A potential loophole that could allow a mutant Covid-19 strain to penetrate Hong Kong’s borders will be plugged from midnight on Friday, with the government tightening the “closed-loop” arrangements for quarantine-exempted local aircrew.
The government is removing the provision that permits some individuals to wait for their coronavirus test results at airport hotels, a decision mainly affecting Cathay Pacific pilots and cabin crew.
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