Authorities said that all overseas arrivals into the SAR will have to quarantine in designated hotels for 21 days as the city battles the fourth wave of coronavirus, starting from today. Officials said they've extended the quarantine period because experts believed that some cases could incubate for longer than two weeks. The only exemptions are for travellers from the mainland, Macau and Taiwan, who will continue to serve home quarantine for 14 days. New restrictions on travellers from South Africa were introduced. Anyone who has stayed in the country for more than two hours within 21 days is banned from travelling to Hong Kong.

Source: The Standard December 25, 2020 04:18 UTC