China to ease mainland residents' travel to gambling hub Macau
Macau remains largely closed to overseas visitors and maintains a seven-day hotel quarantine policy.
Tue Nov 01 2022
Hong Kong will scrap COVID hotel quarantine from Sept. 26
All international arrivals will be able to return home or to accommodation of their choice but will have to self-monitor for three days.
Fri Sep 23 2022
Hong Kong flags COVID quarantine policy change, wants an orderly opening-up
Hong Kong said it aims to make an announcement soon on its controversial COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals.
Tue Sep 20 2022
Hong Kong eases COVID quarantine rules for incoming travellers
Arrivals will need to self monitor for a further four days, during which they will be forbidden to enter restaurants and bars.
Mon Aug 08 2022
Hopes high as tourists touch down for Thailand re-opening
Thai authorities have given the green light to vaccinated tourists from more than 60 "low-risk" countries to skip hotel quarantine.
Mon Nov 01 2021
Australia man ties bedsheets together to escape 4th floor hotel quarantine - Police
Police arrested the man across town about 8 hours later, and charged him with failing to comply with a direction.
Tue Jul 20 2021
14-day mandatory quarantine among new restrictions for travellers to Labuan - Ismail Sabri
There will be several additional restrictions for travellers to Labuan among them a 10-day mandatory house quarantine for Labuan residents and a 14-day quarantine at hotels for foreign visitors.
Tue May 25 2021
Australia reopens NZ 'travel bubble' after no new COVID-19 cases
The decision marks the resumption of the only international arrivals into Australia who do not require 14 days in hotel quarantine.
Sun Jan 31 2021
Australia says 'no' to tennis stars amid calls for quarantine change
Mandatory hotel quarantine for people arriving for the Australian Open tennis tournament was essential to stop COVID-19.
Tue Jan 19 2021
Australia on high alert after overseas travellers bring new COVID-19 strains
A variant that emerged in South Africa was found in Sydney, Australia's largest city, in a hotel quarantine.
Sat Jan 09 2021
COVID-19: Subang Jaya app alert due to hotel quarantine - MOH
The Ministry of Health (MOH) today explained that the positive case reported in Subang Jaya on Aug 10 involved a foreign worker who had undergone screening at work.
Sat Aug 22 2020
COVID-19: No more free accommodation, hotel quarantine to be charged from June 1
Those sent for quarantine would be charged hotel quarantine payment starting from June 1, including citizens and non-citizens.
Wed May 20 2020