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SUMMARY: Travelers from China are finding themselves facing renewed travel restrictions due to the marked increase in COVID cases within China. While severe weather is affecting travel in the United States and the Philippines. Rail strikes in the United Kingdom, Paraguay and Argentina are effecting travel.
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CHINA: The PRC remains the epicenter of the global COVID pandemic with a continued surge of COVID cases. Such is the level of infections within China, countries are once again taking a page from the January 2020 COVID playbook and requiring COVID testing prior to allowing entry or otherwise restricting entry of travelers from China. China calls these actions “unreasonable.” Travelers to and from China will need to do a bit of sleuthing prior to travel to update themselves on the current entry requirements.
Philippines - The number of casualties continue to rise due to severe rain causing widespread flooring. Travel in and out of Philippines have been interrupted.
United States - Sever weather across the midwest and northern plains is and will cause significant interruptions in air travel. To determine specific airport misery, Flight Aware’s Misery Map is a good one-stop optic into the situation across the U.S.
United Kingdom - Rail travel in the U.K. will be disrupted as the nation’s rail works began a strike.
Argentina & Paraguay - Rail travel between the two countries is being affected by an indefinite rail strike which commenced on 02 January.
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
- 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.
- 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
- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for New York
- Stay Safe in Extreme Cold Conditions
- FEMA Awards Nearly $1.3 Million to Massport for Winter Storm Kenan Snow Costs
- FEMA Awards Over $1.1 Million to City of Lawrence for COVID-19 Feeding Costs
