*************************Travel Alerts Update******************** D = Disaster W = Warning C = Caution I = Info GLOBAL New EBOLA IMPACT ON BUSINESS TRAVEL - A survey conducted by the Global Business Travel Assn. says that the Ebola outbreak had either no or not much impact on scheduled international travel. 90% said the disease had no or not much impact on domestic travel. Details New TROPICAL STORMS, HURRICANES & CYCLONES-- Hurricane Gonzalo - Bermuda, Newfoundland; Hurricane Ana - All Hawaiian Islands; Details Details; Details; New EARTHQUAKES - Banff/Alberta, Indonesia, Japan, Tonga; Details Angola Country Risk Level - High New C 29 Aug - 30 Aug U.S. SECURITY MESSAGE - Ebola Virus Information and Resources Details Belize Country Risk Level - Medium New I 17 Oct The cruise ship Carnival Magic was being kept offshore after the government of Belize learned that a U.S. hospital worker on board may have been exposed to Ebola. Details Bermuda Country Risk Level - Medium New W 17 Oct Hurricane Gonzalo - Update Oct 17 PM - Hurricane warning still in effect. The Causeway route, which links Hamilton parish on the mainland with L F Wade Airport has been closed, as well as government offices, schools, and several commercial establishments. Authorities evacuated two hotels along Bermudas southern coast. Details; Details Canada Country Risk Level - Medium New I 17 Oct Countrywide - Flight attendants at Air Canada have been given the green light to wear disposable gloves aboard flights to help protect themselves against the chance of contacting Ebola. Details New C 17 Oct Banff, AB - 2.7 magnitude earthquake was felt in Banff Thursday night. Reports of weak shaking from Banff and nearby town Harvie Heights. Details New W 17 Oct - 18 Oct Newfoundland & Labrador - Southeastern Newfoundland - Forecasters says southeastern Newfoundland is expected to be hit with rain and wind from Hurricane Gonzalo, even if the storm remains offshore. Gonzalo will likely transition into a strong post-tropical storm as it races toward North Atlantic waters Saturday. Details New I 17 Oct Ontario - Ontarios Health Ministry is enhancing its preparations to fight Ebola, such as adding staff and designating 10 hospitals as referral centres in the event the virus becomes an issue in the province. Details Colombia Country Risk Level - High New W 16 Oct EBOLA NOTICE- Colombia implements travel restriction for Ebola-hit countries and is barring entry by any travelers requiring visas who have been in five African nations with Ebola outbreaks which include: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal. Details Czech Republic Country Risk Level - Low New W 17 Oct EBOLA NOTICE - AIRPORTS - Checks over the Ebola outbreak will start at the airports in Brno, Karlovy Vary, west Bohemia, Ostrava, north Moravia, Pardubice, east Bohemia, and Prague at 8:00 on October 21. Upon arrival from international flights, passengers are to fill in arrival cards. In Prague, the passengers who stayed in the afflicted areas will be examined by a doctor right at the airport. Details Egypt Country Risk Level - Extreme New C 17 Oct Tanta - Two explosions caused by home-made bombs, occurred outside a restaurant near the famous Al Sayyed Al Badawi Mosque in the northern city of Tanta, injuring 11 people. Details Germany Country Risk Level - Medium New W 17 Oct Countrywide - Drivers at Deutsche Bahn Rail call weekend strike starting October 18 at 2am until October 20 at 4am. The strike will affect thousands of passengers on city S-Bahn trains, regional and intercity services. Details Guinea Country Risk Level - High New W 17 Oct Conakry, Coyah - Ebola Update - An increase in new Ebola cases in Conakry, and the nearby district of Coyah. Details Guyana Country Risk Level - Medium New W 17 Oct EBOLA NOTICE - Guyanas government said that countrys diplomatic missions has been directed not to issue visas to people from West African nations affected by the Ebola virus. Details Haiti Country Risk Level - High New I 17 Oct The UN peacekeeping force in Haiti was suspending the rotation of troops from African countries as a preventive measure for Ebola. Details Indonesia Country Risk Level - High New C 17 Oct Central Java - Water shortage in Salatiga. Details New C 17 Oct 5.2 earthquake. 23km SSE of Cileungsi. Details Iraq Country Risk Level - Extreme New C 17 Oct - 18 Oct Baghdad - At least 26 people were killed and 96 others wounded in three car bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad Saturday evening. Details Jamaica Country Risk Level - Medium New W 17 Oct EBOLA NOTICE - National security ministry orders immediate ban on people who have traveled through Ebola-affected countries of Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. Ban covers certain persons traveling directly or indirectly, from or through those West African countries. Details Japan Country Risk Level - High New C 17 Oct 5.0 earthquake. 