Coronavirus Hong Kong: Omicron variant must be kept out of Hong Kong community, experts say; city confirms 3 new cases


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Hong Kong’s quarantine hotels must cut off any possible avenues of coronavirus transmission in light of the spread of the new Omicron variant, one local health expert has said, while another has cautioned against unnecessary travel during the coming holiday season. First detected in Botswana, in southern Africa, the Omicron variant has since cropped up in South Africa, Israel, Germany, Italy and Britain, with Hong Kong also recording two cases picked up in a quarantine hotel earlier this month. However, experts were divided on Sunday as to whether more travel restrictions were needed to prevent the variant from slipping into...