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Italy extends lockdown

Health officials believe it is too soon to consider lifting restrictions

New research finds death rate of Covid-19 is 1.38 per cent

A new analysis provides comprehensive Covid-19 hospitalisation and death rate estimates, enabling countries to best prepare

Four passengers died on cruise ship stuck in limbo during Covid-19 pandemic

Four elderly passengers on board Holland America’s MS Zaandam have died from coronavirus

Coronavirus update: Spain’s death toll surpasses China’s, India on lockdown

Spain has joined Italy in seeing its death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic surpass that of China, while more than a billion Indians joined the lockdown confining one-third of humanity

FAI assists in coronavirus efforts

FAI is continuing to closely monitor the evolution of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and is providing regular updates on our capabilities regarding the repatriation of clients out of China

The psychology of international business travel

Dr Robert Quigley, Senior Vice-President and Regional Medical Director, Americas Region for International SOS Assistance, Inc. and MedAire, explores what businesses can do to ensure peace of mind for their…

Zika’s impact on tourism

Mark Gallivan, Lead Data Scientist at Metabiota, explores how analysis of social media can help to calculate the economic burden of disease outbreaks such as Zika.

The role of travellers, insurers and healthcare organisations in preventing the spread of infectious diseases

Infectious diseases pose a real threat to travellers worldwide. What role do individual travellers, insurers and healthcare organisations play in preventing their spread?