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Tourism surge in Europe strains emergency rooms, telemedicine platform aims to bridge gap – ET HealthWorld

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Tourism surge in Europe strains emergency rooms, telemedicine platform aims to bridge gap – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Amidst a surge in tourism in Europe, marked by the recent UNWTO data, the influx of tourists threatens to intensify the stress on Europe’s already overtaxed emergency services. Unaware of local health systems, tourists frequently use emergency departments for non-emergencies, exacerbating existing staff shortages and wait times. Innovative Italian startup Doctorsa is addressing … Read more

Post-Pandemic travel trends: Armed with vaccine certificates, tourists wait to undertake revenge travel

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Post-Pandemic travel trends: Armed with vaccine certificates, tourists wait to undertake revenge travel

People made travel arrangements as soon as the lockdown lifted. By Samarth Kholkar, Pandemic has revolutionized the travel industry in a way that we never would have imagined. From hand sanitisers at the hotel entrance to PPE kits when flying; from local lockdowns and restrictions to touch tracing applications all across, travelling now comes with … Read more