[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” _builder_version=”3.9″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.9″ padding_right_1=”30px” padding_left_1=”30px” padding_right_2=”30px” padding_left_2=”30px” background_color_2=”#f4f4f4″ padding_top_1=”30px” padding_bottom_1=”30px” padding_top_2=”30px” padding_bottom_2=”30px”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Category title – Manual” _builder_version=”3.9″ text_font=”|700|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_letter_spacing=”2px” border_style_all=”none” text_text_color=”#848484″]
LATAM NEWS
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”3.9″ color=”#ffffff” height=”15px” /][et_pb_text admin_label=”blog title” _builder_version=”3.9″]
IATA calls for removal of entry restrictions for vaccinated travellers
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”3.9″ color=”#ffffff” height=”15px” /][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.9″ text_orientation=”justified”]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), through its Director General Willie Walsh, has said that people who have undergone the Covid-19 vaccination regime should travel internationally by air “without restriction or testing”.
Speaking at the opening of IATA’s 77th General Assembly in Boston, US, Walsh said the only restriction on international air travel for people who have not been vaccinated should be the need for a rapid antigen test to prove they are not carriers of the disease.
“With the knowledge we have today, which is much greater than when the restrictions were introduced in February 2020, and the fact that the quality of testing has improved dramatically, the risk of contracting coronavirus on board an aircraft is extremely low,” he said.
The director general of IATA, which represents some 300 airlines worldwide, or about 80% of the industry, also said the impact of disease transmission through international travel is currently minimal.
Walsh said IATA has studied the risk of someone with Covid-19 travelling abroad and “changing the dynamics of the coronavirus in that country”. “Clearly it depends on the level of infection and the rate of vaccination, but all indications are that the risk is very, very low,” he said, pointing to the situation in the UK, where between February and August this year, 6.4 million PCR tests were carried out on international travellers, of which only 57,000 were positive.
Source: EFE
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”3.9″ color=”#ffffff” height=”24px” /][et_pb_cta admin_label=”visit members page button” _builder_version=”3.9″ button_text=”Visit Latin America” button_url=”https://quimbaya-tours.com/en/home/” use_background_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_bg_color=”#0c71c3″ button_border_radius=”100″ url_new_window=”on” saved_tabs=”all” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”3.9″ color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” height=”15px” /][et_pb_text admin_label=”side title” _builder_version=”3.9″]
RECENT POSTS
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”3.9″ color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” height=”15px” /][et_pb_blog _builder_version=”3.9″ posts_number=”3″ show_more=”on” show_author=”off” show_categories=”off” show_pagination=”off” header_level=”h5″ header_text_color=”#0c71c3″ header_font=”|600|||||||” custom_css_content=”display: none;” include_categories=”269,220,219″ /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”You may also like:” _builder_version=”3.9″]
You may also like:
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav _builder_version=”3.9″ prev_text=”%title” next_text=”%title” in_same_term=”on” title_font_size=”18px” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.9″ custom_margin=”20px||1px|” custom_padding=”1px||1px|” padding_top_1=”1px” padding_bottom_1=”1px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”SHARE THIS ARTICLE:” _builder_version=”3.9″ custom_margin=”1px||1px|” custom_padding=”1px||1px|”]
Share this article:
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
