July 10, Covid-19 Update from Asia

I took a look back at our piece “What will the return to normal look like?” published only in April of this year, at an equal distance between our initial outbreak in China and the global pandemic of today. We exist with similar realities: Covid-19 continues to spread, there remains no treatment and we have no vaccine […]

June 25, Covid-19 Update from Asia

June 30th is an approaching deadline for travel bans and lockdowns in multiple locations. Thailand and Vietnam both have border bans set to expire on the 30th of this month.  Myanmar’s flight ban, Jakarta, Indonesia’s emergency response and India’s national lockdown and school closures all also expire officially on that same deadline.  We can hope […]

June 5, Covid-19 Update from Asia

There has been slow, but promising movement towards the “new normal” this week. Border closures have started to ease, but only slightly and with a large degree of qualifications.  Thailand is now permitting the return of foreign residents who hold work permits and can prove health status.  Singapore has begun processing employment passes again, but […]