AFP, HONG KONGHong Kong yesterday began enforcing a mandatory two-week quarantine for anyone arriving from mainland China, a dramatic escalation of its bid to stop 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from spreading. Hong Kong lawmakers unveiled how the quarantine would work on Friday evening, just six hours before the policy took effect. Anyone who has been to mainland China in the 14 days prior to arriving in Hong Kong from another destination also faces quarantine. The death toll from the outbreak soared to 722 in China yesterday, including the first foreign victim. Outside mainland China, there have been more than 340 infections reported.

Source: Taipei Times February 08, 2020 15:56 UTC