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 […]

May 29, Covid-19 Update from Asia

This week has felt like a transition away from the “normal” of the past few weeks as if we are on the precipice of a next phase.  There have been fewer dramatic changes recently, although progress continues. The announcement that travelers would soon be permitted to transit through Hong Kong and Singapore’s Changi airports hopefully was […]