Tag: Covid-19 Restrictions
Japan brings forward end to pandemic border controls
Arrangements are underway to lift Japan’s Covid-19 border control measures this Saturday, ahead of initial plans to do so on May 8.
According to Japanese...
South Korea to lift on-arrival testing for travellers from China
From March, South Korea will no longer require travellers from China to undergo Covid-19 testing upon arrival.
They will, however, still need to take pre-departure...
Singapore removes all Covid-19 border restrictions
Starting from February 13, travellers will no longer need to show proof of vaccination upon arrival in Singapore. Those not fully vaccinated against Covid-19...
China to ease quarantine restrictions, scrap flight penalty
China will reduce the quarantine period for travellers and close contacts of infected people, as well as drop its airline penalty should infected passengers...
End of Hong Kong’s quarantine restrictions draws mixed reactions
Hong Kong’s latest measures to scrap the hotel quarantine arrangement for passengers arriving in Hong Kong effective 26 September 2022 yielded lifted sentiment of...
Japan likely to waive tourist visa requirements
Japan’s government is planning to further ease border restrictions by removing the tourist visa requirements from some countries. This would also allow individual travellers...
Singapore to drop mask-wearing indoors
With the Covid-19 situation stabilised, Singapore is ready to phase out its indoor mask-wearing policy, said prime minister Lee Hsien Loong during the National...
Hong Kong to shorten hotel quarantine period
Hong Kong authorities have plans to cut hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals from seven to five days, followed by a two-day home isolation monitored...
Macau eases movement, business restrictions
Macau authorities will reopen public services and entertainment facilities, and allow dining-in at restaurants from August 2, as new Covid-19 infections continue to stay...
South Korea orders immediate PCR test on arrival as Covid wave...
Rising Covid-19 caseloads across South Korea have forced the government to tighten its testing regime for arrivals, with all travellers entering the country from...
