Singapore - Hong Kong travel bubble
Nov 11, 2020, 4:17 pm
#106
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I believe the term is "unlinked" - meaning, if there are multiple cases that can be linked via contact tracing, then it's counted as 1.
Nov 11, 2020, 7:55 pm
#107
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There is a good rundown on how this will work on the Cathay website:
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_.../overview.html
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_.../overview.html
Nov 12, 2020, 2:41 am
#109
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Given a situation like this and the fact that only 200 pax per flight. I wonder if I should swap my on hold booking in business to ecom
Nov 12, 2020, 5:38 am
#110
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source
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...abChangeable=0
Nov 12, 2020, 5:44 am
#111
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if so this bubble wont happen and i am adament this PR stunt wont happen. they aleady got the airtime on global media "first bubble in world" already, so whether it goes ahead or not is no longer priority... Of seven new locally-transmitted cases confirmed on Thursday, Chuang said authorities couldn’t find any source of infection for six.
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https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...abChangeable=0
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https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...abChangeable=0
yet, Hong Kongers want to go to mainland quarantine-free.
Nov 12, 2020, 6:04 am
#112
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As a PS, this infographic is hugely simplistic and ignores the fact that there are many more steps and procedures, for example it doesn't include the SG pre-approval step (7 to 30 days in advance) or the SG arrival card (less than 72 hours in advance)....
Anyway, political stunt or not (And yes, nuts that we need to do a HK 4 hr quarantine again), at least it's happening... my business class cabin on the outbound was already 70% full when I booked 20 minutes after the announcement.
Anyway, political stunt or not (And yes, nuts that we need to do a HK 4 hr quarantine again), at least it's happening... my business class cabin on the outbound was already 70% full when I booked 20 minutes after the announcement.
Nov 12, 2020, 6:10 am
#113
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HKSAR passport holders - travelling on HRPs of course - has never been outright banned from travelling to China through this whole pandemic to date.
HKSAR passport is one of the prerequisites to (new) HRP applications.
Nov 12, 2020, 9:15 am
#114
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if so this bubble wont happen and i am adament this PR stunt wont happen. they aleady got the airtime on global media "first bubble in world" already, so whether it goes ahead or not is no longer priority... Of seven new locally-transmitted cases confirmed on Thursday, Chuang said authorities couldn’t find any source of infection for six.
source
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...abChangeable=0
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https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...abChangeable=0
Nov 12, 2020, 9:17 am
#115
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And anyway the bubble is to be halted if the 7 day moving average of unlinked cases is above 5 (i can't rmb the exact wording). I'm not quite sure what moving average means but I guess it refers to the 7 day average number for each day going forward? So the bubble would be halted if the total unlinked cases for any 7 day period exceed 35?
Nov 12, 2020, 9:24 am
#116
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I was told that CHina stopped issuing HRP, has it changed? (real question).
Six unlinked HK cases today. Let's hope it goes back to below 5. or the travel bubble won't happen.
Nov 13, 2020, 10:28 am
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HKIA has been experimenting the rapid LAMP test for a couple of weeks. Volunteers take both the traditional RT-PCR and the RT-LAMP, so that they can compare results.
Apparently, HK is not fully satisfied and has decided to prolong the experiment.
Let's hope that the LAMP test is satisfactory, as results can be obtained in 30 minutes (add the time required for collecting the samples t the test center and administrative batch processing).
Apparently, HK is not fully satisfied and has decided to prolong the experiment.
Let's hope that the LAMP test is satisfactory, as results can be obtained in 30 minutes (add the time required for collecting the samples t the test center and administrative batch processing).
Nov 13, 2020, 8:47 pm
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With the small number of pax arriving daily (typically between 500 and 1,500) and the very small number testing positive (an average around 5), it seems indeed necessary to make it mandatory to get any significance level.
Nov 14, 2020, 5:15 am
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hk.govt has reversed cause and tightening social distancing measures citing "untracable source of infections". they are also mulling mendatory universal test to do their witchhunt and preparing all legal base to do what china did to contain.
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...1-20201113.htm
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1560005-20201114.htm
so i remain adamently 99pc certain this bubble wont happen. they want to eradicate this (good luck) and they are so worried about imported infection. a bubble feels very much like right hand and left hand doing other directions.
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...1-20201113.htm
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1560005-20201114.htm
so i remain adamently 99pc certain this bubble wont happen. they want to eradicate this (good luck) and they are so worried about imported infection. a bubble feels very much like right hand and left hand doing other directions.
Last edited by fakecd; Nov 14, 2020 at 5:28 am