Coronavirus: end Hong Kong quarantine exemptions for all Beijing travellers, say experts, as city records four imported cases
- Chinese capital has seen spike in cases in recent days and Hong Kong government said it would require those arriving from city to take test
- Hong Kong records four imported Covid-19 cases, all involving arrivals from Pakistan, though no local infections have been reported in the last five days
The calls came a day after the Hong Kong government confirmed it would require those who had been granted quarantine exemption, and flew into the city from Beijing, to take a Covid-19 virus test.
The government said the same requirement would be imposed on those arriving from Beijing through land borders.
Hong Kong on Thursday recorded four imported Covid-19 cases, all involving arrivals from Pakistan. But no local infections have been reported in the last five days.
So far, the city has reported 1,124 coronavirus infections, though no imported cases have been reported from Beijing since the recent outbreak there.
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Under the new policy, Covid-19 testing is now compulsory for those exempted people, who now will be required to submit a saliva sample collected at home.