No flights from UK (or passengers who have been in UK) from 22 December
Dec 21, 2020, 9:06 am
#16
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it was presented at 3pm press conference today. there is no link to play back the press conference that i can find. the 75% was computed independently from the database of the uploaded genome. it takes 4-6 to days to sequence it and with over head, the data upload just now is probably 2 weeks late already.
i found a link but couldnt figure out how to post here. go to facebook and gove rnment site
政府新聞網.
go down and find a link for press conference at 3pm hosted by Sophie chan. Prof G. Leung did a presentation.
Last edited by pbd456; Dec 21, 2020 at 9:12 am
Dec 21, 2020, 5:24 pm
#18
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Again, do you have a link to the HKU study on the variant that you mentioned earlier?
And do you have a link to the statement "Any passenger who has been in UK for 2 hours during the last 14 days cannot enter Hong Kong, including HK residents.".?
mean beyond some famous journalist' speculations.
Many thanks
And do you have a link to the statement "Any passenger who has been in UK for 2 hours during the last 14 days cannot enter Hong Kong, including HK residents.".?
mean beyond some famous journalist' speculations.
Many thanks
Dec 21, 2020, 9:44 pm
#20
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https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...abChangeable=0
apparently right of citizen to return can be halted on national security or public health grounds
now that precedent is set, bar is low for this sort of measures to pop up at will
apparently right of citizen to return can be halted on national security or public health grounds
now that precedent is set, bar is low for this sort of measures to pop up at will
Dec 22, 2020, 3:20 am
#21
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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...w-britain-must
Aircrew members are not exempted from 21-day quaratine. This will put cargo flights in limbo......
Aircrew members are not exempted from 21-day quaratine. This will put cargo flights in limbo......
Dec 22, 2020, 3:37 am
#22
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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...w-britain-must
Aircrew members are not exempted from 21-day quaratine. This will put cargo flights in limbo......
Aircrew members are not exempted from 21-day quaratine. This will put cargo flights in limbo......
But agree, completely in Limbo.
Dec 22, 2020, 5:18 am
#23
Join Date: Jun 2018
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If the aircrew members are completely separate from local community, such as taking designated buses and living in designated hotels, they should be allowed to operate another flight. Even Mainland China allows this.
Dec 22, 2020, 5:41 am
#24
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CX cancelled all cargo-only passenger flights and some cargo flights to UK. Trucking service between Continental Europe and UK was also suspended. I will say UK may be in a big trouble.
https://www.cathaypacificcargo.com/A...S/Default.aspx
https://www.cathaypacificcargo.com/P...-10JAN21_1.pdf
https://www.cathaypacificcargo.com/A...S/Default.aspx
https://www.cathaypacificcargo.com/P...-10JAN21_1.pdf
Dec 22, 2020, 10:20 pm
#25
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Travel bans between the UK and FR/NL already eased.
See: BBC bans eased
Passengers allowed with negative PCR test and freight continues practically as before.
See: BBC bans eased
Passengers allowed with negative PCR test and freight continues practically as before.
Dec 23, 2020, 1:37 am
#26
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Travel bans between the UK and FR/NL already eased.
See: BBC bans eased
Passengers allowed with negative PCR test and freight continues practically as before.
See: BBC bans eased
Passengers allowed with negative PCR test and freight continues practically as before.
Truckers must take a test before crossing. Rapid tests are OK but must be able to detect the new variant.
Apparently, one problem of the new variant is that some PCR/antigen tests are not very sensitive to it.