Hong Kong Cuts Hotel Quarantine to Three Days to Revive Hub
- Quarantine will be followed by four days of health monitoring
- Chambers say travel restrictions should be scrapped altogether
Hong Kong will reduce the period of time people entering the city must spend in hotel quarantine to three days from seven, a bolder-than-expected easing of its strict Covid-19 travel curbs, yet still leaving the Asian financial hub isolated in a world that’s mostly moved on from the pandemic.
People arriving at Hong Kong’s international airport will be required to undertake the reduced quarantine period at an approved hotel, and -- if they don’t test positive for Covid -- can then do four days of health monitoring either at home or in a hotel, Chief Executive John Lee said Monday. The four-day monitoring period will be subject to relatively loose movement rules, with travelers able to leave their homes and only restricted from entering high-risk places.