Argentina reports hantavirus cases

One individual has died as a result of infection transmitted via rodents

Air France to trial International SOS health passport

Air France and Groupe ADP launched a new test programme of the ICC AOKpass solution for digitising Covid-19 test results, developed by MedAire/International SOS

Health passports with Covid-19 test information successfully used

IATA’s travel pass was tested successfully by Singapore Airlines as JetBlue starts using CommonPass app, and Hong Kong airport successfully trialled its health passport

Vaccine passports to be introduced for EU travel

A new announcement from the EC confirms that the proposed ‘Digital Green Certificates’ for facilitating international travel are to only be used within the European Union (EU) at first

Malaria elimination confirmed in El Salvador

The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted El Salvador certification of malaria elimination in a notable first for the Central American region

WHO adds Janssen vaccine to COVAX initiative

On 12 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed the Covid-19 vaccine Ad26.COV2.S, developed by Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), for emergency use in all countries and for COVAX roll-out