Hong Kong bans non-resident arrivals from 13 more countries due to Covid-19 variant Omicron, East Asia News & Top Stories


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HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hong Kong has banned non-residents from entering the city from four African countries and plans to expand that to travellers who have been to Australia, Canada, Israel and six European countries in the past 21 days due to fears over Omicron. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday (Nov 29) the Omicron coronavirus variant carried a very high risk of infection surges, and countries around the world have tightened travel restrictions. In a statement late on Monday, the Hong Kong government said non-residents from Angola, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Zambia would not be allowed to enter...