April 16, 2021 Covid Weekly Update

Countries are still discussing “Air Bubbles” and “Vaccine Passports”, but there has been little implementation as of yet. Last week, we shared China’s relaxing of visa applications and shortened quarantine time in Hong Kong and Thailand for vaccinated travelers.  Vietnam is having internal discussions to consider vaccine passports as a way to open its borders.  […]

March 12, Weekly Covid Report from Asia

We have revised the way we count vaccinations in each country. The calculations used in the previous report used data that is not available from all countries.  The “% Population Vaccinated” has been revised to “% Population with At Least 1 Dose” and now uses the total number of vaccines distributed divided by the population […]

December 4, Covid-19 Update from Asia

Restrictions, Delays, Extensions and New Testing Requirements Rising cases in Hong Kong have resulted in a return to preventative measures including a limit of 2 people permitted in public together.  Japan has also seen cases rising and implemented local measures and requests to the public in order to combat further escalation. Vietnam has responded by […]