June 11, 2021 Weekly Covid Report

The week-by-week change of new infections is heading in the right direction for many of our countries. However, increases are still being seen in Myanmar, Hong Kong, China, Korea, Australia, Cambodia, and Indonesia. Borders remain unchanged for the most part since last week, while domestic measures have seen some alterations. An outbreak in China’s Guangdong […]

June 4, 2021 Weekly Covid Update

I received notification from two USA-based covid reports advising today’s email update would be the last. I look forward to sending you all the same message regarding the situation in Asia. The good news is that vaccinations are effective for reopening economies and borders.  The bad news is that vaccinations aren’t happening quickly enough or […]

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, […]