Asia journey begins slowly to reopen. That’s what the world can learn

As the struggles of the world it is normal to open again a new global post race crown and establish probably the last business to proceed as usual. Each country and region of the world have some kind of restrictions on travel. In many places, especially in Asia, where the first shot of a pandemic, should ask travelers for 14 days in quarantine to ensure that they are virus-free if they are allowed at all. Therefore as the Asia-Pacific region will begin to bring the epidemic under control of the crown, some places are slow to choose to experiment with their borders reopen travelers and the kind of regular trip, which is essential to the global economy. In the semi-autonomous Chinese territory of Hong Kong, which has not recorded a case of transmitted crown for more than three weeks community, the authorities introduced a plan to allow some economics students from mainland China without going into quarantine. Officials are also working without quarantine car for a while ‘nearby Macao, a former Portuguese colony was to extend not registered new cases per month extra. Since May 1, some business travelers South Korea degree were provided China quarantined without long they take to give a try to COVID-19 for arrival and stay in a governance structure for one or two days, while the results are slow. Stay up to date on the growing threat to global health, by signing up for our daily newsletter crown. a similar model bilateral Leader in Australia and New Zealand, two countries that seem to have contained the virus now, is discussed. A “trans-Tasman bubble” -a reference to the sea that the two nations could cut-enabled free to return soon trip crown is properly controlled. relaxed restrictions in this way reduces the risk of infection spreading traveling slowly, experts say. If you travel back, experts say Hong Kong may seem like things need careful management at a local level with the strict screening and a watchful eye on the epidemic and abroad. Read more: why Hong Kong has expanded the restrictions Corona – even as new cases Dwindle Zero “I think it’s wise to do group to group,” said Keiji Fukuda, an expert in infectious diseases at the University of Hong Kong and a former world health organization. “To begin with the business students, and men [in China], you have not opened the border, but all trips begin selective. The brands selected group of sense and you can see how to do it and keep it even more still open.” the Hong Kong Hong Kong model could no end of may to start the first quarantine of travelers welcome the mainland groups. Schools that have been closed since mid-January are preparing to open the first stage from May 27 high school students are back in class again. Some 27,000 students from Shenzhen, the southern Chinese cities, the boundaries of Hong Kong are enrolled in schools of the city. Applications for quarantine exceptions of business travelers started on 4 May, owners and employees of Hong Kong targeting factory operating in China, the states that candidates Regulation must demonstrate that their journey to “productive activities in the interest the economic development of Hong Kong context. “applicants must provide clear information about their business and stay in the Chinese mainland cities where their work is available. It is not known how many applications have been received or approved. When the directive enters into force, will, as of February 8, travelers and mainland residents in Hong Kong has returned for the first time from the mainland to enter the city without 14 days quarantine. Before the epidemic has gone through tens of thousands of people from the mainland across the border to Hong Kong every day to work, school, tourism or visiting relatives. Chinese officials have 83-COVID 19 cases reported over China in the past 14 days, only two of them the province, Hong Kong, Guangdong, adjacent. “I think it should be a very low risk of infection from abroad are now in China,” Ben Hood, professor of epidemiology of infectious diseases at the University of Hong Kong. But not without risk, while China seems constantly to re-open and back to normal, its transparency, when it came to the number of cases and deaths as a crown-ha under international control. Locally, the plan is not loosen restrictions without contradiction. The government of Hong Kong includes the initial rejection to the border with the mainland has been a major source of tension in January and February, fueling protests. The decision to resume Travel Limited has attracted the ire of pro-democracy legislators who distrust the Chinese government and is concerned that the quarantine exceptions could trigger an upsurge of cases in the city. Even countries that crowns seem to get under control have shown that there is still the risk of another outbreak. In China, a city declared in Jilin mode “war” northeastern tax Province on May 10, after the workers a service authorities about a dozen other infected. And in Wuhan, the original epicenter of the authorities, announced Tuesday a pandemic to test plan, all 11 million inhabitants, after six new cases surface, according to state media. In South Korea, more than 100 people nightlife districts closing of bars and clubs were in a cluster in the capital city of Seoul is connected, the city required. To be completely safe to make a standard of Crown eliminate that very few, if seats have not yet reached. David Hui, a respiratory medicine expert at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, which examines 2002-2003 SARS, says a country of winding crown only once 28 days two cycles of the standard 14-day quarantine have no transfer SHARED LOCAL virus. Every two objectives that could meet these criteria, a “journey bubble” with minimal risk establish Hui says. The first steps The crown outbreak has led the global race for an unprecedented shutdown. Worldwide aircraft on the ground exposed sit unused on the runway and hotel rooms. According to the World Tourism Organization of the United Nations, 100% of 217 countries and territories around the world COVID-19-related travel restrictions in place. It has almost half its closed limits partially or completely. Those measures, saying the WTO, the reading to represent the “most serious restriction on international travel in history” definitely .: We spread ‘flight attendants are you afraid of losing the fight against the Crown How much of the world begins to lift lock restrictions that experts agree that location- small-scale or national agreements could be the first step towards a return to global travel. The bubble journey New Zealand-Australia proposal could be extended to other countries that the epidemic enough to bring under control, said Michael Baker, a professor at the University of Otago Department of Public Health, the 19-COVID advice to the Government of New Zealand on his response. Other places that could be added include Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea, says Baker. Eastern vs Western Hemisphere While experts agree that a careful, limited to one or two neighboring countries that reopening the epidemic is practicable under control, realize that few places in the world are able to do yourself. “I believe that the United States and Europe are far from a journey to restart,” said Hood, professor of HKU. “[Parts], the US Open before, although their numbers remain relatively high. I think it will be difficult for them, their number to be able to get down to a low level, restart trip.” For now, most of easing of travel restrictions is likely to be concentrated in the Asia-Pacific region. “One could imagine an Eastern Hemisphere countries that are really successful with this pandemic,” Baker said, adding that these places are likely to be the first to reopen. global travel is probably not entirely back to normal until a vaccine can around the world are widespread, experts say. Read more: What Asian and Pacific countries through teach-how and how not to re-open our economies Meanwhile, Hood said that the wider testing could make the global availability of the trips inside depth. If COVID-19 is built-in test mode of travel, so all arriving passengers are tested for the virus, countries may be more willing to open their borders. Some places with larger test facilities are already doing. In April airports in Hong Kong and South Korea capital Seoul, it began testing all international arrivals for COVID-19 Since last week, landing passengers at Vienna International Airport was able to for about $200 a COVID-19 test. Such a test could become a new normal. But in the same way that some countries have been reluctant to close their borders in early crown outbreak, the authorities are now likely to be very cautious about the reopening. Meanwhile, dozens of countries have their staggering health systems to the brink of collapse and livelihoods due to the epidemic experienced overturned. “Borders will be opened in a very selective and careful,” says Hassan Vally, a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at La Trobe University. “The whole world has seen what this virus do.” Please send tips, leads and stories from the front to [email protected].
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