quarantine

China to End Quarantines for Inbound Travelers as ‘Covid Zero’ Dismantled

CHINA scrapped quarantine requirements for inbound travelers, putting the country on track to emerge from three years of self-imposed global…

2 years ago

China to cut quarantine for overseas travelers from next month

China plans to cut quarantine requirements for overseas travelers in January, according to people familiar with the matter, as the…

2 years ago

Cathay won’t return to pre-pandemic capacity until ‘end of 2024’

HONG KONG – Cathay Pacific said Monday it does not expect to return to pre-pandemic levels of travel until the…

2 years ago

NYC ordered to reinstate workers fired for Covid vaccine refusal

NEW YORK CITY was ordered to reinstate a group of sanitation workers fired for refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine…

2 years ago

Taiwan to scrap Covid quarantine for travellers in October

TAIPEI – Taiwan will fully reopen its borders by ending mandatory Covid quarantine for arrivals next month, the government said…

2 years ago

New route to be built linking Malaysia and Indonesia via Melaka

by S BIRRUNTHA / pic BERNAMA A NEW route linking Malaysia and Indonesia — via Telok Gong in Masjid Tanah, Melaka, and…

2 years ago

Taiwan to resume visa-free travel but keep quarantine for now

TAIWAN will resume visa-free entry for travelers from countries it currently shares diplomatic ties with but will maintain a three-day…

2 years ago

China has quietly cemented lockdown rules as it eases quarantine

CHINA’S revised Covid guidelines that cut quarantine in half for inbound travelers also created a standardised policy for mass testing…

2 years ago

Two PKRC opened at HPJ, HTAR to face possible Covid cases surge

By BERNAMA PUTRAJAYA, May 2 -- A COVID-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) with a capacity of 20 beds has been opened at the Putrajaya Hospital…

3 years ago

‘No choice’: Shanghai residents sent out of city during Covid crackdown

By AFP Shanghai, China – In the middle of the night, Shanghai resident Lucy said she and her neighbours were forced…

3 years ago

Taiwan to retain 10-day quarantine rule for arriving travellers

By BERNAMA TAIPEI, April 25 – Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Centre (CECC) said Monday that a "3+4" plan to shorten the…

3 years ago

Hong Kong May Mass Test; Looks to Fix Flight, Hotel Issues

By BLOOMBERG Hong Kong may enact plans to mass test its residents as infections fall, while officials are also working…

3 years ago

Indonesia starts visa on arrival for tourists to Bali

By BERNAMA JAKARTA  -- Indonesia has started the visa on arrival (VoA) for tourists arriving in Bali from 23 countries including Malaysia, the United States and…

3 years ago