January 8, Weekly Covid Update from Asia

Happy New Year. We had hoped that the holiday season would be quiet.  Instead, we were kept busy updating several changes to our blog, which are now also contained in this report. There have been several changes to border and arrival protocols due to the COVID-19 variants recently discovered in the UK and South Africa. […]

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, […]

September 18, Covid-19 Update from Asia

Mostly progress this week, but slow. Vietnam begins to plan for international travel with plans for flights with several countries and the potential for shorted quarantine requirements for arrivals from “safe” countries.  The list of those countries qualifying as safe is yet undefined.  Australia is opening a door for entry of non-residents for critical sectors […]