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

  --//=  14th May 2021 / Issue 430 =//--

Articles

From various online magazines especially about the hospitality industry about the impact of the Coronavirus
The United Arab of Emirates has banned non-resident flight passengers from Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to prevent any possible spread of COVID-19. The ban will be put into force today, and will not include long-term residency holders and diplomats; long-term residency holders in the...
Maldives has banned tourists from South Asia, cutting off an escape route for wealthy Indians fleeing their own country's Covid-19 crisis.
The cluster of cases suggested the ability of a “very virulent” coronavirus variant to evade inoculations, officials said. But none of the infections are believed to have caused serious illness or death.
"It'll ramp slowly over time and we will take a risk-based approach," the Covid-19 Response Minister said.
Qantas has pushed back its plan to restart international flights to late-December, after the federal government announced the delay of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout to the Australian population.
Airport traffic is rebounding off of pandemic troughs in most countries though Fitch Ratings' latest quarterly Global Airport Tracker report says the proverbial runway to normal will not be in sight for years.
Regional tourism players are shaking up their marketing strategies post-Covid, predicting multi-country holidays will be traded in for slow travel in a single destination when tourism resumes.
Sri Lanka has imposed islandwide travel restrictions, similar to a curfew, for a 77-hour period, which started from 23.00 on Thursday (May 13), in a bid to contain a surge in Covid-19 cases.
Foreign citizens arriving in Saudi Arabia must quarantine for week in government-approved accommodation starting 20 May

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)
This is our overview of the early research and data on the outbreak. We update this page daily.
Track confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the globe with Bing
UNWTO also calls upon the sector and travelers to address this challenge with sound judgment and proportionate measures.
Access more trusted Covid19 Global Stat Dashboards from our dedicated page

Maldives
COVID-19 Local Updates - Ministry of Health - Maldives
Analytics, Information and safety

Singapore
SINGAPORE: Twenty-four community cases were among 52 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Friday (May 14), said the ...

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