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EU removes Canadians from list of approved travellers because of COVID-19

Canada had been on a list of countries where travel was approved

CBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2020 10:50 AM ET | Last Updated: 21 minutes ago
 
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Canada was on the original list of 15 countries that EU officials deemed acceptable for non-essential travel amid COVID-19. But the list is now down to eight countries, and Canada is not on it. (Julio Cortez/The Associated Press)

European Union officials are moving to halt Canadians from travelling to the bloc of European countries amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In July, the EU set up a so-called white list of countries whose citizens would be allowed access for non-essential travel.

 

Canada had been on the approved list from Day 1, along with 14 other countries.

In August, the EU removed Algeria, Montenegro, Morocco and Serbia from the list because of rising COVID-19 case numbers in those countries.

Officials meet every two weeks to decide if any changes should be made to the list, and no changes had been recommended since then.

On Wednesday, officials met for their regularly scheduled meeting and decided to remove three countries — Canada, Tunisia and Georgia — while adding Singapore to the approved travel list.

Rising case numbers

The decision doesn't ban travel immediately, as the details of the proposed changes will now be hashed out in a written procedure, which is normally finalized within days, an EU official told CBC News on condition of anonymity.

Two EU officials told Reuters that the reason for the change is rising COVID-19 case numbers in the three booted countries.

According to CBC's coronavirus tracker, there are more than 203,000 active cases of the disease across Canada, with 2,251 new cases up to the end of day on Tuesday.

After the changes, the white list consists of nine countries: Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Uruguay. 

The list is not necessarily strictly enforced in every EU countries. Some countries, such as France, have not placed any restrictions on visitors from countries on the white list. Germany has pared the list down while Italy requires a period of self-isolation and demands travellers take a private vehicle to their destinations even if they are on the white list.

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U.K. PM imposes new lockdown in England as national COVID-19 cases top 1 million

Infections in Britain running 'significantly above' worst-case scenario, experts warn

The Associated Press · Posted: Oct 31, 2020 12:50 PM ET | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago
 
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference in 10 Downing Street on Saturday. (Alberto Pezzali/The Associated Press)
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday England will enter a month-long lockdown on Thursday to curb a surging coronavirus outbreak.

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This is a breaking update. A previous version of this story can be seen below.


British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to hold a news conference alongside his top scientific advisers on Saturday amid anticipation he will announce a new national lockdown for England to stem a resurgence of the coronavirus that has pushed the U..K.'s total confirmed cases past one million.

Scientists warned that COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in the U.K. could soon surpass the levels seen at the outbreak's spring peak. Johnson's office said the late-afternoon press conference would follow a cabinet meeting to discuss "the government's coronavirus response."

The government said early Saturday that no final decision on new lockdown measures had been made, but Johnson was under growing pressure to act quickly.

London School of Hygiene epidemiologist John Edmunds, a member of the government's scientific advisory group, said Saturday that cases were running "significantly above" a reasonable worst-case scenario drawn up by modellers.

"It is really unthinkable now, unfortunately, that we don't count our deaths in tens of thousands from this wave," Edmunds told the BBC. "The issue is, is that going to be low tens of thousands if we take radical action now or is that going to be the high tens of thousands if we don't?"

 
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People wearing face masks are seen in London on Saturday. (Henry Nicholls/Reuters)

Official figures announced Saturday recorded 21,915 new cases confirmed in the last 24 hours, bringing Britain's total since the start of the pandemic to 1,011,660. Britain's official death toll from the coronavirus is 46,555, the highest in Europe, with 326 new deaths announced Saturday.

The United States, India, Brazil, Russia, France, Spain, Argentina and Colombia have also recorded more than 1 million cases, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Scientists say the true number of cases is much higher because not everyone with the virus is tested.

Johnson has introduced a system of local restrictions for England based on levels of infection. But scientists say it has not been enough to tame a surge of COVID-19 cases, and Britain is likely to join other European countries such as France, Germany and Belgium in imposing a second lockdown.

Any new lockdown would likely see non-essential businesses close and people told to stay mostly at home, though schools would remain open.

The measures would apply to England. Other parts of the U.K. set their own public health measures, with Wales and Northern Ireland already effectively in lockdown and Scotland under a set of tough regional restrictions.

 
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A child wears a mask in Durham, U.K., on Saturday. (Lee Smith/Reuters)

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Saturday that for now people in Scotland should not travel to or from England, "except for essential purposes."

Lucy Powell, business spokesperson for the opposition Labour Party, accused the government of "dithering" and said the country was now facing a longer lockdown than if Johnson had acted sooner.

