COVID-19 Information

Last updated:  Sept 14th, 2022

New Zealand dropped all Covid-19 restrictions, including vaccine requirements for travelers and mask mandates. South Korea has eliminated its PCR-testing requirement for international travelers, although they still must test upon arrival. In Fiji, visitors no longer need to complete a Covid-19 test prior to entry and the quarantine period has been shortened. Saint Lucia also has dropped pretravel testing rules in an effort to draw more visitors.

Japan will raise the daily entry cap for visitors on Sept. 7, and will remove predeparture-testing mandates for travelers who have received three Covid-19 vaccine doses. On Sept. 9, Australia will lower the quarantine time for anyone who contacts Covid-19 but shows no symptoms. Also, the mask mandate for domestic flights will be eliminated. Meanwhile, China loosened visa restrictions for students and some business travelers, with preference given to those who have travel permits from the Asia Pacific-Economic Cooperation forum.

The Cayman Islands recently ended all remaining pandemic restrictions, including vaccination and testing requirements for travel. The mask mandate also will be lifted. Bermuda likewise loosened measures for unvaccinated travelers. Medical vaccination exemptions are no longer required for unvaccinated visitors to enter the territory, but they must complete a Covid-19 test before and after arrival.

France has removed all Covid-19 travel restrictions, including vaccination and testing mandates. In Canada, border restrictions for international visitors have been extended until at least Sept. 30.

Hong Kong will reduce its mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals. New Zealand has reopened its borders fully to travelers from all countries, including visitors from nonwaiver nations and international students. In addition, cruise ships are allowed to return. In Thailand, travelers are no longer required to apply for the Thailand Pass and the mask mandate has been dropped.

Meanwhile, South Africa has dropped all remaining Covid-19 restrictions. Singapore dropped entry restrictions for nightlife establishments, and the U.S. Virgin Islands lifted the testing requirement for international travelers.

Following are updated reports by country. We are also constantly updating our list of state-by-state gathering restrictions:

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COVID-19 Information

Last updated:  7/6/2022

***  Effective November 8, 2021, all non-immigrant, non-U.S. citizen air travelers to the United States will be required to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an airplane to the United States.

*** Effective June 12, 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rescinded the requirement for international air passengers boarding a flight to the United States to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 viral test before their flight.

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SINGAPORE, April 22 (Reuters) – Singapore will remove most remaining COVID-19 restrictions from April 26 and ease its entry requirements for travellers, its health ministry said on Friday, in response to a decline in new daily infections.

The measures include removing limits on group sizes and allowing the full return of employees to workplaces, while lowering the Southeast Asian financial hub’s alert level for the first time since the pandemic started. Read More “Singapore to remove most COVID curbs next week”

India opened its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists entering the country on commercial flights for the first time in nearly two years on Monday.
Tourists entering the country must be fully vaccinated, test negative for the virus within 72 hours of their flight and follow all Covid-19 protocols, according to the health ministry.

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