172km NNW of Naze. Details Lebanon Country Risk Level - Extreme New C 17 Oct - 18 Oct Northern Akkar region. - The Lebanese army confirmed Friday that one soldier was killed when his transportation bus was fired upon. Details Liberia Country Risk Level - Extreme New C 17 Oct Monrovia - Ebola Update - UN says there is a significant under-reporting of Ebola cases in Monrovia. Details Mexico Country Risk Level - High New C 17 Oct - 18 Oct Cozumel - Mexican authorities Friday banned a Carnival cruise ship from docking off the coast of Cozumel Island, citing Ebola concerns, a day after neighboring Belize denied entry to one of the passengers. Details Pakistan Country Risk Level - Extreme New W 18 Oct Karachi - The Sindh government has approved a request by the Karachi police to suspend cellular services in the city, to ensure foolproof security during Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) rally that is scheduled to take place at the Quaid’s mausoleum October 18. According to intelligence reports, terrorists might target the rally which will mark the anniversary of late Benazir Bhutto’s homecoming in 2007. Details Philippines Country Risk Level - High New C 17 Oct - 18 Oct South - Update Oct 17pm - Two German hostages held by the Abu Sayyaf group have been released in Patikul, Sulu, after ransom was paid and and that Germany refrain from supporting the U.S.-led attack against the Islamic State (IS) rebels in Syria and Iraq. Details Russian Federation Country Risk Level - High New I 17 Oct Countrywide - Russia will tighten screening of passengers in its airports amid the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa and will install special equipment soon. Details New I 17 Oct Moscow/Oryol - Two African students who arrived at Moscow Airport and traveled some 350km to the town of Oryol by bus were taken to hospital on Thursday for Ebola monitoring. Over a thousand African students are already under special medical control. Rospotrebnadzor specialists, who have returned to Russia after working in West Africa for six weeks, will be medically monitored for the next 20 days. Details Senegal Country Risk Level - High New I 17 Oct Countrywide - The UN health agency officially declared an end to the Ebola outbreak in Senegal. Senegals geographical position makes the country vulnerable to imported cases of Ebola virus disease. Details Sierra Leone Country Risk Level - Extreme New W 17 Oct Freetown - Ebola Update - UN reports the intense Ebola transmission is still occurring in the capital Freetown and its surroundings. Details South Korea Country Risk Level - Low New C 17 Oct - 18 Oct Seoul - Sixteen people have been confirmed dead, with 10 others heavily injured, in an accident in which a ventilation window at an outdoor theater collapsed. Details Spain Country Risk Level - Medium New I 17 Oct Madrid - EBOLA UPDATE - Two of four people suspected of having Ebola and admitted to hospitals in Spain have tested negative in a first round of tests. Details Sri Lanka Country Risk Level - Medium New C 17 Oct CDN GOVT TRAVEL CAUTION: - Canadians advised that on October 15, strict entry restrictions were imposed for all foreigners wishing to travel to Northern Province. Restrictions may be expanded or changed without notice. Permission must be obtained from the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence before travelling to this province. Foreigners, including those with residence status, have been refused access at military checkpoints. Details St. Lucia Country Risk Level - Medium New W 16 Oct EBOLA NOTICE - St. Lucia implements travel restriction for Ebola countries. All visitors from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will be denied entry into Saint Lucia until further notice. Details Tonga Country Risk Level - Low New C 17 Oct 5.1 earthquake. 173km WNW of Pangai. Details Trinidad And Tobago Country Risk Level - High New W 17 Oct EBOLA NOTICE - Trinidad & Tobago said it would deny entry to any resident of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone. Other travelers who have visited any of those nations within six weeks will be quarantined for 21 days upon their arrival. Details United Kingdom Country Risk Level - High New I 17 Oct Manchester & Birmingham Airports - Passenger screening for Ebola is to be extended to Manchester and Birmingham Airports. Roll out to airports outside London may be implemented, if the Ebola disease is deemed to be spreading more quickly. Details United States Country Risk Level - Medium New W 17 Oct - 18 Oct Hawaii - Hurricane Ana - Update Oct 17 PM - Tropical storm watch issued for all Hawaiian islands. Details New I 17 Oct New York City, NY - A 63-year-old Nigerian man died in his seat on a flight from Lagos, Nigeria, to New York’s JFK airport, on Wednesday night, prompting fresh Ebola panic in the US. The man reportedly vomited profusely on the Airk Air flight and died before reaching the US. Details New I 17 Oct Galveston, TX - A Texas health-care worker who may have handled lab specimens from Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan has been isolated in a cabin on board the Carnival Magic. The person boarded the ship on October 12 in Galveston. Details ________________________________________ Redistribution of this e-Travel Alerts Daily email is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of e-Travel Technologies Inc. If you would like to unsubscribe to the Daily Alerts, please click here. TRAVEL SMART... TRAVEL SAFE... e-Travel Technologies Inc. © All rights reserved
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