Hong Kong to ease Covid-19 flight ban rules 'very soon', SCMP says


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HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Hong Kong is set to raise the threshold for how many Covid-19 cases can be found on an incoming flight before the route is suspended to five from three, according to the South China Morning Post. The government is set to make the announcement on easing the mechanism "very soon," the Post reported, citing an unidentified person. Authorities see the risks from easing travel restrictions this month as manageable, it added. Under the current so-called circuit-breaker mechanism, a flight is banned if three Covid-19 infections are found on the same flight, or if there's one confirmed...