Several nations in the Asia-Pacific region are moving away from zero-Covid strategies toward living with the virus -- and thus loosening up their borders.
On October 10, Singapore added eight new countries, including the US and the UK, to its vaccinated and quarantine-free travel lanes.

The next day, its Southeast Asian neighbor Malaysia ended its domestic and international travel restrictions for fully vaccinated residents after reaching its target of full inoculation for 90% of the adult population.
Next up were the Indonesian islands of Bali and Riau -- they reopened on October 14 to visitors from 19 countries. Those lucky 19 are China, India, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Liechtenstein, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Poland, Hungary and Norway.
Over in Australia, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet announced on October 15 that the state -- including Sydney -- will end its Covid-19 quarantine for fully vaccinated international travelers starting November 1.
Thailand moved a little closer to fully reopening to tourism by allowing fully vaccinated visitors from a handful of approved countries to bypass quarantine starting November 1. The 10 countries to make the cut include Singapore, Germany, China, the US and the UK. More will be added to the list on December 1.
Finally, the South Pacific island of Fiji, which has been closed to international visitors since the start of the pandemic, has announced that it will officially reopen on December 1 with the resumption of scheduled tourism flights.