November 20, Covid-19 Update from Asia

Rising cases and another week of little change. As we enter the final days of 2020, cases of COVID-19 are again, on the rise globally.  Asia is experiencing the same, although the number of cases typically remains much lower here than in Western countries.  Rising cases in Australia, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong have meant […]

November 13, Covid-17 Update

Little Movement on Borders and Immigration. Likely the most significant change this week came from India.  In order to avoid the 7-day institutional / paid quarantine and serve a 14-day quarantine at home instead, a negative Covid-19 test result must be obtained within 72 hours of travel.  The previous timeline permitted was within 96 hours […]

November 6, Covid-19 Update

A few big changes this week. Hong Kong has changed requirements for quarantine of all arrivals except those from mainland China, mandating a hotel booking for the quarantine period prior to boarding a flight.  Japan has added Jordan and Myanmar to the list of banned countries and removed several regional countries including Australia, Brunei, China, […]