It is being pushed back. New Zealand has decided to postpone its phased border reopening until February after concerns were raised over the rapid spread of the Omicron variant worldwide. The nation had begun easing some of its restrictions around international travel after seeing its borders closed for nearly two years amid the pandemic. The […]

4 years ago

Finally. After 18 months of one of the strictest lockdowns in the world, parts of Australia are finally reopening to tourists, RTÉ News reports. Tourism hotspot Sydney will reopen to fully vaccinated tourists from around the world from Monday, 1 November without mandatory hotel quarantine. While tourists won’t need to quarantine for two weeks upon […]

4 years ago

Ah here. An Indonesian passenger who had tested Covid-positive was caught on board a mid-air flight, masquerading as his wife in order to make it onto the plane. Though it might sound impossible for the airport staff to make such an oversight, the man – only identified by his initials, DW – had the advantage […]

5 years ago