Johnson under pressure

But Johnson is also under pressure from some members of his Conservative Party, who oppose tighter restrictions because of the economic damage they would cause. Any new lockdown will need Parliament's approval.

Owners of businesses that have struggled to get back on their feet since the first lockdown was eased said the impact of new closures would be devastating.

A government program that has paid the wages of millions of furloughed employees during the pandemic ends Saturday, replaced by less-generous measures that are likely to bring a surge in unemployment.

 
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People walk past a poster by artist Hayden Kay criticizing the Conservative government's pandemic response in London on Saturday. (Henry Nicholls/Reuters)

"People have borrowed up to the hilt and spent money in order to get COVID-secure," said Kate Nicholls of pub and restaurant industry group Hospitality U.K. "There is no spare capacity in the tank to be able to fund a lockdown, even for three to four weeks."

The U.K. is recording more than 20,000 new coronavirus infections a day, and government statisticians say the true figure is far higher. The Office for National Statistics estimated Friday that 1 in 100 people in England, well over half a million, had the virus in the week to Oct. 23.

Jeremy Farrar, director of medical research charity the Wellcome Trust and a government adviser, urged swift action to avoid many more deaths.

"The best time to act was a month ago but these are very tough decisions which we would all like to avoid," he tweeted. "The second-best time is now."

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Cuomo Ditches Quarantine List for Sweeping NY Entry Test Policy

People coming to the Empire State must take a coronavirus test before starting travel and again four days after entering the state, according to a new policy outlined by Gov. Andrew Cuomo

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New York's quarantine list, which had most recently restricted travel from 41 U.S. hotspots, is no more. Instead, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says travelers coming into the state must take a coronavirus test before starting travel and again four days after entering the state.

As described by the governor, there are two classifications of travelers entering New York: residents who traveled outside the state for less than 24 hours, and everyone else. Both kinds of travelers entering New York must now quarantine for at least a 3-day period before taking a coronavirus test. As long as the test comes back negative, the governor says, the quarantine period can end.

New Yorkers returning from travel under 24 hours outside the state do not need to take a test before coming back, but must still take a test after re-entering. Everyone else, in the general categorization, must take a test before traveling to New York, Cuomo said. Within three days of traveling to the state, people must take a test before commuting via plane or other mode of travel.

Anyone opting not to take a test four days after arrival must still complete a 14-day quarantine period.

"They'll be no quarantine list, they'll be no metrics," Cuomo said on his daily press briefing Saturday.

New York's quarantine list required travelers to the tri-state area from U.S. hotspots to self-isolate for 14 days before roaming freely in the region. It also required residents of the tri-state area to self-isolate after returning home from an identified hotspot.

The newest testing mandate for people entering the state does not apply to neighboring New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts due to regional proximity. While acknowledging rising virus positivity in nearby states, Cuomo said there is too much daily travel across their borders to regulate.

"It would disrupt everything if you quarantined those states," he added.

Cuomo continues to urge New Yorkers, to the extent they can, to avoid nonessential travel between those nearby states for as long as they meet the quarantine threshold. Govs. Phil Murphy and Ned Lamont have issued similar pleas to the people of New Jersey and Connecticut in recent weeks.

The state's shift in policy comes as New York teetered on the edge of meeting its own standards for the tri-state quarantine list, reporting 9.99 new cases per 100,000 people over a seven-day rolling period as of Thursday. The threshold is 10, which the neighboring states of Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Jersey have already topped.

That metric is driven by high numbers in the Southern Tier (25.07 per 100,000) and Mid-Hudson (12.74 per 100,000) regions. Long Island's rate of new cases per 100,000 residents (9.39) over the last week is lower than the statewide average and New York City's is even lower (9.12), even as its mayor warned that he was concerned about the recent growth of the city's rolling positivity rate.

The numbers had improved slightly Friday over Thursday, including the seven-day rolling positivity average (1.87 percent vs 1.92 percent), which Mayor Bill de Blasio describes as the "most objective" measure of standing in the COVID war. And while the mayor breathed a sigh of relief after Thursday's jump, the city is still not in a position to relax yet.

"So a little bit of stabilizing, a little bit of better news today, but we've got a long way to go," de Blasio said.

Statewide, the numbers are going up across the board, even as New York continues to hold the third-lowest positivity rate in the nation, according to Johns Hopkins data. Gov. Andrew Cuomo reported nearly 2,500 new cases Thursday, the highest daily total since mid-May, and another 2,255 Friday. The state also saw more than 1,000 total hospitalizations Friday for an eighth straight day, which it hasn't done since it first came down off that 1,000 marker toward the end of June.

