Asia, 9th June: As the number of active COVID-19 infections continues to drop in Asia, some countries in the region plan to allow international flights and to establish “travel bubbles.”

In Vietnam, international flights have been suspended since 25th March with a few exceptions and foreign nationals have been banned entry since 22nd March. The Vietnamese government now plans to resume the flights to and from countries that have had no new cases of COVID-19 for 30 days – although that is likely to be a short list of countries.

Singapore and China have created a “fast lane” for essential business and official travel between the two countries, allowing travel between Singapore and six provinces and municipalities in China (Chongqing, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Tianjin and Zhejiang).