Hong Kong to tighten Covid-19 quarantine rules for travellers from 16 countries, East Asia News & Top Stories


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HONG KONG - The Hong Kong government on Monday (Aug 16) said it would tighten quarantine rules from Friday (Aug 20) for travellers from 16 countries. Fifteen of them - Bangladesh, Cambodia, France, Greece, Iran, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United States - will be specified as high-risk places from the current medium-risk classification. Only Hong Kong residents who are fully vaccinated can enter the city if they are from high-risk places. Besides having to present a negative test result for Covid-19 before boarding the flight, they will also...