From mask-off in most indoor spaces to allowing non-vaccinated travelers to do away with the seven-day SHN (Stay Home Notice) quarantine period on arrival in Singapore, countries around the globe have also begun lifting measures slowly. Here’s what you need to know if you’re heading to Japan, Taiwan, or South Korea soon. Japan Japan has maintained stringent border controls for a longer period than many other major markets, and only in June did it start to let visitors enter on
For those who have been keeping up with the news, it’s impossible not to know that COVID-19 is firing up again. An even more recent mutant, BA.2.75, may be on the radar as Singapore battles its most recent round of COVID-19 infections brought on by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron variants. According to a virologist at Imperial College London, the subvariant BA.2.75 is worth monitoring because of its abundance in spike mutations, apparent quick development, and extensive geographic distribution. But
