Sri Lanka is all set to welcome tourists from India as it allows fully vaccinated travellers from India (including transit) from August 19. Non-Vaccinated or Partially Vaccinated travellers will not be allowed to enter however Indian passengers recovered from Covid-19 with one dose of vaccine will be considered as ‘fully vaccinated’.
As per the notification issued by Sri Lanka Tourism, n prior approval is required from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka and there is no minimum duration of stay as well. All facilities of the hotel would be made available to the guests and no restrictive quarantine is required. Tourists can visit approved tourist sites under the safety of a bio-bubble.
Meanwhile, guidelines to enter Sri Lanka includes travellers who have completed the recommended doses of COVID-19 vaccination post the last dose and with a negative PCR test done within 72 hours before embarkation; a valid visa; pre-paid booking at 3 Star or above category hotel; travel insurance; taking on-arrival PCR test; and airport transfers to be arranged by hotel or agent.
A Chinese-Russian scientific laboratory has been opened in Heilongjiang Province (China) to preserve and restore the Amur tiger population. This is reported on the website of the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPEE RAS)
The press service of the government of the Tula region reported that by 2030 a large museum and tourist cluster will appear on Kulikovo Field. The Russian Field complex is planned to be organically integrated into the landscape
The press service of the Land of the Leopard National Park announced the completion of the counting of large squirrels in the Far Eastern Marine Reserve