All hospitals in the state are supposed to keep at least a third of their regular beds and a third of their ICU beds open to handle any potential resurgence. As of Friday, the state was short on the regular bed goal (25 percent). Long Island had just 21 percent open, while New York City only had 18 percent available. Both areas were low on ICU beds, too. Still, hospitals say they feel "very confident" in their ability to handle a resurgence, armed with hard-earned lessons from the spring.

 

Daily Percentage of Positive Tests by New York Region

Gov. Andrew Cuomo breaks the state into 10 regions for testing purposes and tracks positivity rates to identify potential hotspots. Here's the latest tracking data by region and for the five boroughs. For the latest county-level results statewide, click here

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New York's recent upticks, while anxiety-inducing for some who live there, are marginal -- for now -- compared with what the rest of the United States is seeing. Cases are rising in virtually every state and deaths in most. The United States smashed its daily case record for the fifth time since last week on Friday, surpassing 90,000 per day for the second time (98,583 to be exact) as the case total continued past 9 million.

Across the Northeast, which seemed to have brought the virus under control over the summer, many states are seeing record numbers of new infections, prompting some to weigh new restrictions as the colder months and holiday season loom.

The out-of-state threat only compounds the threat at home, as all three tri-state governors face varying increases of COVID cases and hospitalizations, along with overall positivity rates, in their respective states. Cuomo's micro-cluster strategy is ongoing in certain highly specific geographic areas of Brooklyn, Queens, Rockland, Orange and other counties. The largest city in New Jersey has implemented new virus control measures to curb its recent case surge.

New Jersey is mulling drastic new measures to clamp down on rising COVID-19 cases. Sarah Wallace reports.

New Jersey hasn't implemented any new sweeping statewide restrictions or even geographically targeted ones as Cuomo has done, but Murphy told CNN Friday that he would impose more ranging shutdowns if it came to that.

"We shut as aggressively as any American state in March. We've done it before, if we had to we would do it again, but, please, God, I hope we don't have to get to that, Murphy said Friday. "I mean, it's not March, April, May, which was probably a 12 out of 10, but it's probably seven, eight. And everything's on the table."

A short time later, he reported 2,089 new COVID cases overnight, the first time New Jersey has seen single-day numbers of that volume since early May. The months-long high in new daily cases came a day after Murphy declared that the long-feared second wave of coronavirus is no longer a theoretical.

"It's coming. And it's coming now," a somber Murphy said Thursday.

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Covid-19: Austria and Portugal announce restrictions

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Austria and Portugal have announced new restrictions in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus.

In Austria, the restrictions include a curfew from 20:00 to 06:00. Cafes and restaurants will be takeaway only.

Portugal's measures cover 70% of the country. People will be required to stay at home except for work, school or essential errands.

A number of European countries have enforced new measures as the continent grapples with a second wave.

France introduced measures on Friday and on Saturday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a four-week lockdown for England.

On Friday, Austria recorded a record 5,627 infections, just short of the 6,000 level that the government claims will stretch hospitals beyond capacity. Figures were slightly lower on Saturday with 5,349 infections.

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The restrictions, announced on Saturday, will come into effect on Tuesday and last until the end of November.

Gyms will shut along with museums however shops will remain open.

Kindergartens and primary schools will close but high schools and universities will switch to online learning.

"We did not take this decision lightly but it is necessary," Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said during a news conference.

Portugal also announced new measures on Saturday, which will apply to 121 communes out of 308 in the country. The measures encompass both Lisbon and Porto.

People in those areas are being told to stay at home and work remotely where possible. Shops must close by 22:00.

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said: "If nothing is done, the rise in infections will inevitably lead us to a situation of failure of our health system."

The measures will be reviewed in two weeks' time.

On Saturday, Portugal recorded 4,007 cases and 39 deaths. Almost 2,000 people are receiving treatment, of whom 286 are in intensive care.

What's happening elsewhere in Europe?

Much of Europe is battling with soaring infection rates, with several countries reinstating lockdowns or partial lockdowns to try to stem the wave.

Slovakia has announced it is testing everyone over the age of 10 to try and stop the spread of the disease there. The project to test four million people in the country, where infections have soared, is expected to last over two weekends.

Poland saw cases go up for a fifth day in a row, with Covid-19 patients occupying 16,144 hospital beds - 1,305 of them on ventilators - according to the Polish health ministry. There were 280 new deaths.

The rise comes as protesters against last week's near-total ban on abortion continue to defy government calls to stay at home due to rising infections.

