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The government said on Monday that 150 more hotel rooms will be available from February 1 for foreign domestic helpers to undergo quarantine upon arri.
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Delayed arrival of helpers a relief for many
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An employers group says people are worried about migrant workers bringing mutated strains of the coronavirus into Hong Kong. File photo: RTHK The Hong Kong Employers of Overseas Domestic Helpers Association says the government s two-week ban on arrivals from the Philippines has come as a relief to many people who are concerned about the Covid-19 situation in the country.
The discovery of a mutant strain of the virus in the community in Hong Kong has led to the SAR government banning flights from the Philippines, India and Pakistan. The government says multiple arrivals from the three countries have also had the same mutated form of the virus.