Starting Sunday, Hong Kong authorities have stepped up quarantine and testing requirements for Hong Kong residents arriving from eight southern Africa countries to guard against Omicron, a new Covid-19 variant. Upon completion of the seven-day quarantine at quarantine center, they will be allowed to undergo another 14-day quarantine at a designated hotel which they have reserved. They are also required to undergo testing on the 9th, 12th, 16th and 19th day and another compulsory testing in a community testing center on the 26th day of arrival at Hong Kong. Two confirmed cases involving Omicron were reported in Hong Kong last Tuesday. "Although there are not any direct passenger flights arriving Hong Kong from the eight places in southern Africa concerned currently, we noticed the presence of the Omicron variant in a number of places globally.

Source: The Standard November 28, 2021 05:01 UTC