Hong Kong lifts restrictions, doors open to tourists--but covid in China is at unprecedented levels
The news of the day is that on January 8, China will reopen its doors to everyone, which means that [...]
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The news of the day is that theJan. 8 China will reopen its doors to all, this means that Chinese people will be able to move freely and return home without having to undergo quarantine or swabbing, and the same will be true for travelers around the world.
In tow of the Beijing government's decision today also came the official decision of the Hong Kong government, doors open to all without restrictions.
Goodbye to all restrictions as of today, December 29, 2022
After nearly three years of "zero tolerance," 36 months that brought a company like Cathay Pacific to its knees and zeroed out incoming tourism to the former British protectorate and neighboring Macau, here is the announcement that came completely unexpected.
John Lee announced that Hong Kong will reopen to the world starting today, Thursday, December 29, 2022. Specifically, Hong Kong-bound travelers will no longer be required to undergo mandatory testing for coronavirus.
The U-turn is total, travel tracking, social distancing and the pass to enter many places in the city will be abandoned. Even People who test positive for coronavirus will not be required to undergo quarantine. In fact, only the mandatory face mask is maintained, even outdoors.
Never so many positives
However, this would seem to be the worst time to go to Hong Kong and China in general. It was yesterday's news that at Malpensa almost 50% of passengers who arrived from China tested positive, and we are talking only about direct flights, impossible to know anything about those who instead arrived in Italy after a stopover at some other airport in the Schengen area.
Does it make sense to go to Hong Kong
Net of the fact that you risk the same by staying at home I think the main problem, the way things are going these hours is that you risk having problems when you return to Italy.
With the reopening of Hong Kong we can officially say that the world has reopened completely, of course for the 100% we have to wait for China, but it is a matter of just a week.
If, as it seems, ad hoc restrictions will be put in place for those arriving from China, the problem may be the almost forgotten problem of having to undergo PCR swabs before departure and after arrival, and probably also isolating oneself at home for at least a few days.
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