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COVID-19: Spain nationalises private healthcare
The Spanish government has nationalised all private hospitals and healthcare providers in the effort against the coronavirus. All health facilities in the Spain, including...
COVID-19: travel restrictions affecting medical tourism
A country by country summary of the latest travel news that affects international and domestic medical tourism, as IMTJ goes to press.
As of 18...
COVID-19: Saudi Arabia bans travel to and from 14 countries
Saudi Arabia has suspended all travel to and from 14 countries: UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, South Korea,...
COVID-19: Global collaboration to develop coronavirus vaccine
CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, and global pharma giant GSK have a new collaboration aimed at helping the global effort to develop...
COVID-19 : UNWTO predicts negative growth and calls on tourism to be part of...
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) is calling on governments, international organisations and agencies to include tourism as a priority in recovery plans....
COVID-19: Qatar bans and travel advice will affect medical tourism
Qatar has expanded the list of nationalities banned from entry as part of measures to curb contamination by the fast-spreading Coronavirus. The ban now...
COVID-19: Jordan expatriates and foreign students banned from outbound travel
Jordan has decided to temporarily ban trips abroad for expatriate workers and foreign students studying in Jordan to control any possible outbreak of COVID-19....
COVID-19: Sri Lanka quarantine will impact inbound health and medical travel
Sri Lanka has started quarantining people travelling from Italy, South Korea and Iran, the countries experiencing major outbreaks of the coronavirus.
Sri Lankan expatriates and...
COVID-19: All inbound travellers to Israel quarantined
New regulations will block inbound and outbound medical tourism from Israel.
With 42 cases of Covid-19 now confirmed in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has...
COVID-19: UAE urges citizens and residents to avoid travel
The UAE has urged citizens and residents to avoid travelling due to the continuing spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. The Ministry of Health and...
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