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Nicole Kidman Allowed to Skip Hong Kong's Strict Quarantine, Reports Say
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Nicole Kidman
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Hollywood actor Nicole Kidman secured an exemption from Hong Kong’s strict Covid quarantine rules to shoot a television series in the city, stoking a fresh outcry from critics of the government’s virus containment policies.
A spokesman for the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau on Thursday confirmed local media reports that the Oscar winner was allowed to skip the procedure meant to help detect coronavirus infections.