Relaxed Covid Restrictions Buoy Singapore, Taiwan and Australia
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- Singapore signaled an end to the Covid-19 era restrictions, removing nearly all remaining mask rules as well as all border restrictions for arrivals who are not fully vaccinated.
- All travel restrictions for residents of Hong Kong and Macau wishing to go to Taiwan will be lifted on February 20, three years after they were imposed.
- STR said Australia’s hotel performance turned a massive corner during the first half of 2022 as the Omicron wave subsided and governments relaxed travel restrictions around the country.
Singapore signaled an end to the Covid-19 era restrictions, removing nearly all remaining mask rules as well as all border restrictions for arrivals who are not fully vaccinated. The measures went into effect this past Monday. Masks are no longer required on public transport and indoor healthcare and residential care settings. The Ministry of Health retained the practice of mask-wearing for visitors, staff and patients in healthcare and residential care settings where there is interaction with patients. Non-fully vaccinated travelers entering Singapore are no longer required to show proof of negative pre-departure test or purchase travel insurance. Nobody has to show proof of vaccination upon arrival anymore.
All travel restrictions for residents of Hong Kong and Macau wishing to go to Taiwan will be lifted on February 20, three years after they were imposed. Residents of the two regions will be able to travel to Taiwan for individual sightseeing visits from Monday. Grou
