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Letters | Hong Kong hotel quarantine may pose bigger Covid-19 risk to vaccinated returnees
- Let vaccinated Hongkongers serve out their quarantine at home, rather than exposing them to the risk of new Covid-19 variants
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I shall be visiting the UK to attend my son’s graduation ceremony in late June, and do not plan to return until the government lifts the requirement for Hongkongers to quarantine for 21 days in a hotel, and allows us to quarantine at home instead.
My son, who was looking forward to coming back to Hong Kong for the summer, has abandoned his plan and is looking for a summer job in the UK instead. My wife, who cannot afford so much time away from work, will remain in Hong Kong and miss our son’s graduation ceremony.
We are all worried about the Covid-19 virus. Luckily for us, we were all vaccinated in Hong Kong at the earliest opportunity. But that is no guarantee against catching the virus, especially the new variants, which will spread more quickly in populations with a low vaccination rate.
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I think the biggest risk to us now is the threat of catching the virus while staying in a hotel in Hong Kong – we would be much safer isolating at home.
Alastair Murray, Sai Kung
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