Curated Articles & Data Tools to keep watch on the Coronavirus Situation

  --//=  19th May 2020 / Issue 70 =//--

Articles

From various online magazines especially about the hospitality industry about the impact of the Coronavirus
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world’s leading luxury hospitality company, has entered into a collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine International, the global division of health care and research leader Johns Hopkins Medicine, to validate its new global health and safety program
Tourism authorities in Maldives have invited comments from industry stakeholders on draft guidelines, which -- if finalised -- will see the introduction of a $100 visa fee and mandatory on-arrival testing for coronavirus for all tourists when the island nation reopens its borders to visitors. Dra
Maldives’ former President and current Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed and Tourism Minister Ali Waheed will participate in Commonwealth webinar on tourism.
Guest experiences at hotels in Asia are set to change in the wake of Covid-19, as hotels tweak guest-facing services and activities to accommodate heightened hygiene and sanitising standards.
The world’s major hotel brands are upping the ante on cleaning in an effort to win customer confidence in the coronavirus industry recovery.
While many of us are staying at home, we're encouraging people worldwide to take a virtual travel day with Street View
Let's take this opportunity to reflect and take the time available to us to document, educate ourselves and to review our operations in a world where best practices will rhyme with the new reality of “6-foot tourism” regarding social distancing.
What’s setting hotels in Sweden apart from those in others markets? Being mindful of the bigger picture, they’ve shaped their strategic plan with specific goals in mind. Despite the current drop in international travel and demand, see how some Swedish hotels have fine-tuned their marketing...
Expedia has launched the Travel from Home virtual tour series featuring a catalogue of virtual activities and experiences to satiate Singaporeans’ wanderlust during this stay-home period.
Farmers in China are being offered cash to quit breeding exotic animals as pressure grows to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade that has been blamed for the coronavirus outbreak. Authorities have for the first time pledged to buy out breeders in an attempt to curb the practice, animal right

Information Sources

Data about the spread of the Coronavirus, from reputable sources

Global
By the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
UNWTO also calls upon the sector and travelers to address this challenge with sound judgment and proportionate measures.
Follow the latest news about coronavirus and its impact on hotels, airlines, cruise lines, tourism destinations, and other sectors of the travel industry.
By Harvard Medical School & Co.
Shows day by day growth/decline per country

Maldives
COVID-19 Local Updates - Ministry of Health - Maldives
Analytics, Information and safety
Avas.mv - Maldives news leader

Singapore
Singapore also recorded the smallest number of COVID-19 cases in the ICU since the start of the circuit breaker on Apr 7.

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