COVID-19: Hong Kong imposes three-week hotel quarantine for visitors Asia


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Hong Kong: Hong Kong extended its compulsory quarantine to three weeks for almost all international travellers from Friday, saying the measure was needed to prevent new, more infectious, coronavirus variants from spreading. The government said expert advice suggested that the incubation period of the virus could be longer than 14 days in some people - so passengers will now have to undergo compulsory quarantine in designated hotels for three weeks, rather than the previous two. Only travellers arriving from mainland China, Macau, and Taiwan will be exempt from the tighter restrictions. New variant The government also announced a ban on...