Hong Kong to suspend flight transits from over 100 countries due to Omicron
The Airport Authority Hong Kong has said that Hong Kong will ban the transit of flight passengers from more than 100 countries and regions from Sunday until February 15 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Passengers who have stayed in high-risk Group A specified places in the past 21 days will be banned from transferring through the Hong Kong International Airport during the designated period, according to the Authority.
The Authority on Friday said the decision on the transit suspension was made to control the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Xinhua news agency reported.
The current anti-epidemic measures in Hong Kong will be extended for 14 more days until February 3, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Friday.
