Coronavirus: Hong Kong residents who have been fully vaccinated in 5 more countries will be allowed to fly back under updated rules
- Deals have been struck with India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand and South Korea to recognise vaccination records issued by their authorities
- City, meanwhile, confirms two new Covid-19 infections, imported cases from Indonesia and the United States
The city on Monday said deals had been struck with India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand and South Korea to recognise vaccination records issued by their authorities.
Currently only fully inoculated Hong Kong residents arriving from 25 countries ranked as “high-risk” on a three-tier system can enter the city. They must also have a negative pre-departure virus test result, quarantine for 21 days in a hotel and be screened for Covid-19 seven times after arrival.
Under new jab rules taking effect on Wednesday, those who hold vaccination records issued by the local authorities of 51 countries and places will be allowed to board a flight for Hong Kong.
India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Thailand are categorised as Group A or high-risk places, while Korea is on the Group B or “medium-risk” list.
Under the new arrangement, Hong Kong residents stranded in high-risk countries but with vaccination records issued by the Korean authorities would be able to fly back.