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Covid: Hong Kong to end controversial hotel quarantine policy
On 22 December 2020, the Hong Kong Government implemented the Designated Quarantine Hotel Scheme and the Designated Transportation Scheme, requiring all arrivals from specified places to undergo compulsory quarantine at designated quarantine hotels (DQHs) to further prevent the importation of COVID-19 cases and reduce contact between arrivals and the local community. There have been about 23,000 rooms in 62 hotels that are designated as DQH. Because of this and other strict measures, Hong Kong has been isolated from the international community for over two years. Now, the HK government announced that people arriving in Hong Kong will not be hotel-quarantined any longer. The long-awaited decision has sparked a rush for ticket sales for flights to Hong Kong even though the arriving passengers won’t be allowed to enter public places like restaurants or shopping malls for the first three days after arrival. Also, they are required to take a PCR test on the second, fourth, and sixth days. That still sounds like great news for those who have long been waiting to visit there for business or reunions. But for leisure travelers, it may still sound too restrictive.
Enjoy reading the article about how Hong Kong is relaxing its zero-covid policy.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63004249
Covid: Hong Kong to end controversial hotel quarantine policy
On 22 December 2020, the Hong Kong Government implemented the Designated Quarantine Hotel Scheme and the Designated Transportation Scheme, requiring all arrivals from specified places to undergo compulsory quarantine at designated quarantine hotels (DQHs) to further prevent the importation of COVID-19 cases and reduce contact between arrivals and the local community. There have been about 23,000 rooms in 62 hotels that are designated as DQH. Because of this and other strict measures, Hong Kong has been isolated from the international community for over two years. Now, the HK government announced that people arriving in Hong Kong will not be hotel-quarantined any longer. The long-awaited decision has sparked a rush for ticket sales for flights to Hong Kong even though the arriving passengers won’t be allowed to enter public places like restaurants or shopping malls for the first three days after arrival. Also, they are required to take a PCR test on the second, fourth, and sixth days. That still sounds like great news for those who have long been waiting to visit there for business or reunions. But for leisure travelers, it may still sound too restrictive.
Enjoy reading the article about how Hong Kong is relaxing its zero-covid policy.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63004249
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