March 19, 2021 Weekly Covid Update from Asia
Vaccinations, rising confirmed cases and caution. This week brings extensions for existing measures including Hong Kong and Malaysia while other locations react to rising case counts. India has increased restrictions in high-risk areas of the north and Cambodia launched lengthy prison terms for flouting virus protocols. Vaccinations continue slowly, there are rising cases in several […]
China Borders Tight Until 2022
China’s “two sessions” laid out economic plans that included the ongoing fight against the coronavirus. The meetings of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC) took place this past week. During these annual sessions, the government set the policies for the future. The government announced the need for […]
Covid Vaccine To Impact Visa in China
Beginning 15, March, visa procedures will be relaxed based upon Covid-19 vaccination. Per the announcement on the Office of the Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the HKSAR the rules will be relaxed for those who have been inoculated with one of the vaccines produced in China. Applicants who […]