Hong Kong to end mandatory hotel quarantine, scrap pre-flight Covid test requirement – report
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Hong Kong to end mandatory hotel quarantine, scrap pre-flight Covid test requirement – report
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Hong Kong to end mandatory hotel quarantine, scrap pre-flight Covid test requirement – report

 

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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and his officials have reached a consensus on ending mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals, reported the South China Morning Post on Tuesday, in what would be the financial hub’s most significant moves yet to end years of global isolation.

Separately, Oriental Daily reported that an announcement spelling the end to hotel quarantines, which was cut to three days from seven just weeks ago, could come as soon as this week.

The city may also scrap pre-flight Covid PCR test requirements for incoming travelers. New arrivals may be asked to do rapid antigen tests rather than bring a copy of a negative PCR lab result conducted within the previous 48 hours, removing another hurdle that made travel inconvenient, Sing Tao Daily said, citing unidentified people.

One of the options being evaluated by the government is “Test and Hold” in which inbound persons will conduct a nucleic acid test at the airport and will be allowed to leave the airport until test results come out, according to the report.

Another option is “Test and Go” arrangement, which means that inbound persons will be permitted to directly travel to their residence after conducting a nucleic acid test at the airport, without having to wait for the test results, though the option may increase the risks of community infection, the report said.