Hong Kong announced a two-week ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including the United States and Britain, and tightened restrictions on Wednesday as authorities feared a fifth wave of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans U.S, UK flights on COVID concern
Incoming flights from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Britain, and the United States, including interchanges, would be banned from Jan. 8 to Jan 21, said Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Forces Cruise Ship to Return from Voyage, Holds 2,500 for COVID Testing
A Royal Caribbean cruise ship was forced to end the "cruise to nowhere" a day early after nine passengers on board were linked with a cluster of Omicron cases. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bans Flights From U.S., Imposes Other COVID-19 Restrictions
Hong Kong authorities are holding 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing as the city attempts to stem an emerging omicron outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans flights, imposes other COVID-19 restrictions
Passengers look out from the Spectrum of the Seas cruise ship docked at Kai Tak cruise terminal in Hong Kong Wednesday, HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans all flights from U.S. and seven other countries as omicron spreads
The Chinese territory is implementing its strictest restrictions since the onset of covid in response to a developing outbreak. ( read original story ...)
In ‘zero-Covid’ Hong Kong, this is what happens when you test positive
Darryl Chan tested positive for Covid-19 when he landed in Hong Kong last month. More than two weeks later -- and despite never showing any symptoms -- he remains isolated in a hospital bed with no ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hunts COVID patient’s contacts, orders cruise ship back to port
Hong Kong health authorities on Wednesday began a city-wide search for the contacts of a COVID-19 patient and ordered a Royal Caribbean "cruise to nowhere" ship to return to port early. Since then, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Covid-19: This is what happens when you test positive
Darryl Chan tested positive for Covid-19 when he landed in Hong Kong last month. More than two weeks later -- and despite never showing any symptoms -- he remains isolated in a hospital bed with no ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist sentenced for creating ‘public health risk’ by inciting Tiananmen vigil
A Hong Kong court sentenced pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung to 15 months in prison for writing a social media post and a newspaper article supporting commemorations of the 1989 Tiananmen Square ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist sentenced to prison for organizing Tiananmen vigil
A pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong was sentenced to 15 months in prison for organizing a Tiananmen Square vigil. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has first COVID case from unknown source in months
Officials in Hong Kong have disclosed the first preliminary positive case of COVID-19 from an unknown source in almost three months, a worrying sign as the city works to contain an omicron cluster. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Mandate, French Cases, U.S. Record: Virus Update
The U.S. set a new global daily record of coronavirus cases, with more than 1 million people diagnosed with Covid-19 on Monday as omicron sweeps across the country. The tally was almost double the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong democracy activist is jailed in second Tiananmen vigil case
A Hong Kong court sentenced Chow Hang-tung to 15 months in prison for inciting an unauthorized assembly to commemorate victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. ( read original story ...)