The country already has the highest level of restrictions to date, with public gatherings banned, most schools closed and restaurants and cafes only offering take-away service.

Last week, Polish President Andrzej Duda, 48, tested positive for the virus, but experienced no symptoms.

As of Saturday, Poland had 340,834 total cases, with 5,351 deaths according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Deaths from Covid-19 in Hungary rose by 51, bringing the total to 1,750, the government said on Saturday.

It also said the number of Covid patients in hospital had exceeded 4,000 for the first time.

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Hungary has yet to impose restrictions on mass events, with schools and shops remaining open and football matches operating throughout the pandemic.

However, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a radio interview on Friday that authorities would hand out fines to anyone failing to wear a mask where required.

As of Saturday, Hungary had 71,413 total cases, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Greece has announced a partial lockdown, with restaurants and other leisure activities closed in major Greek cities from Tuesday. Greece has not seen as many cases as other parts of Europe, but there has been a steady increase since early October.

Belgium has announced a return to a national lockdown from Monday, as latest coronavirus figures show it has the highest infection rate in Europe. It means non-essential shops and businesses offering personal services like hair salons will be closed until mid-December. The country has more than half of its 2,000 intensive care unit beds already occupied by Covid-19 patients

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Coronavirus: Too early for Christmas travel plans, European countries say

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A number of European countries have warned that it is too early to plan for Christmas travel, as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the continent.

In Sweden, people have been told to prepare for possible travel restrictions during the holiday period.

Meanwhile Irish and French authorities said it was too soon to say if people could make travel arrangements.

With six weeks until the festive season, lockdowns and other measures are in force in several countries.

Portugal has significantly expanded the number of places subject to a night curfew. From Monday, three-quarters of the country will be under the government's toughest restrictions.

Sweden's top state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell told citizens to prepare for the possibility of restricted travel between different areas during the Christmas period so that regional healthcare services could avoid becoming overwhelmed.

A provisional decision would likely be made in a week or two, he said, adding that Swedes needed to be prepared that things could still change "right before Christmas".

Mr Tegnell also said "the large bulk" of new Covid-19 cases were currently coming from private parties. He said he hoped a ban on serving alcohol in pubs and bars after 22:00, die to start next weekend, would not lead to a rise in private social gatherings.

On Thursday, authorities announced 40 new deaths, the country's highest daily toll for five months.

 
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Meanwhile, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he would not yet advise Irish citizens living abroad to book flights home, adding that it was "too soon" to give such advice.

A similar sentiment was shared by French Prime Minister Jean Castex, who said it was "too early" to say whether citizens could buy train tickets to travel at Christmas.

He added that there would be no easing of lockdown restrictions for at least two weeks. "It would be irresponsible to soften the lockdown now," he told a news conference, "the gains are fragile."

Under the lockdown restrictions, people in France can only leave their homes to go to work if they cannot work from home, to buy essential goods, seek medical help or to exercise for one hour a day. All non-essential shops, restaurants and bars are shut, but schools and creches remain open.

Mr Castex added that some shops may be allowed to reopen from 1 December, depending on case numbers. But he said bars and restaurants must remain closed.

 

France is grappling with a sharp rise in cases, with more than 1.9 million confirmed infections, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

On Thursday, French health authorities announced a record-high 32,638 hospitalisations - almost 350 higher than a peak reached in April.

But the daily number of new infections was over 2,500 lower than Wednesday, and France's seven-day moving average was down for a fifth day in a row.

In Italy, much of the country is in lockdown, but there are calls for stricter measures as the numbers of infections and deaths continue to grow. Regional Affairs Minister Francesco Boccia said people should celebrate Christmas only with close family members.

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De Havilland Canada Providing Support to Aero HygenX in the Development and Marketing of an Autonomous Robot to Disinfect Dash 8 Aircraft Cabins Using UVC Light


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  • Designed and manufactured by Aero HygenX, the robot RAY will provide Dash 8 aircraft operators with a consistent, sustainable and chemical-free method to disinfect cabin air and surfaces between flights
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OTTAWA and TORONTO, ON, Nov. 26, 2020 /CNW/ - De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited ("De Havilland Canada") is providing support to Aero HygenX Inc. in the development and marketing of a new version of the autonomous robot, RAY that will be optimized for use on Dash 8 Series aircraft. Designed and manufactured by Aero HygenX in Canada, RAY delivers high-frequency ultraviolet-C (UVC) light to disinfect aircraft cabins between flights. This germicidal wavelength of light destroys up to 99.99% of pathogens -- including the COVID-19 virus. The use of RAY would also reduce the need for frequent chemical-based disinfection that could potentially impact aircraft interior surfaces and sensitive equipment, and also leave residues that may come into contact with passengers and crew.

