(CNN) — Which countries are tightening their Covid corsets and which are letting it all hang loose? CNN Travel reveals all in our latest weekend round-up.
Here’s what we learned in pandemic travel this week:
1. It’s all kicking off in Australia
A man who’d arrived in Western Australia from Brisbane was arrested and charged after he fled his hotel room while under direction to return to Queensland.
Western Australia Police Force
Because Australia’s Covid outbreak continues to spread, quarantine-free travel from all Australian states and territories to New Zealand will be now be suspended for at least eight weeks, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced on July 23.
2. A Covid-positive man disguised himself as his wife in order to fly
A Indonesian man who’d tested positive for Covid-19 was caught mid-air after disguising himself as his wife iso he could board a flight.
A flight attendant reportedly told authorities that she saw “DW” go into an airplane bathroom, then come out wearing men’s clothes instead of his disguise.
3. Canada will finally opens its borders next month
A closed border crossing in Surrey, Canada, in March 2020.
Liang Sen/Xinhua/Zuma Press