Vietnam Airlines has touched down in the United States for the first time. The inaugural flight, VN98, from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco, carried passengers on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
Authorities in Japan have confirmed the destination will bar entry to visitors from around the world as fears over a new Covid-19 variant grow.
South Africa minister of tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu, has confirmed the country remains open to tourism despite the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant.
Boris Johnson has confirmed travellers touching down in the UK will require a PCR test on arrival. The move comes as authorities seek to contain the spread of a new Covid-19 variant, known as Omicron.