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COVID Hong Kong quarantine prompts banking exodus and Australia could benefit along with Singapore
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COVID Hong Kong quarantine prompts banking exodus and Australia could benefit along with Singapore

“It is a horrific situation, and it has become increasingly untenable,” he said. “Looking at my clients in the banking sector, a lot of them have been thinking about repositioning people down to south-east Asia. Singapore is a beneficiary of that. But I also think increasingly, because of its proximity to south-east Asia, Australia will […]

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Coronavirus: Week of Jan. 9 to Jan. 15, Japan cuts quarantine for foreign arrivals
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Coronavirus: Week of Jan. 9 to Jan. 15, Japan cuts quarantine for foreign arrivals

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 320,965,178, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 5,523,594. For more information about the spread of COVID-19 and vaccination progress around the world, please […]

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Thailand reintroduces quarantine and Singapore tightens entry restrictions
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Thailand reintroduces quarantine and Singapore tightens entry restrictions

The spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is forcing countries around the world to introduce tighter border controls and entry restrictions on foreign travellers. Thailand has announced that it will be reintroducing mandatory quarantine for international travellers, while Singapore has suspended its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL), which allowed the quarantine-free entry of international travellers […]

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Sydney to scrap quarantine for international travellers
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Sydney to scrap quarantine for international travellers

Issued on: 15/10/2021 – 06:21 Sydney will open up to fully vaccinated international travellers from Nov. 1 without the need for quarantine, the country’s most populous state said on Friday, bringing forward a full return of overseas travel. Australia closed its borders in March 2020 in response to the pandemic, allowing entry almost exclusively to only citizens […]

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Sydney to open to travellers without quarantine, but citizens first, Australia/NZ News & Top Stories
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Sydney to open to travellers without quarantine, but citizens first, Australia/NZ News & Top Stories

SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Sydney will allow in fully vaccinated travellers from overseas from Nov 1 without the need for quarantine, the country’s most populous state said on Friday (Oct 15), although the easing of strict entry controls will initially benefit only citizens. The move comes as New South Wales state is expected to reach an […]

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Sydney to open to travellers without quarantine, but citizens first
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Sydney to open to travellers without quarantine, but citizens first

A woman wearing a protective face mask walks along a deserted city bridge during morning commute hours on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders//File Photo SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Sydney […]

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Sydney pilots home quarantine as Australia looks to reopen border
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Sydney pilots home quarantine as Australia looks to reopen border

Sydney trials home quarantine for vaccinated travellers Trial to use controversial face recognition technology Almost 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in Sydney and Melbourne Victoria to ease some restrictions from Friday night SYDNEY, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Australian officials will trial a home quarantine system for fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in Sydney, Prime Minister Scott […]

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