Weekly Covid Update, March 25, 2022

No joke, April 1 is going to be a big day. April 1 is known as “April Fool’s Day” in several locations where friends and sometimes companies celebrate by playing silly jokes on others.  We will celebrate by sharing the very real changes impacting border crossings in Asia. Starting on 1 April: Hong Kong residents […]

Weekly Covid Update, February 18, 2022

Good News for Borders on the Horizon Plans are either underway or starting soon to soften arrival requirements, flight restrictions and quarantine timeframes in several locations. Pre-arrival testing has been dropped in India for fully-vaccinated arrivals from 82 countries.  Indonesia has reduced quarantine for fully-vaccinated entrants to 5 days and soon, those with boosters may […]

Weekly Covid Update, January 14, 2022

Across Asia, omicron is making its presence known. Many countries have tightened local precautions as cases have started rising.  All but China and Hong Kong have abandoned zero-Covid strategies, and total local lockdowns similar to those seen earlier in the pandemic are being avoided, at least for now             Borders […]