Indonesia – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has said that Bali will be reopened for international travelers from February 4, 2022. “The government is also conveying that we will reopen international borders in Bali on February 4, 2022,” he informed while issuing an online press statement on the evaluation of public activity restrictions (PPKM), accessed …

Malaysia – Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today that cabinet members ordered to come home from abroad would be subject to the regular quarantine restrictions, with no special exceptions. This was in answer to a question about whether foreign ministers would be granted special exemptions from current quarantine restrictions. “At this time, even though they have returned home, they must …

Indonesia – Ginting urged Indonesian migrant workers to not be anxious or worried about following the policy, as the government had readied facilities for quarantine and also increased the number of locations to undergo the process. In addition, the government provides PCR tests at laboratories for migrant workers. If during examination, the test results come positive, then treatment and services …

Thailand – As a result of growing worries about the spread of Omicron, Thailand is contemplating reinstituting strict quarantine for foreign visitors. The nation’s health ministry stated on Monday that the country has had its first incidence of local transmission of the coronavirus variant. According to Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the public health ministry would propose eliminating a quarantine waiver for …

Malaysia – The number of cases, fatalities, bed usage and use of intensive care units for Covid-19 patients reported daily continued to show a downward trend in the 41st epidemiological week (ME), said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He also said that throughout the duration of the 41st ME, namely from Oct 10-16, the infectivity rate or …

Unexpectedly, certain organizations were again closed down, alcohol boycotts were reimposed, assigned smoking territories in work environments and public foundations were denied in a few regions yesterday as longer time limitation hours started the previous evening in Metro Manila to check a fast ascent in COVID-19 cases. Police and barangay faculty started catching violators of wellbeing conventions, forcing fines and …

After coronavirus vaccinations began arrival in the Philippines this month, the acting planning head shared that the quarantine restrictions could be more eased by as early as March. Metro Manila, where general population quarantine (GCQ) has been in place since the government began to steadily remove prohibitions and aid the economy recover from pandemic shock, is most useful for some …

MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR-  Many opposition MPs interrupted the Dewan Rakyat proceedings today to challenge whether, upon arriving from Sabah to attend Parliament, Jeffrey Kitingan (STAR-Keningau) had undergone the required 14-day quarantine. Fahmi Fadzil (PH-Lembah Pantai) stood up to ask Azalina Othman Said, deputy speaker, whether Jeffrey, who is also Sabah’s deputy chief minister, should still be under quarantine.Mohd Azis Jamman …

KUALA LUMPUR – The Attorney General (AG) today that the office will not be persecuting Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali for his failure to undergo home quarantine after returning overseas because the Health Ministry did not issue such orders. According to the Attorney General, the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 or Act 342 said that there must …

Here’s the Senses Resort having a private infinity pool, gourmet food and two daily temperature checks. Welcome to Thailand’s five-star quarantine, where well-heeled visitors will live in comfort while adhering to some of the strictest anti-coronavirus measures in the world. The tourism-reliant country is reopening to a limited number of holidaymakers after barring tourists for six months, with the first …