Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic

Greece and Kyrgyzstan have scrapped the requirement for a negative PCR test result upon entry from Turkey, Turkish Airlines announced late on May 2.

The two countries have eased travel restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the national flag-carrier company said on its social media accounts. 

For two years, Hong Kong successfully insulated most of its residents from COVID-19 and often went months without a single locally spread case. Then the omicron variant showed up.

The legal requirement for self-isolation after infection with Covid-19 is expected to be dropped next week in England, Downing Street reported.

This year's Academy Awards will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for most but not all inside the Dolby Theater, Variety has reported.

Australia will open its borders to all vaccinated tourists and business travelers from Feb. 21 in a further relaxation of pandemic restrictions announced Monday.

Australia imposed some of the world's toughest travel restrictions on its citizens and permanent residents in March 2020 to prevent them from bringing COVID-19 home.

An Italian man who wanted a coronavirus vaccine certificate without actually having the jab tried to play the system by presenting health workers with a fake arm, an official said on Dec. 3.

Fully vaccinated travelers from 37 more countries, including Turkey, will not be required to self-isolate in the U.K. starting next week, the British government announced on Oct. 7.