Hong Kong experts urge reopening once city hits 90% vaccination


An initial reopening could focus on business travellers whose vaccination records are verified with antibody tests. - Reuters

HONG KONG (Bloomberg): Hong Kong should begin a trial of gradually reopening its borders with the rest of the world, and slash its quarantine requirements, once the overall vaccination rate nears 90%, the city’s virus experts wrote in an opinion piece.

An initial reopening could focus on business travelers whose vaccination records are verified with antibody tests, a team from the University of Hong Kong’s Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine wrote in the Ming Pao newspaper.

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