Hong Kong to Announce End to Hotel Quarantine on Friday
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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee will announce an end to hotel quarantine at a press conference slated for 3:30 p.m. on Friday, according to people familiar with the matter.
The government will scrap the previously mandatory measure and a requirement that arrivals get a negative PCR test before boarding a plane, according to people who asked not to be identified discussing the changes. Travelers who don’t have Covid will be allowed into public venues like restaurants and bars after three days of home monitoring, the people said. Those who are found to be positive on arrival will no longer be sent to the Penny’s Bay isolation facility.