kingdom. According to Business Insider, the move was prompted by fears around the new variant of COVID-19. The mutant coronavirus is believed to be up to 70% more transmissible than the original strain. In order to stop its spread, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that London and surrounding areas would suddenly be plunged into lockdown. Dutch authorities confirmed at least one case of this COVID-19 variant had reached the Netherlands. Flights from the UK to The Netherlands are canceled until January 1st, as are those to Belgium. On Sunday afternoon, Italian foreign minister Luigi di Maio said that the government would be suspending all travel from the UK.
Istanbul (Turkey), June 1, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Tolga Bozoglu).- Turkey is reopening restaurants, cafes, parks, beaches and lifting travel bans between cities as the country eases restrictions imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. FOOTAGE OF ISTANBUL AIRPORT IN TURKEY
Images from an arrival hall at an international airport in Shanghai as China starts issuing a range of visas to foreigners again. The move marks the latest step towards reopening China to the outside world, as Beijing breaks with the strict zero-Covid strategy that defined its pandemic response until a few months ago. IMAGES