Surge in imported cases has raised alarm that efforts to curb spread could be undone. FMTNews Covid19
Health workers screen travellers arriving at an airport in Beijing before their mandatory 14-day quarantine.
“In many countries the number of confirmed cases can be described as explosive,” Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam told a press briefing on Tuesday. “It is safer home than in Britain as the policy to contain the outbreak under Boris Johnson is doubtful,” said Ling, a Cambridge University student after landing in Hong Kong wearing a surgical mask and rubber gloves.
Hong Kong on Tuesday toughened measures on travellers, requiring 14 days of quarantine for those entering the city as of midnight on Thursday, and joined Singapore in advising against all non-essential travel.
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