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[New Crown Pneumonia] Compulsory home quarantine is required for arrivals from 26 countries in Europe ’s Shengen region from next Tuesday

2020-03-13T14:25:42.898Z


New coronavirus pneumonia has spread in many countries around the world. The Department of Health announced tonight (13th) that it will further expand and adjust the sanitary quarantine measures for overseas arrivals. From March 17th, they have arrived in Shengen, Europe 14 days before arrival. People from 26 countries in the region will be subject to mandatory home quarantine. The Department of Health also announced that starting tomorrow (14th), 14 days before arrival in Hong Kong, Italy (except Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany , Hokkaido, Japan, La Rioja, Spain, Madrid and Basque countries (regardless of Hong Kong residents) need to undergo mandatory home quarantine. In addition, the government urges Hong Kong students studying in Europe and the United States to start their journey as soon as possible if they plan to return to Hong Kong.


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Written by: Peng Yiwei

2020-03-13 22:15

Last updated: 2020-03-13 22:21

New coronavirus pneumonia has spread in many countries around the world. The Department of Health announced tonight (13th) that it will further expand and adjust the sanitary quarantine measures for overseas arrivals. From March 17th, they have arrived in Shengen, Europe 14 days before arrival. People from 26 countries in the region will be subject to mandatory home quarantine.

The Department of Health also announced that starting tomorrow (14th), 14 days before arrival in Hong Kong, Italy (except Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany , Hokkaido, Japan, La Rioja, Spain, Madrid and Basque countries (regardless of Hong Kong residents) need to undergo mandatory home quarantine.

In addition, the government urges Hong Kong students studying in Europe and the United States to start their journey as soon as possible if they plan to return to Hong Kong.

The Department of Health announced that it will further expand and adjust the sanitary quarantine measures for overseas arrivals. From March 17th, those who have visited 26 countries in the Shengen region of Europe before arriving in Hong Kong will be subject to mandatory home quarantine.

The Department of Health stated that in response to the Hong Kong Government ’s announcement today, certain European countries (ie, the Root Region) include Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, and the Principality of Liechtenstein , Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland issued red outbound travel alerts, and the Department of Health will strengthen health quarantine arrangements for those arriving in Hong Kong from relevant countries and require relevant persons Accept mandatory home quarantine.

The Department of Health said that due to the limited quarantine facilities in Hong Kong, the government believes that the existing quarantine centres must be reserved for close contacts of patients diagnosed with the new coronavirus pneumonia for quarantine. Therefore, the health quarantine measures for overseas arrivals will be adjusted as follows:

Quarantine center

Those who have been to the following countries / regions (regardless of Hong Kong residents) on the 14th day before arriving in Hong Kong must enter the quarantine center for quarantine:

A) Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea (applicable to non-Hong Kong residents from 00:00 on March 17th)

B) Iran

C) Emilia, Italy-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto

2. Mandatory home quarantine

Starting at 00:00 tomorrow (14th), people who have been to the following countries / regions (regardless of Hong Kong residents) on the 14th day before arriving in Hong Kong will be subject to mandatory home quarantine:

A) Italy (except Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto)

B) France, Bourgogne-Franci-Conti, and the Greater East

C) North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

4. Hokkaido, Japan

E) La Rioja, Madrid and Basque Country, Spain

Starting at 00:00 on March 17th, persons who have visited the following countries / regions (regardless of Hong Kong residents) on the 14th day before arriving in Hong Kong are required to undergo mandatory household quarantine:

A) Korea (except Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do) (also applicable to non-Hong Kong residents)

B) Europe ’s Roots, namely Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy (except Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto), Latvia, Principality of Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenian Republic, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland

The Department of Health said that the number of cases recently reported in the United Kingdom and the United States is on the rise, and that imported cases from the United Kingdom, the United States, India and Egypt have been recorded in Hong Kong, indicating that community transmission has occurred in these countries. Citizens abroad, especially students studying in Europe and the United States, plan to set off for Hong Kong as soon as possible. (Getty)

The government announced on Tuesday (10th) that from across Italy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ( Those arriving in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hokkaido, Japan, and La Rioja, Madrid, and Basque in Spain must stay in the quarantine center for 14 days, starting at 00:00 on Saturday (14th) Implementation.

The government ’s press release today states that people coming to Hong Kong from the Schengen Convention countries need to undergo compulsory home quarantine from Daegu, North Korea and Gyeongsangbuk-do, Iran, and Italy ’s Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy People in the Veneto area and Veneto continue to need to be quarantined at the quarantine center, showing that the measures for people coming to Hong Kong from France, Germany, the West, and parts of Italy are looser than before.

European and American students studying abroad should leave home as soon as possible after returning to Hong Kong for 14 days

The Department of Health said that the number of cases recently reported in the United Kingdom and the United States is on the rise, and that imported cases from the United Kingdom, the United States, India and Egypt have been recorded in Hong Kong, indicating that community transmission has occurred in these countries. Citizens abroad, especially students studying in Europe and the United States, may be on or about to start their holidays. The Department of Health has stated that if they plan to return to Hong Kong, they should start as soon as possible.

The Government was informed that local airlines have planned to adjust their carrying capacity accordingly to meet the needs of individual markets, and to meet the need to return to Hong Kong from outside the country. After returning to Hong Kong, relevant persons should wear surgical masks and stay at home for as long as possible for 14 days.

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Source: hk1

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