Hong Kong cuts hotel quarantine in latest move to improve travel

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HONG KONG - Hong Kong will reduce the period of time arrivals must spend in hotel quarantine to three days, plus four days of health monitoring, the latest move to ease travel restrictions that have

largely isolated the Asian financial hub throughout the pandemic.

The easier-to-endure quarantine period follows the removal of flight suspensions on July 7 that imposed snap bans on certain routes if they inadvertently brought in passengers infected with Covid-19, making it difficult for travellers to plan their trips. While Lee said in late June he aimed to reduce the duration of quarantine to five days, there has been little progress until now.

The slow pace of reducing quarantine also shows the city's struggle to balance limiting new Covid-19 cases and opening up its international borders.

 

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