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Scaled Illustration of RAY* in Dash 8-400 Aircraft Cabin *Designed and manufactured by Aero HygenX, RAY is an autonomous robot that delivers high-frequency UVC light to disinfect aircraft cabins between flights. (CNW Group/De Havilland Aircraft of Canada)

"The cabin environmental control systems on our Dash 8 Series aircraft are highly effective in providing safe air quality for passengers during flight, and RAY will be a consistent, sustainable and chemical-free means of disinfecting the cabin air and surfaces between flights," said Robert Mobilio, Vice President, Engineering and Quality, De Havilland Canada. "Working closely with our engineers and operators of Dash 8 aircraft, Aero HygenX is quickly optimizing RAY's design to meet the specific size and operational requirements of all models of Dash 8 aircraft. We look forward to offering RAY to operators of Dash 8 aircraft soon."

"We're excited with the level of support we are receiving from an industry leader like De Havilland Canada," said Arash Mahin, Chief Executive Officer, Aero HygenX. "Operators of Dash 8 Series aircraft will be able to use RAY during their pre-flight disinfection procedures to manage COVID-19 risks and help re-build passenger confidence. We believe RAY will strengthen our invaluable aviation industry and mitigate the impacts of future disease outbreaks."

When optimized for use on Dash 8 Series aircraft, RAY will have a compact body while still delivering the required UVC dosage and 360° coverage throughout the cabin. RAY's compact profile will also facilitate its use inside lavatories and crew areas. The disinfection procedure within Dash 8 Series aircraft between flights would be completed in under five minutes. Data analysis and reporting will be available via the cloud-based HygenXStream.

More than 155 airlines, leasing companies and other organizations have ordered almost 1,300 Dash 8 aircraft. This worldwide fleet supports diverse airline operating models as low cost carriers, network connectors and point-to-point regional aircraft. The aircraft are also deployed in hybrid passenger-cargo operations and all-cargo operations, and many provide an ideal platform for special mission operations  including fire-fighting, search and rescue, medical evacuation and coastal surveillance.

About Aero HygenX
Aero HygenX is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, where it has developed and manufactures its revolutionary autonomous UVC robot called RAY. Its founders and executives have a passion for the aviation industry and a combined 80+ years of experience in safety and quality management, airline operations, software, electrical engineering and electromagnetics. The company's vision is to instill confidence in passengers to travel again and set a new precedent in the transportation disinfecting industry. www.aerohygenx.com

About De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited
With its acquisition of the Dash 8 aircraft program, Longview Aviation Capital has proudly relaunched De Havilland Canada, one of Canada's most iconic brands. De Havilland Canada's portfolio includes support to the worldwide fleet of Dash 8-100/200/300/400 aircraft, as well as production and sales of the Dash 8-400 aircraft. With its low carbon footprint and operating costs, industry-leading passenger experience and jet-like performance, the Dash 8-400 aircraft, which seats up to 90 passengers, is the environmentally responsible choice for operators seeking optimal performance on regional routes.  https://dehavilland.com

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Kenyans arrested at airport with 'fake' Covid certificates

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Officials have arrested 21 people accused of attempting to use fake "Covid-free certificates" to travel from Kenya to the United Arab Emirates.

It came after the UAE issued a visa ban on Kenyans, allegedly after visitors were found using forged certificates.

The suspects are due to appear on court later on Friday, according to local media.

Coronavirus cases are rising in Kenya and on Thursday it tightened restrictions on public gatherings.

Earlier this week, the UAE decided to stop giving visas to citizens of 13 countries, including Kenya, Somalia, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria.

The 21 travellers were attempting to fly to Dubai when they were apprehended at the main airport in Kenyan capital Nairobi on Thursday.

They are accused of using forged medical documents that certified they tested negative for coronavirus in advance of travel.

On another recent flight, from Nairobi to Dubai, about 100 Kenyans were reportedly found with similar falsified documents and half later tested positive at the airport, according to Kenyan website Nairobi news.

Kenya has recorded 80,102 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 1,427 deaths since the pandemic began. On Thursday a further 780 infections were reported, according to the Kenyan health ministry.

New restrictions on public gatherings were introduced on Thursday. The number of guests allowed to attend weddings has been reduced to 50 and no more than 100 mourners may attend a funeral.

Meanwhile church services are now limited to a maximum of 90 minutes.

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