Category: quarantine

Hong Kong Disneyland Closes for One Day as Staff Take COVID-19 Tests

HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s Disneyland will close for a day on Wednesday for staff to take compulsory COVID-19 tests after authorities found one person who visited the theme park over the weekend was infected with the coronavirus. Disneyland, majority-owned by the city government with Walt Disney holding a minority stake, said in a statement the closure…


Hong Kong to Tighten Quarantine Rules for Most Consular Staff

HONG KONG—Hong Kong is dropping a provision for most consular staff to serve quarantine at home, opting for hotel stays instead, as it doubles down on some of the world’s toughest coronavirus curbs, as the local pro-Beijing government hopes to sway mainland China to open the border with the city. The Beijing-approved leaders of the…


Russian Olympic Chief Says Young Unvaccinated Athletes Not Expected to Quarantine

MOSCOW—Russia’s Olympic Committee chief said on Wednesday he did not expect minors in the country’s Olympic team to be subjected to three weeks of quarantine if they are unable to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before next year’s Beijing Winter Games. China, where measures to tackle COVID-19 are among the strictest in the world, requires athletes…


Hong Kong to Tighten COVID-19 Rules, Hopes China Reopens

HONG KONG—Hong Kong will tighten COVID-19 restrictions despite a lack of local outbreaks to better align with China’s policies and increase chances of quarantine-free travel between the territory and mainland, leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday. It will step up contact tracing, such as requiring the use of its LeaveHomeSafe app in government premises to record…


Dog Refuses to Go Home for More Lockdown

This is too funny. Looks like this pooch has her owner wrapped around her paw. Kudos to the owner who is so kind and patient.


China Isolates Children to Control New COVID-19 Outbreak

A city in southeast China is responding to its latest COVID-19 outbreak by quarantining the infected individuals and their close contacts, including children under 12 years old. Medical staff and parents alike have shared stories of grief and videos of their unaccompanied children in hospitals. A four-year-old boy in a full white hazmat suit with a…


Man Tests Positive After 21-Day Quarantine in China

A new CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus outbreak hits China. A man tests positive after three weeks in quarantine and testing negative nine times. A super typhoon is heading toward South China. It’s losing strength along the way, but coastal areas are still bracing themselves. Beijing’s World Robot Conference featured a Chinese-speaking Albert Einstein, backflipping dogs, and…


Law Firm Brings Action Against UK Government Over Quarantine Hotel Rules

A law firm representing travellers affected by the UK’s quarantine hotel policy said it has issued court proceedings against the government. London-based PGMBM has previously sought a judicial review of the regulations that require travellers coming from a red list country to spend 11 nights in a quarantine hotel at a cost of £2,285 ($3,162)….


Queensland Grants Troops Returning from Afghanistan Permission to Quarantine

The Queensland government has confirmed that Australian soldiers and defence personnel returning from Afghanistan will be granted permission to quarantine in the state. “Any request from the ADF (Australian Defence Force) for personnel returning from Afghanistan to quarantine in their own bubble will be granted,” Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said in a statement on…


China to Hong Kong Travelers Will No Longer Need Quarantine

HONG KONG—Travelers arriving in Hong Kong from China will no longer need to quarantine, Hong Kong’s top official said Tuesday, easing curbs imposed after summer outbreaks of the CCP virus (also called the novel coronavirus) on the mainland. Starting Wednesday, Sept. 15, people who haven’t been to medium- or high-risk areas on the mainland or…