Traveling in Times of Coronavirus

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Doc67 wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:49 am
KTabi wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:41 am I'm praying for the quarentine periods to be removed for those vaccinated with ones like pfizer, how realistic does that seem in the medium term? 2k USD is rather steep.
It's not you being vaccinated that will make them get rid of the quarantine, it's when the people here are vaccinated. And that's going to be quite a while yet. Any mutation that evades the current vaccine will cause more delays.

I can't see the quarantine ending before 2022.
Ah I see, thank you for your perspective on how it is likely to go. I thought that being vaccinated would mean that they could consider me not as much of a risk and was hoping for fall 2021. I don't know if I should just bite the bullet but 2 weeks doing nothing kills me.
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theKid wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:52 am
KTabi wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:41 am I'm praying for the quarentine periods to be removed for those vaccinated with ones like pfizer, how realistic does that seem in the medium term? 2k USD is rather steep.
My guess is it’s rather unrealistic for that to happen within the next 3 to 6 months. Latter part of 2021 maybe.

It’s not so much your vaccination that matters, it’s how many people in Cambodia will have been vaccinated. And that seems to be going reaaaaaaaly slow...
It's so strange, European nations discussed the possibility of "vaccine passports" to ease entry. I figured more people and countries would be open to travelers with high efficacy vaccines but that makes sense. I figure it will be until 2023 before Cambodia is coherently vaccinated and I was intending to be there working. In that case, I don't know if I should come if things will be shut for so long.
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KTabi wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:53 am
Doc67 wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:49 am
KTabi wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:41 am I'm praying for the quarentine periods to be removed for those vaccinated with ones like pfizer, how realistic does that seem in the medium term? 2k USD is rather steep.
It's not you being vaccinated that will make them get rid of the quarantine, it's when the people here are vaccinated. And that's going to be quite a while yet. Any mutation that evades the current vaccine will cause more delays.

I can't see the quarantine ending before 2022.
Ah I see, thank you for your perspective on how it is likely to go. I thought that being vaccinated would mean that they could consider me not as much of a risk and was hoping for fall 2021. I don't know if I should just bite the bullet but 2 weeks doing nothing kills me.
There is also the question of the validity of the vaccination passports. Many nations simply will not trust documents from other countries. The inter-governmental agreement of vaccination passports will take longer to arrive at than the making the vaccine itself. That's governments for you.
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Doc67 wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 10:05 am
KTabi wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:53 am
Doc67 wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:49 am
KTabi wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:41 am I'm praying for the quarentine periods to be removed for those vaccinated with ones like pfizer, how realistic does that seem in the medium term? 2k USD is rather steep.
It's not you being vaccinated that will make them get rid of the quarantine, it's when the people here are vaccinated. And that's going to be quite a while yet. Any mutation that evades the current vaccine will cause more delays.

I can't see the quarantine ending before 2022.
Ah I see, thank you for your perspective on how it is likely to go. I thought that being vaccinated would mean that they could consider me not as much of a risk and was hoping for fall 2021. I don't know if I should just bite the bullet but 2 weeks doing nothing kills me.
There is also the question of the validity of the vaccination passports. Many nations simply will not trust documents from other countries. The inter-governmental agreement of vaccination passports will take longer to arrive at than the making the vaccine itself. That's governments for you.
lol it's such insanity but to be expected. I figured they would have been working more diligently this whole damn year they had to sort this out. I also figured that countries like Cambodia and Thailand would desperately need the cash of more tourists coming, they've got to be hurting badly. I don't understand how long they can keep this up.
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KTabi wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:54 am
theKid wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:52 am
KTabi wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:41 am I'm praying for the quarentine periods to be removed for those vaccinated with ones like pfizer, how realistic does that seem in the medium term? 2k USD is rather steep.
My guess is it’s rather unrealistic for that to happen within the next 3 to 6 months. Latter part of 2021 maybe.

