The impact of the coronavirus fell hard on February arrivals, registering a 42 percent drop compared to the same month in 2019. According to the latest Palau Visitors Arrivals statistics, for the month of February 2020 visitor arrivals to Palau totaled 5,613 representing a decrease of 4,162 compared to February 2019 with 9,776 visitor arrivals. […]
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Travel alert expands to include Japan and South Korea
Ministry of Health issued a travel alert to all travelers to avoid “non-essential travel” to include Japan and South Korea. This expansion of travel alert is not part of the current Executive Order that prohibits travel to China, Macau and Hong Kong. This expands the Ministry of Health’s travel alert issued on January 30th that […]
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Travel restrictions for those coming from China extended: NZ PM
WELLINGTON, 24 FEBRUARY 2020 (RNZ PACIFIC) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has confirmed the country’s China travel ban will be extended for another eight days. Ardern said NZ was also exploring the possibility of an exemption to the travel ban for foreign tertiary students in mainland China. She made the announcement after Cabinet […]