With the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths rising exponentially, it is no surprise that the Government Accountability Office is calling for urgent action. The pandemic is not going to take a rest for the holidays, nor will it wait for a new administration. The message is clear: Act now. Keep Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised the specter of bioterrorism. While defenses have usually been targeted at improving physical security, or cybersecurity in terms of sabotaging treatment and infrastructure, a team of researchers have found that biologists could be tricked into creating dangerous toxins in their labs. Keep Reading
The new risk management manual is designed to help countries assess and include personal tests as part of their overall air transport public health responses to COVID-19. Keep Reading
The pilot program with Dignity Health-GoHealth Urgent Care offers COVID-19 testing to passengers departing on Cathay Pacific flights, using the airport’s onsite rapid testing facility. Keep Reading
Airports Council International (ACI) World has formed a partnership with Bureau Veritas to provide an audit program to ensure the proper implementation of appropriate health and safety measures. Keep Reading
Among the factors and locations considered in the ACI health accreditation assessment were terminal access, check-in areas, security screening and boarding gates, lounges, retail outlets, food and beverage locations, boarding bridges, escalators and elevators, and the baggage claim areas and arrivals exit. Keep Reading
Our infrastructure was in dire need of capital improvements, repair, and maintenance well before the ongoing pandemic. Keep Reading
The vaccine can be stored, transported and handled at normal refrigerated conditions (2-8 degrees Celsius/ 36-46 degrees Fahrenheit) for at least six months and administered within existing healthcare settings. Keep Reading
Passengers arriving into England will soon be able to reduce mandatory self-isolation by at least a week, as the U.K. government launches its new strategy for testing international arrivals. Keep Reading
Guidance on traveling and travel restrictions varies across the United States as the country faces new surges in COVID-19 cases ahead of Thanksgiving travel. Keep Reading
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approved indication for Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) to include post-exposure prevention of influenza (flu) for patients 12 years of age and older after contact with an individual who has the flu. Keep Reading
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Level 4 travel notice on November 21 advising against cruise travel. It also published an update to its air travel guidance. Keep Reading
With Thanksgiving a week away and coronavirus cases exploding nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended against traveling or gathering for the holiday. Keep Reading
Following this first phase, LAX will scale up its COVID-19 testing capability in early December with the opening of an on-site rapid COVID-19 test laboratory. Keep Reading
The new IATA Guidance for Vaccine and Pharmaceutical Logistics and Distribution provides recommendations for governments and the logistics supply chain in preparation for what will be the largest and most complex global logistics operation ever undertaken. Keep Reading
The three-test approach aims to validate a customer's negative status for COVID-19 throughout the travel journey and will provide insight into the most effective and practical testing interval. Keep Reading
The U.S. government is surveying U.S. air carrier airports and passenger airlines to ascertain the level of implementation of recommendations for protection of passengers and employees from the spread of COVID-19 in the air transportation system. Keep Reading
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 6 people in the U.S. get food poisoning each year—leading to 128,000 hospital stays and 3,000 deaths. Keep Reading
With death tolls mounting and the world still struggling to control COVID-19, the virus has shone a spotlight on the potential for another global threat – biological warfare. Keep Reading
Members of the ship's crew began to develop symptoms at sea and were administered rapid COVID-19 tests. Eleven crew members tested positive, and the affected personnel along with close contacts were quarantined. Keep Reading