It’s not so much your vaccination that matters, it’s how many people in Cambodia will have been vaccinated. And that seems to be going reaaaaaaaly slow...
It's so strange, European nations discussed the possibility of "vaccine passports" to ease entry. I figured more people and countries would be open to travelers with high efficacy vaccines but that makes sense. I figure it will be until 2023 before Cambodia is coherently vaccinated and I was intending to be there working. In that case, I don't know if I should come if things will be shut for so long.
I think Intra-European and travel between Europe and North America will come back much sooner. They will agree on vaccine passports quicker and are also more willing to factor in and tolerate occasional outbreak flare ups.
The only way I could see SEA countries biting the bullet is when one of them jumps the gun and opens up and the others become envious of that country getting all the tourist dollars.
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theKid wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 10:22 am
KTabi wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:54 am
theKid wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:52 am
KTabi wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:41 am I'm praying for the quarentine periods to be removed for those vaccinated with ones like pfizer, how realistic does that seem in the medium term? 2k USD is rather steep.
My guess is it’s rather unrealistic for that to happen within the next 3 to 6 months. Latter part of 2021 maybe.

It’s not so much your vaccination that matters, it’s how many people in Cambodia will have been vaccinated. And that seems to be going reaaaaaaaly slow...
It's so strange, European nations discussed the possibility of "vaccine passports" to ease entry. I figured more people and countries would be open to travelers with high efficacy vaccines but that makes sense. I figure it will be until 2023 before Cambodia is coherently vaccinated and I was intending to be there working. In that case, I don't know if I should come if things will be shut for so long.
I think Intra-European and travel between Europe and North America will come back much sooner. They will agree on vaccine passports quicker and are also more willing to factor in and tolerate occasional outbreak flare ups.
The only way I could see SEA countries biting the bullet is when one of them jumps the gun and opens up and the others become envious of that country getting all the tourist dollars.
I pray to god one of them realizes the money lost and potential gains and starts the ball rolling. I'd be quite pissed to pay and do a lengthy boring quarantine then see it lifted soon thereafter.
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I would really think that Cambodia's problem firstly is their ability to administer the vaccine, there seems no pre-thought or such organised effort in doing so.
Always "hope" but never "expect".
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QATAR ADDITION TO ‘RED LIST’ TRIGGERS RUSH BACK TO UK


This is another route to and from the UK now cut off. The UAE is already on the Red List (so Emirates and Etihad are out), and now Qatar has been added. THIS INCLUDES TRANSIT THROUGH DOHA, so even if you are on the deck for just 2 hours, you'll be spending 10 days in quarantine @ £1750 ($2450)

The third big Gulf air hub, Qatar, has been added to the list – meaning travellers who merely change planes at Doha airport face 11 nights of hotel quarantine at a price of £1,750 for a solo passenger returning to the UK.

The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that Qatar, as well as Ethiopia, Oman and Somalia, would be added to the red list at 4am on Friday 19 March – giving arrivals 82 hours’ warning and allowing many of them to come home early.


https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/ne ... 17612.html
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Philippines to Bar Entry of Foreigners, Some Nationals as COVID-19 Cases Climb
18/03/21 01:02
MANILA, March 17 (Reuters) - The Philippines’ coronavirus task force said it will suspend the arrival of foreigners and some returning citizens as the Southeast Asian country battles a renewed surge in COVID-19 cases and increasing infections of new variants.

Foreign citizens and returning nationals who had not been working overseas will not be able to enter the country from March 20 until April 19, the coronavirus task force said in a statement issued late on Tuesday.

The exemptions to the rule include accredited officials of foreign governments, Filipino workers returning from overseas and cases that are considered to be an emergency.
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Hong Kong bars inbound SIA flights
Two-week suspension follows positive Covid test of passenger from Singapore
published : 2 Apr 2021 at 20:45
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SINGAPORE: Hong Kong has barred incoming passenger flights from Singapore operated by Singapore Airlines until mid-April, after a positive Covid-19 case was found on a flight.

Three passengers on the flight on Wednesday also failed to comply with requirements specified under the Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation, Hong Kong authorities said on Friday.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) confirmed the order but said passenger services from Hong Kong to Singapore would not be affected. The suspension applies until April 16.

“We will continue to work with the authorities to ensure that all passengers meet the regulatory requirements for entry into Hong Kong,” SIA said in a statement. “We will also assist the health authorities in all contact tracing efforts.”

Singapore has been reporting relatively few coronavirus cases in recent months, with tight entry restrictions and strict rules aimed at preventing local transmission.

Hong Kong and Singapore for months have been discussing the possibility of a travel bubble, which would allow passengers to skip quarantine, once the Covid situation improves.
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