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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 […]
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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, […]
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October 30, Covid-19 Update from Asia
More Extensions of Existing Measures. Several countries continued or extended already-existing measures as a defense from cases either within our outside their borders. In some locations, further restrictions were strengthened such as in Metro-Manila and other regions of the Philippines, Myanmar and Malaysia. Traditional face-to-face destination services continue to be the norm, however in-person service […]