Coronavirus: aircrew quarantine rules will be lifted if enough staff get Covid-19 vaccine, Hong Kong government tells airlines


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Mandatory quarantine for local aircrew will be removed if enough staff are inoculated against the coronavirus , officials have told Hong Kong-based airlines, the Post has learned. The government is putting pressure on local carriers to boost vaccination rates, which reflect the slow uptake for jabs citywide, according to a person with direct knowledge of the discussions. Airlines are being lured with the incentive of having costly quarantine measures removed, two sources said. Hong Kong introduced quarantine measures on February 20 for any local flight crew who had stayed outside the city. The rule exempted those arriving from mainland China,...