In a recent update on travel that was released by the Hong Kong government, Hong Kong has announced plans to lift the ban on international flights from April 1. The Hong Kong government announced that it would lift the ban on nine countries that include Britain as well as the US, Australia, Canada, France, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines. The city has imposed an air ban on the majority of the nations in January, due to the emergence of COVID-19, the Omicron variation of COVID-19.
Additionally, Hong Kong will also reduce the time for quarantine for visitors by 14 days, to seven days. Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong made the announcement at a press conference on Monday. However, only travelers who are negative for the vaccine prior to arriving in Hong Kong will be permitted to enter.
Lam added, “The experts are of the view that it’s not appropriate to allocate finite resources to the mass-testing of all people. Lam added that the SAR government will continue to keep an eye on the situation. If the conditions are favorable and we are able to do so, we should introduce the universal test that is mandatory.”
The changes will be being followed by an interim review of COVID-19 guidelines. In a detailed explanation of the situation, Lam said that they must listen to experts locally as well as from the mainland, to develop the long-term development of a public health plan.
At present, Hong Kong will maintain social distancing, and, if there’s not a rise in COVID-19 infections The measure will be lifted in phases beginning on April 21. In addition, the government is expected to lift the restriction for dining out after 6 pm, and will also allow the reopening of gyms and massage parlors.
As of the end of Sunday Hong Kong had registered around 14145 cases of COVID-19. This was the lowest figure in the past three weeks. At the peak time, the city had recorded more than 50000 daily cases of the virus.
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