The Omicron variant has brought the slow reopening of Asia to a juddering halt as governments rush to reimpose travel restrictions even though the new strain is already circulating in the local community.
Thailand and Singapore this week joined Japan in closing their borders to most foreign travellers. All three countries have reported domestic cases of the highly-transmissible new variant, suggesting Omicron will spread even without new arrivals from abroad.
The latest travel restrictions highlight Asia’s hard line against the virus and threaten to hamper the region’s economic recovery in 2022.
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