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The last Covid holdouts in Asia are throwing open their doors for travel -- except for China
CNN
Across Asia, borders are opening and quarantine measures are lifting as even the last few countries clinging to Covid restrictions embrace a return to travel.
Hong Kong (CNN) — Across Asia, borders are opening and quarantine measures are lifting as even the last few countries clinging to Covid restrictions embrace a return to travel.
Except, that is, in one country: China.
After having their economies battered by nearly three years of halted travel, several countries in the region have reopened their doors in the past few months -- bringing relief not only to their tourism industries, but to millions of residents who struggled with job insecurity and family separations during the pandemic.
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