May 21, 2021 Weekly Covid Update

Across Asia, countries are tightening non-pharmaceutical containment measures as cases begin to rise either for the first time or again. India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Taiwan have seen the highest level of cases this year in recent days.  While below its peak, India is still incredibly high, with another recent uptick in the past few days.  […]

May 14, Weekly Covid Update

Rising cases, More Restrictions and Vaccine Hopes New waves of infections in several countries including Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia and Taiwan have caused concern.  At the same time, vaccination rates remain low impacted both by supply and hesitancy. Singapore has stopped accepting new entry applications for WP holders from higher-risk countries, which includes everyone except Australia, […]

March 9, 2021 Weekly Covid Report

Vaccinations Continue Slow Pace  At the current rate of vaccinations, most countries in Asia have a long wait to reach 75% vaccination status. Estimates from Bloomberg.com show Singapore reaching the milestone by October while others taking years if no changes are made.  We do anticipate that vaccination progress will be made in all locations which will, […]