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Explainer | Hong Kong is easing its hotel quarantine rules for overseas arrivals: here’s what you need to know
- Quarantine period in lockdown hotel to be cut as Hong Kong relaxes anti-coronavirus measures from Friday
- People to stay in hotel quarantine for three days instead of seven, but restricted movement for four more days if tests are clear
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Hong Kong is to cut its coronavirus quarantine period for arrivals from overseas from Friday, down from seven days in lockdown in a quarantine hotel.
People will instead be allowed to stay at quarantine hotels for three days and spend the remaining four at home or in other hotels, with limited freedom of movement, which will be enforced through a new health code system.
Here’s what you need to know.
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Hong Kong cuts Covid-19 hotel quarantine for overseas travellers to 3 days plus 4 days at home
Hong Kong cuts Covid-19 hotel quarantine for overseas travellers to 3 days plus 4 days at home
1. What is the rationale behind the ‘3+4’ measure?
Health secretary Lo Chung-mau on Monday said the decision was made after analysing scientific information, which showed most coronavirus cases could be identified in the first three days of hotel quarantine.
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