joebassman
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Oh well. No magic mushroom retreats for me then. LolWith Eurostar it’s a test still if your unvaccinated or only had one vaccine or two. Holland still won’t let anybody in unvaccinated
Oh well. No magic mushroom retreats for me then. LolWith Eurostar it’s a test still if your unvaccinated or only had one vaccine or two. Holland still won’t let anybody in unvaccinated
Ah ok I seeI think @Citybreak1 is referring to the testing requirement for unvaccinated arrivals.
Covid in China: Million in lockdown in Wuhan after four cases
Almost one million people in a suburb of Wuhan - China's central city where the coronavirus was first recorded - have been placed under lockdown.
Jiangxia district residents have been ordered to stay inside their homes or compounds for three days after four asymptomatic Covid cases were detected.
China follows a "zero Covid" strategy, including mass testing, strict isolation rules and local lockdowns.
This has resulted in far fewer deaths than in many other countries.
But the strategy is facing growing opposition as people and businesses continue to face the strain of restrictions.
In Wuhan, a city of 12 million people, regular testing uncovered two asymptomatic cases two days ago.
Two more cases were found through contact tracing, and shortly after the lockdown order was issued.
Wuhan became known around the world in early 2020 as the first place scientists detected the new coronavirus - and the first city to be put under harsh restrictive measures.
At the time, the wider world was shocked by the strict lockdown, but many cities and countries were soon forced to impose their own similar measures.
Later, China became known as a Covid success story, with restrictions lifted much earlier than in many other countries.
But that has changed again, with China pursuing a "zero Covid" strategy resulting in frequent local lockdowns, rather than trying to live with the virus as in most other countries.
Last month, Shanghai - China's giant financial capital with nearly 25 million residents - finally emerged from a strict two-month lockdown, though residents are adapting to a "new normal" of frequent mass testing.
A rising number of Chinese companies and factory production lines are maintaining a closed-loop system in order to follow the goal of completely eliminating Covid.
In order to keep parts of the economy open, employees have been told to live temporarily in their workplaces to minimise contact between work and home.
Earlier this week, scientists said there was "compelling evidence" that Wuhan's Huanan seafood and wildlife market was at the centre of the Covid outbreak.
Two peer-reviewed studies re-examined information from the initial outbreak in the city.
One of the studies shows that the earliest known cases were clustered around that market. The other uses genetic information to track the timing of the outbreak.
It suggests there were two variants introduced into humans in November or early December 2019.
Together, the researchers said this evidence suggests that the virus was present in live mammals that were sold at Huanan market in late 2019.
They said it was transmitted to people who were working or shopping there in two separate "spill-over events", where a human contracted the virus from an animal.
One of the researchers involved, virologist Prof David Robertson from the University of Glasgow, told BBC News that he hoped the studies would "correct the false record that the virus came from a lab".
China has seen more than 2.2 million cases and 14,720 deaths since the pandemic began in 2019, according to America's Johns Hopkins University.
I have been in Spain for the last couple of weeks. Mask wearing compulsory on public transport and observed by 95% + of passengers. Those not wearing them told to put one on by on-board staff. In one case police were called and evicted a pair of non compliant passengers. (Although this may have been due to their attitude rather than not wearing masks).
Rumours are circulating that France is about to re-introduce compulsory mask-wearing on public transport due to un upsurge in Covid cases.
Nothing reliable as yet....I did say rumours! My retired French railwayman friend, with whom we stay in Paris en route to and from our place in Italy, has told me that it's being discussed on French TV political chat shows as a possibility for the Autumn, now that the new French government is in place.Do you have a source for this?
Similarly, we shall be travelling through France, en route to Italy, in late September, returning in early November, so we're keeping our fingers crossed....although we are aware that we'll have to wear masks in Italy, at least on the outward journey, as their current rules are due to be reviewed on 30th September.Declaration of interest : I am going on holiday to France from 6th - 15th September.
Nothing reliable as yet....I did say rumours! My retired French railwayman friend, with whom we stay in Paris en route to and from our place in Italy, has told me that it's being discussed on French TV political chat shows as a possibility for the Autumn, now that the new French government is in place.
Most trains are air conditioned.
Sounds like you need a good long drink!As someone currently sitting on an air conditioned Spanish train in a mask, it really still isn't pleasant. The damn thing is already soaked.
Best thing to do is have plenty of drinks available , or even better avoid anything Spanish operated. Some Spanish people seem to have a very unhealthy distrust of Covid vaccines yet put a lot of faith into flimsy loose fitting masks. On the occasions where I've worn a mask in Spain I've made sure it's one that is very breathableI have just returned from a Lourdes pilgrimage.
We were told we would need a vaccination passport to enter France, not checked or needed. Very little mask wearing around Lourdes.
However, our charter flight was Spanish-owned, which said mask wearing was mandatory on their planes and was enforced. Which was a bit odd as we went no were near Spain!
Preferente class is highly recommended on the High Speed services. Or failing that bring plenty of water. Or both!Sounds like you need a good long drink!
I have just returned from a Lourdes pilgrimage.
We were told we would need a vaccination passport to enter France, not checked or needed. Very little mask wearing around Lourdes.
However, our charter flight was Spanish-owned, which said mask wearing was mandatory on their planes and was enforced. Which was a bit odd as we went no were near Spain!
Preferente no longer exists! You can now choose to travel in (elige) confort (no meal) or premium with meal. AVE services only.Best thing to do is have plenty of drinks available , or even better avoid anything Spanish operated. Some Spanish people seem to have a very unhealthy distrust of Covid vaccines yet put a lot of faith into flimsy loose fitting masks. On the occasions where I've worn a mask in Spain I've made sure it's one that is very breathable
Preferente class is highly recommended on the High Speed services. Or failing that bring plenty of water. Or both!
Sounds like you need a good long drink!
Well, whatever it was called, we did it this Summer and it included wine, tea/coffee and sandwiches, though I wouldn't call it a meal as such.Preferente no longer exists! You can now choose to travel in (elige) confort (no meal) or premium with meal. AVE services only.
I hope Spain follows soon.France has dropped all entry requirements now
I am hoping it’s permanent. My fear is we get to winter and the rules come back. I was quite surprised at France but now I can book a Eurostar trip to France again.I hope Spain follows soon.
So do II hope Spain follows soon.
That's my concern tooI am hoping it’s permanent. My fear is we get to winter and the rules come back. I was quite surprised at France but now I can book a Eurostar trip to France again.
If you enter Spain from France there are no restrictions.I hope Spain follows soon.
Bit difficult unless the plane does a touch and go in France.If you enter Spain from France there are no restrictions.
France has dropped all entry requirements now
It’s on Eurostar websiteDo you have a source for this?
Our wonderful Foreign Office is still saying that you need to provide proof of being fully vaccinated, or take a test, in order to enter France.
Edit - Last updated 13th June 2022Coming to France: French nationals, foreigners, students and international researchers
• Vaccinated travellers no longer have to be tested before departure. Proof of full vaccination once again suffices to enter France, regardless of the country of departure, as was the case before the spread of the Omicron variant.
• Unvaccinated travellers are still required to present a negative test result to enter France, but the measures upon arrival (test, isolation) have been lifted when they arrive from a “green” country where there is limited circulation of the virus.