Hotels eligble as home quarantine
Mar 22, 2020, 6:33 pm
#62
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Note there's now a great deal of drum-beating going on to close the border to "non-residents" (that's a Hong Kong euphemism for Mainlanders).
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...d-taiwan-close
While in fact closing the border to "non-residents" will have little benefit -- with the mandatory quarantine in place there aren't that many non-residents entering Hong Kong now; the real risk is returning residents quarantining with family members who are free to circulate in the community -- I suspect the Government will do something along these lines. So your decision to head to Hong Kong ASAP is a wise one.
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...d-taiwan-close
While in fact closing the border to "non-residents" will have little benefit -- with the mandatory quarantine in place there aren't that many non-residents entering Hong Kong now; the real risk is returning residents quarantining with family members who are free to circulate in the community -- I suspect the Government will do something along these lines. So your decision to head to Hong Kong ASAP is a wise one.
But I think it was the "right choice" - not that there is a right or wrong choice but UK is really locking down too. And as you said, it is a no brainer to shut the borders to HKG
Mar 22, 2020, 6:42 pm
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Look at how "care free" people here are:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-...LEX9nhnjGtO9ak
lol - I mean quite a lot of people are treating it like a holiday despite being told to stay in the house
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-...LEX9nhnjGtO9ak
lol - I mean quite a lot of people are treating it like a holiday despite being told to stay in the house
Mar 22, 2020, 7:28 pm
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Taxis know what they're getting themselves into driving into HKIA. Remember to take down his licence plate. He'll probably take down your hotel name.
Mar 22, 2020, 7:44 pm
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Sorry, that was a dumb suggestion I made. With that bracelet on you'd no doubt attract attention, maybe even find your photo posted somewhere on the web.
EDIT: One of the DOH doctors questioning returning travelers at the airport has reportedly tested positive for the virus. Everyone that's come into HKIA during her shift has passed by her. This sort of development might lead to calls to close the airport entirely. (Extreme medicine, but probably effective medicine.)
EDIT: One of the DOH doctors questioning returning travelers at the airport has reportedly tested positive for the virus. Everyone that's come into HKIA during her shift has passed by her. This sort of development might lead to calls to close the airport entirely. (Extreme medicine, but probably effective medicine.)
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Mar 23, 2020, 6:44 am
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Mar 23, 2020, 6:59 am
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