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January 29, Weekly Covid Update from Asia

Vaccinations Begin in Asia China and India have already delivered several million doses of vaccine.  Indonesia and Singapore have been inoculating their citizens for the past few weeks, while Myanmar began vaccinating healthcare workers this week.  It is a logistically difficult task and, like much of the rest of the world, progress is slow to […]

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January 22, Weekly Covid Update from Asia

Travel Ban Extensions and More To Come The existence and discovery of new variants of Covid-19 combined with rising cases in several countries meant that restrictions were extended and increased.  Already existing travel bans in the Philippines will now be in place until 31 January.  Hong Kong has revised its travel ban to include arrivals […]

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January 15, Weekly Covid Update from Asia

New Virus Variations Create More Changes Since the discovery of new variants in the UK and South Africa over the New Year holidays, a new strain has been identified in Brazil and potentially in the US state of Ohio. Countries in Asia and around the world have responded by revising travel restrictions, arrival processes and […]