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[1/3] Hong Kong plans to relax some anti-COVID-19 measures next month, lifting a ban on flights from nine countries, reducing quarantine time for arrivals from abroad and reopening schools. covid19 coronavirus

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam at a news conference in Hong Kong, Chinanext month, lifting a ban on flights from nine countries, reducing quarantine time for arrivals from abroad and reopening schools.

Hong Kong’s border has effectively been shut since 2020 with very few flights able to land and hardly any passengers alowed to transit, effectively isolating a city that had built a reputation as a global financial hub. Net outflows show more than 54 000 people have left Hong Kong so far in March, against more than 71 000 in February and nearly 17 000 in December before the fifth wave of the pandemic hit, prompting fears for the city’s longer-term competitiveness.

While the former British colony has officially stuck to the “dynamic zero” coronavirus policy, similar to mainland China, which seeks to curb all outbreaks, it has been shifting to mitigation strategies as deaths skyrocketed.

 

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[3/3] The flight ban would be lifted from April 1, while hotel quarantine for arrivals could be cut to seven days from 14 if residents tested negative.

[2/3] The moves, announced on Monday by Chief Executive Carrie Lam, could quieten some criticism from residents who have become increasingly frustrated with the city’s stringent measures, some of which have been in place for over two years.

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