After 14 days of zero local Covid-19 cases, HK to ease rules

Hong Kong has recorded between one and seven daily imported cases in the past month. - AFP

HONG KONG (The Straits Times/ANN): Officials will further adjust social distancing measures as the city achieved zero local coronavirus cases for 14 days in a row on Monday (June 21), with quarantine rules to be shortened to seven days soon.

From June 30, vaccinated Hong Kong residents who test positive for antibodies against Covid-19 will have their mandatory hotel quarantine cut to seven days instead of the current range of 14 to 21 days, when they return to the city.