EU – European Commission Asks for Designation of Ports to Fast-track Crew Changes
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION HAS ISSUED GUIDELINES TO FACILITATE TRANSIT ARRANGEMENTS OF SEAFARERS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN LANES

IMO – The International Maritime Organization Requests for Travel Ban Exemption for Seafarers
IMO PROPOSED THE RECOGNITION OF SEAFARERS AND MARINE PERSONNEL AS KEY WORKERS PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES
GHANA – GPHA Temporary Blocks Vessels Entrance to the Ports of Takoradi and Tema
THE GHANA PORT AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY ADOPTED THIS MEASURE TO TACKLE THE COVID-19 INFECTION AFTER THE COUNTRY RECORDED 7 CASES OF INFECTION
WORLD – Why Adopting Individual Countermeasures to Tackle COVID-19 is Difficult in Some Countries
AS MUCH OF THE DEVELOPED WORLD SHUTS DOWN TO FACE COVID-19, MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO FOLLOW THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ADVICE ON ADOPTING THE PROPER COUNTERMEASURES
KENYA – Government Blocks Entry to Non-Residents to Tackle COVID-19 Outbreak
NOW 25 COUNTRIES IN AFRICA REPORTED CORONAVIRUS CASES COMPARED WITH JUST NINE INFECTIONS A WEEK AGO
SPAIN – State of Emergency to be Implemented from Saturday March 14th
MEASURES WILL INCLUDE LIMITATIONS OF MOVEMENT, POSSIBLE EVACUATIONS AND RESTRICTION OF ACCESS TO CERTAIN AREAS AND PLACES
USA – Concerns about the US Ability to Contain COVID-19 Outbreak
“THE COVID-19 SITUATION IN THE US IS GOING TO GET WORSE”, DR ANTHONY FAUCI, DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ITALY – Government Extended Quarantine Measures to Entire Peninsula to Fight COVID-19
PUBLIC GATHERING WILL BE BANNED AND MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS WILL BE ADOPTED UNTIL APRIL 3RD
SOUTH KOREA – Daegu on High Alert as Coronavirus Infections Spread at ‘Cult’ Church
DAEGU’S MAJOR ORDERED TO SHUTDOWN KINDERGARTENS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND DEFENCE MINISTRY BANNED TROOPS FROM LEAVING THEIR BARRACKS