travel bubble

On Monday, New Zealanders tuning into the news witnessed something rare: bulletins filled almost entirely with joy, relief, and even a bit of singing.

A green light for a travel bubble with Australia was a good news story for people separated from loved ones - and businesses needing the cash of free-spending foreigners. But were the bubble-happy media too keen to accentuate the positive when the likely benefits are far from clear?

While most of the world has had to adjust to physical distancing and mask-wearing for the last year, Taiwan has been a rare exception, thanks to its quick and efficient response to the COVID-19 pandemic early last year. Both countries have had relative success in containing the spread of the coronavirus. Taiwan, with a population of 24 million, has had 1,006 cases and 10 deaths, Palau has had none, according to the World Health Organization numbers, among its population of 18,000. https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/taiwan-opens-borders-to-palau-travel-bubble border control travel restriction quarantine restless vs. irritated honor system curfew shutdown vs. lockdown outbreak vs. epidemic vs. pandemic Reminder ❣ Wash your hands Wear your masks Practice social distancing Production | Bijou Media Recording | SoundOn 聲浪 © 2021 Bijou Media | FB | IG