HONG KONG -- Hong Kong will scrap its mandatory hotel quarantine next week, the government said Friday, as the business hub opens up after more than t.
Under new rules to come into effect on Monday morning, people coming to the city will no longer need to take a PCR test before departure, with a rapid test now ...
Many expatriate workers have left the city for Singapore, which started its reopening in the spring and stuck with it even as case counts rebounded. He ended some flight bans that could unpredictably derail travel, slashed the length of hotel quarantine stays, announced a plan to cease ordering people into government-run It will also remove a cap on the number of people coming from mainland China and Macau without quarantine, and permit entrants from all parts of the country. As well as the PCR test upon arrival, which officials call โDay 0โ, theyโll need PCR tests on Days 2, 4 and 6 plus daily rapid tests until Day 7. The airline said it plans to add more than 200 pairs of passenger flights in October and, while it will boost flights as quickly as possible, rebuilding capacity is a gradual process. In the three days after they get to Hong Kong, travelers will continue to face restrictions on their movements, including being banned from going to bars and eating at restaurants, he said.