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Hong Kong fourth wave: hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals extended to 21 days from current 14 amid fears of new variants, as city records 71 Covid-19 cases Hongkongers should avoid large social gatherings, health officials say. Photo: SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa
All overseas arrivals into Hong Kong will have to quarantine in designated hotels for 21 days, starting from Friday - up from the current 14 days - as city authorities further tightened control measures in their bid to contain the fourth wave of coronavirus infections.
Hong Kong police were hunting a 25-year-old woman who fled from compulsory quarantine, the second coronavirus-related escape in less than a week, as 53 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed on Wednesday. The latest caseload, the lowest since the fourth wave of infections broke out about a month ago, included 47 locally transmitted infections, of which 20 were untraceable. The remaining.
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Hong Kong: Lam Tin mobile testing station set
The Government has arranged for a testing agency to set up a mobile specimen collection station at Ping Tin Estate in Lam Tin to provide free COVID-19 testing services from today.
The Government said it is very concerned about a number of COVID-19 cases recently reported at Ping Shing House of the estate.
The mobile station was set up at the open area between Ping Wong House and Ping Yan House. It will run tentatively until December 26 and operate from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 8pm daily.
Meanwhile, the Government has decided to extend the service period of the mobile specimen collection station at King Tsui Court in Chai Wan to December 27 and the service periods for those at Heung Sze Wui Street in Tai Po, Sha Tsui Road in Tsuen Wan, Wong Tai Sin Square, Tung Chung North Park and Wong Chuk Hang Recreation Ground to December 31.
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