Hong Kong’s risk-based boarding and compulsory quarantine requirements will be updated and reclassified, to better prevent importation of cases.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said today that Hong Kong has reported no Covid cases in the city for 56 days in a row, with Hong Kong having achieved “zero local infections”.
Speaking at a press conference over the city’s Covid rules, Lam said changes will be made to the current risk-based boarding and compulsory quarantine requirements for arrivals.
Specific places will be categorized into three groups - high-risk, medium-risk, and low-risk.
According to the new measure, only vaccinated Hong Kong residents will be able to return to the city from high-risk areas. As for medium-risk areas, only Hong Kong residents and vaccinated non-residents can board flights to Hong Kong. All returnees will still have to present a negative Covid test result before boarding the relevant flights to the city.
The new measure would also see returnees from high-risk, medium-risk, and low-risk areas undergo compulsory quarantine for 21, 14, and 7 days respectively.
Meanwhile, Lam said all workers that would come into contact with these arrivals will be required to get vaccinated, including airport workers, quarantine hotel staff, and transportation workers.
Speaking at a press conference over the city’s Covid rules, Lam said changes will be made to the current risk-based boarding and compulsory quarantine requirements for arrivals.
Specific places will be categorized into three groups - high-risk, medium-risk, and low-risk.
According to the new measure, only vaccinated Hong Kong residents will be able to return to the city from high-risk areas. As for medium-risk areas, only Hong Kong residents and vaccinated non-residents can board flights to Hong Kong. All returnees will still have to present a negative Covid test result before boarding the relevant flights to the city.
The new measure would also see returnees from high-risk, medium-risk, and low-risk areas undergo compulsory quarantine for 21, 14, and 7 days respectively.
Meanwhile, Lam said all workers that would come into contact with these arrivals will be required to get vaccinated, including airport workers, quarantine hotel staff, and transportation workers.