Question: Visitors from which of the following country, under new Zero Covid Policy recently implemented by Hong Kong, will be subjected to the highest quarantine efforts?
a) India
b) USA
c) Spain
d) Italy
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:-
- On 6 December 2021; Hong Kong implemented its new Zero Covid Policy.
- As the new rules have come into force, the visitors in Hong Kong from the United States will be dealt with special caution.
- Now Visitors from US subjected to the highest quarantine efforts in the semi-autonomous city.
- Hong Kong in this way adopted some of the most challenging anti-Covid policies worldwide.
- Hong Kong will drive the US the first country past Africa to be put under the quarantine center demand since the Omicron variant was first noticed in November.
- As par the new rules US tourists who are only fully immunized will be permitted to enter Hong Kong.
- These visitors from US will be needed to spend their first seven days at a quarantine centre attended by daily testing and health monitoring.
- US tourists then will need to spend another 14 days in quarantine at a hotel booked in advance.
Links:-
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211210-hong-kong-to-require-quarantine-camp-stay-for-travellers-from-us
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/ground-zero-hong-kong-caught-in-a-zero-covid-dilemma/article37928292.ece