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Cathay Pacific adds testing requirement for Hong Kong passengers to China
February 21st 2022
Cathay Pacific said passengers flying from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to destinations in China must now show proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 48 hours before departure. Read More » The new regulation is “in light of the increasing number of Omicron cases emerging here in Hong Kong and as a precautionary measure to reduce the risk of exposure for our passengers, employees and the cities to which we fly”, the airline group said on its website. The new testing rules will apply from February 23, 2022.” COVID-19 case numbers have risen sharply in the HKSAR from 92 on January 31 to a reported 6,063 new infections on February 19.
