India, Thailand, Canada, Singapore: Covid-19 and hotel quarantine
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People wait to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a test center in Allahabad on February 26, 2021 © AFP / Sanjay Kanojia
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The coronavirus pandemic is regaining in intensity in places, which is pushing many countries to strengthen their health measures.
One of the first victims of this crisis is tourism.
It's been a year since it became very complicated to travel, and that will not change with the proliferation of variants.
We are reviewing these various measures taken all over the world to control entry and exit into a territory.
In India, the government is tightening its entry controls, with the aim of stopping new variants.
With
Côme Bastin
.
In Thailand, quarantine is mandatory.
Fifteen days, three PCR tests and not always a window to open.
The conditions hardened after some carelessness.
With
Carol Isoux
.
In Canada, you must now show a negative Covid test before boarding the plane and have a reservation in a hotel near one of the five Canadian airports authorized to receive passengers from abroad.
The federal government has been warning travelers for two months that they will have to spend a few days in a hotel when they arrive, before isolating themselves at home for more than a week.
And despite everything, the system does not seem really operational.
With
Pascale Guéricolas.
It is also a country where we invent places to avoid the confinement of arrivals.
Places created to attract businessmen and invite them to come and sign contracts.
In Singapore a new kind of hotel was inaugurated this week by the Deputy Prime Minister.
With
Gabrielle Maréchaux
.
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