Coronavirus: time to review Hong Kong’s quarantine exemptions for diplomats and others, health experts say


Hong Kong’s quarantine exemptions for diplomats and others deemed to have crucial jobs are in need of review, health experts have said after a consulate employee’s two children tested positive for Covid-19 during their home isolation period.

The call came as the city confirmed five imported infections on Wednesday. The group included the two children – siblings from Saudi Arabia – and one case each from Cambodia, the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh.

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