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Hong Kong plans reduced quarantine for travellers from low-risk countries
April 14th 2021
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) chief executive, Carrie Lam, said yesterday travellers from low-risk countries Australia, New Zealand and Singapore could have quarantine cut back from 14 to seven days. Read More » "I want to assure you we will remain equally vigilant even with the reduced quarantine period by imposing more tests," Lam told reporters. No date was announced for the relaxation of quarantine regulations. There also were no new rules for the suspension of air routes, which targeted new strains of COVID-19. Specifically, all airlines would be banned from operating from a specific country into the HKSAR if more than five passengers on the same flight tested positive for the N501Y variant of COVID-19. Previously, only the airline operating a flight with more than five positive COVID-19 cases faced suspension.
