Coronavirus: more than a quarter of patients in Hong Kong this month were fully vaccinated, and with most imported, experts question plan to halve quarantine times
- Department of Health reveals that 20 confirmed imported cases have involved people who were fully vaccinated
- But Hospital Authority will not say what condition those who tested positive were in
But the Hospital Authority has refused to say how many of those ended up in a severe, serious or stable condition.
Two independent health experts believed the data was particularly alarming given that the United States and most of Europe were easing lockdowns on the back of their vaccination programmes at a time when the Delta variant was spreading quickly and gaining dominance.
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Hong Kong’s relaxed travel arrangement, in place since June 30, allowed fully vaccinated residents to take an antibody test in the city, travel overseas to high and medium-risk countries, test negative for the virus upon arrival, and do seven days of hotel quarantine, plus three more tests afterwards, on their return.