ASIA China (Security threat level – 3): On 23 November 2022, hundreds of Apple iPhone assembly factory workers clashed with riot police in the city of Zhengzhou, located in central Henan province, amid a protest against deferred bonuses, food shortages and heightened COVID-19 prevention restrictions. Video footage circulating online shows...

ASIA China (Security threat level – 3): As of 22 November 2022, travelers arriving in Beijing must comply with additional government-imposed coronavirus testing requirements following a recent surge in new daily COVID-19 cases. Travelers to the city are now required to take COVID-19 tests daily for the first three days;...

AFRICA South Africa (Security threat level – 4): On 21 November 2022, members of the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) commenced a two-day strike action in Cape Town to protest the provincial government’s decision to revoke an incentive program for taxi operators. Taxi services have been halted in Boland,...

ASIA China (Security threat level – 3): On 16 November 2022, Hong Kong’s undersecretary for health announced that travelers will be required to only take COVID-19 PCR tests on the first and third days after their arrival in the city, effective 21 November. Visitors in Hong Kong are currently subject...

AFRICA Ethiopia (Security threat level – 5): Recent conflict in the Tigray region, located in the northernmost part of Ethiopia, has led to a collapse of the area’s health care system. Local health officials and health care workers report severe shortages of medical supplies, medications, manpower and medical transport. Patients...

ASIA Russia (Security threat level – 4): On the morning of 9 December 2022, a massive blaze broke out on the roof of the Mega Khimki mall on Leningradskoye Highway, located approximately 25 km (15 mi) northwest of central Moscow. The fire engulfed approximately 7,000 sq. m (8,370 sq. yd)...

ASIA Bangladesh (Security threat level – 4): According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW) in Bangladesh has reported 52,807 confirmed cases of dengue since the beginning of the year and a total of 230 related deaths. Although cases have been reported countrywide, the...