Update 2021-02-15 (5): As of Monday night (15 February) a near-total internet shutdown has again been imposed on Myanmar. Update 2021-02-15 (4): According to recent media reports, the shots fired in Mandalay were apparently rubber bullets. Update 2021-02-15 (3): According […]
Update 2021-02-15 (2): According to media information from Monday (15 February), there will be no further relaxations of COVID-19 restrictions for restaurants, hotels and cultural institutions until at least 01 March.
Update 2021-02-10: On Wednesday (10 February), the German government, together with the governments of the federal states, decided to extend the current lockdown until at least 07 March. Shops will have to remain closed, only hairdressers will be allowed to reopen […]
Update 2021-02-10: On Wednesday (10 February), the Governor of New York announced that venues with at least 10,000 seats could resume operations at 10% capacity. Update 2021-02-09: As of Friday (12 February), restaurants and bars in New York City are allowed to […]
Etihad Airways has claimed to be the first airline in the world to have vaccinated all operating pilots and cabin crew against Covid-19. Tony Douglas, group chief executive officer, Etihad Aviation Group, said: “We proactively made the vaccine available to […]
Marriott has expanded its already considerable portfolio of hotels in Shanghai, China, with the opening of the JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Fengxian, the 50th Marriott hotel in the city. Located on Hangzhou Bay in the city’s Fengxian seaside district, the […]
Hyatt has expanded its portfolio of hotels in Australia with the opening of the Hyatt Regency Brisbane, the first Hyatt in Brisbane and eighth in the country. Located in the heart of the city’s central business district within Queen Street […]
Update 2021-02-09: On Tuesday (09 February), the French parliament approved the extension of the health emergency until at least 01 June.
Update 2021-02-09 (3): According to further reports, live ammunition was also used sporadically against demonstrators in Naypyidaw. At least two people were hospitalised with gunshot wounds. Update 2021-02-09 (2): According to media reports, security forces employed rubber bullets and tear gas to […]
Update 2021-02-09: According to reports on Tuesday (09 February), Tasmanian authorities have declared 15 areas (11 around Wollongong, three near Melbourne and one near Sydney) as risk areas. Persons wishing to travel to Tasmania from these areas must make prior arrangements […]