A sixth person in Hong Kong has the new coronavirus, it was revealed on Sunday, and will be moved to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung. Photo: Felix Wong

China coronavirus: Hong Kong will ban anyone who has been to Hubei province from entering city, in response to mounting calls to tighten border checks

The denial of entry will be for anyone from the province and anyone who has visited in the past 14 days, except for residents of city
Macau further ramps up measures, announcing that about 1,100 Hubei visitors need to return to the mainland or they will be placed in isolation

Topic | Coronavirus outbreak

Kimmy Chung , Sum Lok-kei , Chan Ho-him , Alvin Lum

Published: 2:53pm, 26 Jan, 2020

Updated: 10:49am, 27 Jan, 2020

A sixth person in Hong Kong has the new coronavirus, it was revealed on Sunday, and will be moved to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung. Photo: Felix Wong

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Kimmy Chung

Kimmy Chung joined the Post in 2017 and reports for the Hong Kong desk on local politics and Hong Kong-mainland issues. Prior to joining the Post, she covered Hong Kong politics and social policies for more than six years for different media outlets.

Sum Lok-kei

Sum Lok-kei joined the Post in 2018. He is a reporter on the Hong Kong desk.

Chan Ho-him

Chan Ho-him is a reporter for the Hong Kong desk focused on covering education policies. He joined the Post in 2019. Prior to that, he was an investigative reporter at Ming Pao.

Alvin Lum

Alvin Lum is an award-winning political journalist specialising in Hong Kong politics and the city's justice system. Previously, he worked for the Hong Kong Economic Journal and Citizen News.