But travelers will need to have a mainland mobile phone number so mainland authorities can trace them upon being identified as a confirmed case or close contact. Local authorities last Tuesday had an online meeting with mainland experts from the National Health Commission to further discuss details of the quarantine-free travel scheme. Infectious disease expert Ho Pak-leung from the University of Hong Kong said it is reasonable if the mainland wants to suspend the scheme with one untraceable source infection in Hong Kong. "Hong Kong is not capable of doing lockdowns involving an entire district. Hong Kong recorded zero Covid-19 cases on Monday, with five preliminary imported cases pending confirmation.

Source: The Standard November 09, 2021 01:57 UTC