Viking Cruises launches onboard Covid-testing facility

Viking integrates onboard non-invasive PCR testing facility; meanwhile, more cruise liners cancel or suspend 2020 sailings as Covid-19 continues to cause trouble

United Airlines launches free transatlantic Covid-19 testing pilot

Free testing guarantees all customers aged over two years old, as well as crew onboard, have tested negative before departure 

Caribbean launches set of healthy tourism initiatives

The Caribbean Public Health Agency’s (CARPHA) new health assurance ‘stamp’ is just one of the initiatives set up to protect the region’s tourism sector and safeguard public health

Yodellers in Switzerland blamed for Covid-19 outbreak

Hospital admissions are rising in Swiss canton Schwyz, where 600 people attended a yodelling musical without wearing masks

Mosquito control resources offered by US CDC

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has teamed up with the American Mosquito Control Association to produce a volume of resources to guide mosquito control in areas...

Dengue epidemic in Martinique, France

The number of cases reported on the Caribbean island constitute the largest outbreak reported on the island in the last decade