Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says there are no plans to further tighten Covid-19 rules for aircrew amid concerns over quarantine exemptions | South China Morning Post

Hong Kong's leader has signalled there are no further plans to tighten Covid-19 rules for aircrew despite concerns over three infections involving cargo pilots exempted from quarantine, stressing the need to strike a balance between pandemic safeguards and maintaining the city's everyday operations. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Tuesday said action had already been taken to quarantine more than 100 aircrew members, confirming an earlier Post report . She insisted that Cathay Pacific's new stricter self-isolation rules for its staff - devised with government input - were sufficient for guarding against the coronavirus. Warning of the potential disruption…