July 2, 2021 Weekly Covid Report

Tightened Local Restriction Most Locations Rising cases and the threat posed by the Delta variant, which devastated India most recently, have caused several locations to tighten local measures.  Australia has placed four major cities under lockdown, including Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, and Darwin.  Cambodia has closed high-risk businesses and schools in Phnom Penh.  Lockdowns have also […]

June 25, 2021 Weekly Covid Report

Our countries in Asia continue to make small changes, but most border restrictions remain while vaccination efforts continue. The number of cases in Malaysia remains higher than neighbouring countries, but total cases per day are decreasing.  Only Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar continue rising counts of new covid cases. As such, Indonesia has implemented some […]

June 4, 2021 Weekly Covid Update

I received notification from two USA-based covid reports advising today’s email update would be the last. I look forward to sending you all the same message regarding the situation in Asia. The good news is that vaccinations are effective for reopening economies and borders.  The bad news is that vaccinations aren’t happening quickly enough or […]