2 Nov

United States: Updated Travel Restrictions

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United States
Updated Travel Restrictions
Both national and international travel restrictions have been issued in the United States since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to help curb the spread of the virus. With specific exceptions, foreign nationals who have been to China, Iran, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Brazil during the past 14 days may not enter the United States. This map by MultiState looks at travel restrictions issued by individual states in the U.S. Travel restrictions typically require anyone who enters into the state to self-quarantine for 14 days. Some are limited to those entering from certain locations, while others are broader and require self-quarantine generally. This week, New York’s Gov. Cuomo altered the state’s travel policy: beginning tomorrow, visitors and returning New Yorkers must show evidence of a negative COVID test, quarantine for three days, and then a record a second negative COVID test to avoid a mandated 14-day quarantine. 
This map depicts the travel restrictions implemented by states in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click on the map to learn more.

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Austria 
Vienna Attack
On Monday, at least one person was killed and 15 others – including a police officer – were seriously injured after multiple gunmen opened fire in central Vienna. According to reports, a number of suspects armed with rifles launched the assault in six locations shortly after 8:00 pm local time, just hours before the start of a nationwide lockdown to combat a resurgence of Covid-19. Police said the incident began at the Seitenstettengasse Synagogue, which is the main temple in Vienna but it was “unclear” if the house of worship was one of the targets as it was already closed at the time of the shooting. One attacker was shot dead and a large-scale security operation is ongoing as police hunt for the other assailants. Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz described it as a terror attack and urged people to avoid all open spaces and public transport in the city. 

This map depicts the locations where the attacks occurred. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: BBC News, Reuters, Associated Press, Deutsche Welle, New York Times
Graphic Source: The Guardian 
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Afghanistan
Gunmen Storm University
More than 22 people were killed and 20 more wounded after three gunmen stormed a university campus book fair in Kabul, Afghanistan. The hours-long siege at Kabul University occurred on Monday while the Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan was attending the event. Security forces eventually killed the three gunmen. The attack was claimed by a regional Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group. The Taliban denied involvement and condemned the attack shortly after it began. A national day of mourning is taking place today in Afghanistan. This incident comes about a week after another devastating attack on an education center in the city which killed more than 40 young students. 

This map depicts the location of the Kabul University campus in Afghanistan in which the attack took place. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source: BBC

             

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Yesterday’s Answer

Q: Before the completion of the Panama Canal in 1914, which strait was an important sailing route linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?

A: Strait of Magellan
Lying entirely within Chilean territorial waters, except for its easternmost extremity touched by Argentina, the Strait of Magellan is 350 miles (560 km) long and 2–20 miles (3–32 km) wide. This navigable sea route separates the mainland from Tierra del Fuego and other islands south of the continent and is considered a difficult route to navigate because of the inhospitable climate and the narrowness of the passage. The first European to navigate the strait was Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães), a Portuguese maritime explorer sailing for Spain, who discovered the strait in 1520 during the first successful attempt at circumnavigating Earth.

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