WHO and WTTC Urge Global Shift Away from Travel Controls

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), passengers worldwide seem quite willing to share their biometric data (face scans) with border authorities if it means faster travel processing and less time in lengthy queues.

As COVID transmission rates continue to surge in some areas and wane in others, navigating the complexities of international travel requires a good deal of diligence. It’s not going to be easy. But what choice is there?

As the pandemic has taught us, travel cover needs to evolve, expand, become more agile, quicker to respond to moving targets, more responsive to individual needs as well as government mandates, yet still remain accessible to moms and dads taking their kids to the beach.

As COVID-19 forces us to stay home in order to protect each other, for some of us, the isolation may start to trigger anxiety or restlessness. Waking up in the morning can be a gloomy affair if you don’t have any plan for the day and can be stressful if you’re unsure of what to expect.

The current COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented effort by scientists around the world to develop a vaccine. Vaccines are important to protect us where the risks of natural infection are significant.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been part of our lives for many weeks now. With summer and warmer days coming up, and with reopening plans in many provinces and territories, we are tempted to go back to “normal”.

Wearing a face mask is a public health measure that is likely to be helpful at this time of the pandemic. The decision to recommend its use by public health authorities was a difficult one. One of the biggest reasons was that educating the public on how to wear a face mask safely is challenging.

Many individuals are now asking themselves: As recommendations keep on evolving throughout the pandemic, what has changed and why do I have to wear a mask? What are the benefits of wearing one when we go out in public and why is it now mandatory?