Originally Posted by
ernestnywang
The rule that is supposed to take effect tomorrow (07FEB) states that foreigners (not including Hongkongers and Macanese) who only transited in HKG and MFM are not subject to entry restriction. Only those who entered Mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macao in the past 14 days are barred from entry. However, there were just 2 confirmed cases confirmed in the past couple of hours where the patients only transited through HKG from Italy, so it is expected that a newer measure will be put in place soon to address that.
interesting. Is it quite certain they picked it up while transiting through HKG airport?