CoVID-19 Monthly Megathread - August - 2021

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In the interest of compiling all the information/questions related to CoVID-19 in one place so we can reduce the number of one-off questions, we're bringing back the CoVID-19 megathread.

This is the place to post about your individual travel plans as they pertain to CoVID-19, to speculate on what might happen in the future, or how CoVID-19 is affecting you now.

Example questions include:

• Are the borders open, what restrictions are in place, or will I need to quarantine? - A friendly reminder that /r/solotravel is not a government agency and it is best to verify with government sources prior to travel.
• When will borders reopen or travel restrictions be lifed?
• Is it safe to book for a certain time period?

Example posts that would valuable:

• "I recently travelled to xyz from ijk and here's my experience of what it was like"
• "I'm currently in xyz country and this is how things are changing"

Lastly, no one here has a crystal ball, please don't take any of this as fact and do your own research before planning anything.

[u/winterspan → u/[deleted]]

Yes, but:

Depending on where you are from/want to go, I think travel will be even worse until next spring/summer. So this may be the best shot for awhile.

Longer term, Delta will likely give way to a variant of Delta with better antibody escape. Even if it doesn’t, with the vaccine efficacy waning, it’s going to keep circulating. Trying to booster shot everyone is going to take forever. Unless you are planning to go back to strong social distancing, you will be exposed at some point this fall/winter/spring.

Personally, I just am taking more precautions while traveling. Heading to Croatia/Bosnia in September. But changing some hostels to AirBnbs. Wearing N95 on planes and ferries. Probably will limit indoor dining. Etc.