Leading global risk company Riskline has released its latest report detailing risk levels around the world, specific country updates and the latest advice.
These travel risks have been compiled by Riskline’s team of travel risk analysts across 12 countries who monitor and review issues daily.
Here are the main points:
- Riskline re-assessed the COVID-19 Risk Levels for 12 countries, including Germany and Barbados, which were downgraded from Extreme and High, respectively, as well as India which is now Extreme.
- After the United States, the UK has the highest death toll in the world.
- Brazil, Russia and Turkey continue to see a surge of cases.
- Eurostar announced that passengers will have to wear face masks or face coverings at their stations and onboard cross-Channel trains, which pass through London, Paris and Lille in France, and Brussels in Belgium.
- JetBlue, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Frontier Airlines announced that passengers, as well as cabin crew, are required to wear masks on flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not yet mandated the use of masks for all carriers.
On a positive note….
- In South Korea, more establishments, including museums and national parks, will reopen and the ban on gatherings and events will be lifted, so long as organisers follow health guidelines, from 6 May.
- New Zealand transitioned to “Alert Level 3” after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reported that there was “no widespread undetected community transmission”. The island nation reported less than 10 daily new infections for several days at the end of April.
