November 25, Covid-19 Update from Asia

Relatively Little Dramatic Change In some ways, the lack of dramatic changes is welcome.  It also means that there have not been any major border openings or expansion of visa processing. There was some activity this week, mostly in the category of additional preventative measures.  Starting 1 December, travelers to Taiwan of all nationalities including […]

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 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, […]