Hong Kong has tightened COVID-19 travel restrictions on 16 countries, including the U.S., France and Spain, just less than two months after easing its strict quarantine measures. Fifteen countries were moved up to its “high-risk” category, meaning that vaccinated Hong Kong residents returning home must spend 21 days in hotel quarantine upon arrival, triple the length of the previous isolation requirements. Tourists and unvaccinated residents from those places are no longer allowed entry to the region. The new measures take effect on 20AUG. The new countries added are Bangladesh, Cambodia, France, Greece, Iran, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and the U.S. They join Brazil, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, South Africa and the U.K. in the high-risk category. Everywhere outside of China that isn’t high- or low-risk is considered medium-risk, which includes Canada. This category means that both Hong Kong residents and fully vaccinated non-Hong Kong residents who have stayed in or transited through these countries in the past 14 days may enter Hong Kong provided they can present a negative COVID-19 test. Australia has been downgraded to low-risk, joining New Zealand.
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