Hong Kong is to ban all British travellers after putting the UK back on its “extremely high-risk’ coronavirus list.
The move – which the government said in a statement will be come into effect from this Thursday (1 July) – aims to curb the spread of the Delta variant, first identified in India, and is expected to have a big impact on business travellers.
The South China Morning Post said two sources had confirmed the “imminent decision”, which comes days after quarantine rules for visitors were beefed up.
It means anyone who has been in Britain for more than two hours will be restricted from entering Hong Kong.
It has already banned arrivals from India, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines.
Last week it banned passenger flights from Indonesia after imported COVID-19 cases from there crossed thresholds set by the global financial hub.
Hong Kong’s flight suspension rule is triggered if five or more passengers test positive on arrival, or 10 or more passengers are found to have any strain of the coronavirus while in quarantine.
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