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SUMMARY: China’s COVID infection rate soars and the government announces that they will no longer release COVID infection statistics. Travelers need to be aware of the situation and factor it into their own travel risk equation. In the Western United States, powerful storms which are predicted to pack a potential deadly punch are forecasted. In southwestern Germany, a railstrike today is disrupting travel.
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United States - California braces for a atmospheric river coupled with high winds. The National Weather Service issued their warning, “The impacts will include widespread flooding, roads washing out, hillside collapsing, trees down (potentially full groves), widespread power outages, immediate disruption to commerce, and the worst of all, likely loss of human life. This is truly a brutal system that we are looking at and needs to be taken seriously.”
United States/Canada - The travel meltdown which occurred at end of year continues to have a ripple affects as baggage and their owners have not yet found each other. At Vancouver’s International Airport for example there remains 2000 bags which have yet to be processed to be returned to their owners.
Germany - Rail strike takes place today in Southwest Germany Baden-Württemberg region, travel disruptions assured.
China - As COVID cases in China soar, the government announced they were no longer going to release COVID infection statistics. Clearly obfuscation of the pandemic’s footprint in China is a political decision, which every traveler needs to take on board if planning travel to China, as lack of information may place travelers at risk of exposure and the attendant mandatory isolation inside China.
The most recent weather alerts from the government of the United States entities- USGS and the NWS on weather, storms, volcanoes and earthquakes in the U.S. The information is dynamic and is updated every 30 minutes.
- Multi-Hazard Storm Moves into the Plains
- Winter Storm Continues to impact the West; Unusual Warmth in the East
- NMI Ahyi Seamount YELLOW/ADVISORY - Underwater pressure signals indicate continued activity.
- Strong Pacific Storm Impacting the West with High Winds, Heavy Rain, and Mountain Snow
- YVO Yellowstone GREEN/NORMAL - YVO Monthly Update: background seismicity and deformation
- CVO Cascade Range GREEN/NORMAL - All volcanoes are at normal levels.
- CALVO GREEN/NORMAL - CA volcanoes at normal background levels of seismicity and deformation during past week.
- AVO Great Sitkin ORANGE/WATCH - Slow eruption of lava likely continues.
- HVO Kilauea YELLOW/ADVISORY - Kīlauea Volcano is not erupting. There are no signs of activity migrating to either rift …
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The most recent travel alerts from the governments of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, and New Zealand. This presentation of alerts is dynamic and is updated every 30 minutes.
For a more comprehensive list of government travel alerts, visit the Travel Alert page (link above)
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Latest information from the World Heath Organization (Pan American Health Organization) and the U.S. CDC travel alerts.
- Alert - COVID-19 in China, Hong Kong, and Macau
- Institutions from Latin America and the Caribbean to receive grants to support the elimination of communicable diseases
- PAHO makes COVID-19 therapeutic available to 16 countries
- Tocilizumab is used to treat severe disease and can reduce mortality in hospitalized patients
- PAHO leads journalist training on noncommunicable diseases
- Alert - Japanese Encephalitis in Australia
The most recent FEMA disaster relief and other announcements from FEMA Regions 1 through 10.
- FEMA Keeps Reaching Out to Fiona Survivors
- Three Years after the Earthquakes in the South, the Island Has over $810 Million from FEMA for its Recovery
- FEMA Provides Another $5 Million for Montana COVID-19 Response
- Hurricane Ian Assistance Surpasses $4.45 Billion, Thousands of Survivors Impacted by Hurricane Nicole Register for Assistance
- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Signs Major Declaration for the Havasupai Tribe
- Two Weeks Left to Submit Comments Online About Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Regulations; Three Public Meetings Remain
- Mitigation Experts Continue to Offer Rebuilding Advice in Lee and Charlotte Counties
- FEMA Disaster Assistance Application Deadline Approaches
- Hurricane Ian Assistance Surpasses $4 Billion, Thousands of Survivors Impacted by Hurricane Nicole Register for Assistance
