COVID-19 Resources

[Published on September 10, 2021]

As legislation continues to change regarding border access and COVID-19 causes registration delays in some locations, the information in this Altair Alert should help guide travel within several European locales.

From traveling abroad and tests for repatriation in England, Netherlands and Belgium to mask mandates and delays in local registration appointments, read more about the latest COVID-19 requirements in EMEA in our latest Altair Alert.

[Published on March 22, 2021] Beginning March 19, 2021, at midnight and lasting for the next four weeks, France has implemented new lockdown measures in the fight to lower COVID-19 cases across the country.

This implementation of lockdown measures affects the following 16 regions, including the Paris area: Aisne, Alpes-Maritimes, Essonne, Eure, Hauts-de-Seine, Nord, Oise, Paris, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-Maritime, Somme, Val-d-Marne, Val-d’Oise and Yvelines.

Read more in our latest Altair Alert.

[Published January 22, 2021]

We are pleased to inform you that the National Insurance office in the UK has now reopened following its closure in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn more about National Insurance Number updates in this Altair Alert.

[Published on November 4, 2020]

New lockdown measures apply in England for the next four weeks up to 2 December to help limit the spread of the Coronavirus. The relevant authorities will have the power to enforce the restrictions through fines and dispersing gatherings. 

View this Altair Alert to learn more about the lockdown restrictions in England.

[Published October 29, 2020]

Following President Macron’s announcement on 28th October wherein he called for a ‘collective effort’ to battle COVID-19, France is once again in full national lockdown for a period of four weeks starting Friday, 30th October.

Learn more about the current restrictions in France in this Altair Alert.

[Published September 7, 2020] As the Coronavirus continues to spread, countries are each taking different measures to try to stunt the growth of infection. With health authorities reporting France nearing an all-time high in COVID-19 infections and seeing a rise in hospitalisations, the country has enacted specific measures that affect travel and immigration from certain countries. Learn more in this Altair Alert.

[Published August 21, 2020]

On August 20, the National Security Council and the Home Office in Brussels, Belgium issued the latest COVID-19 measures. Altair Global breaks down the new rules put in place for this region, as well as how it affects those in the mobility industry.

[Published April 8, 2020] As governments, corporations and individuals try to make sense of this new world order, information is coming at us from all sides. Whether practicing social distancing and sanitary precautions in a workplace environment, working from home or quarantined by government or by choice, everyone is feeling the wrath of COVID-19. As with any national or international crisis, there is an underlying fear and anxiety that is understandable due to the unknown aspects of our foreseeable future; however, we all know and can take solace in the fact that “this too shall pass.”