Burst
Written by: Li Jingshan
2020-02-21 16:49
Last updated: 2020-02-21 23:20A new type of coronavirus pneumonia is raging. Experts point out that the virus can usually incubate for 14 days, so people who may be infected or have had close contact with patients need to be quarantined for two weeks. From 00:00 on February 8th, they have traveled to the Mainland in the past 14 days. Individuals, regardless of nationality, including Hong Kong residents or outbound visitors, must be quarantined for 14 days. But how is the term "14 days" calculated? It does not include the first two days, so visitors who plan to come to or leave Hong Kong should pay attention to it!
Mr. Li, a Hong Kong native, told Hong Kong 01 that he had traveled to Phuket, Thailand, to travel with his friends in the Mainland. The friend left the country in Shenzhen last month. Until the evening of February 14th, they flew from Thailand to Hong Kong by plane. Friends thought that the 14-day deadline for leaving China had passed, but they were refused entry when they came to Hong Kong, which puzzled Mr. Li.
From 00:00 on February 8th, all persons entering Hong Kong from the Mainland will be subject to compulsory quarantine and quarantine for 14 days. The maximum penalty for violation of the quarantine order is a fine of 25,000 yuan and 6 months' imprisonment. (Profile picture)
Mr. Li said that the Hong Kong government announced that it would start from February 8 after a friend left the mainland and arrived in Thailand. The Department of Health will issue a quarantine order to all persons who have left the mainland for less than 14 days. The person concerned must be forced to accept quarantine at home or other residences14 day.
Mr. Li and his friends arrived in Hong Kong by air on February 14. "At that time, I thought it would be possible to enter Hong Kong without isolation after 15 days," but his friend was refused entry and needed to leave Hong Kong and return to the Mainland immediately. Mr. Li was surprised by the inability of his friends to enter the country. He also said that passengers of other nationalities at the airport encountered the same problem. At that time, he asked the immigration officer if his friends could wait at the airport until the early hours of the morning, February 15th and 14th. There is no need to quarantine when entering the country, but the immigration officer failed to give an exact answer, but pointed out that his friend only held a two-way permit to stay in Hong Kong for 7 days, which did not meet the 14th compulsory quarantine requirement after entry, so he refused to let him enter.
Those who have arrived in the Mainland within 14 days before arriving in Hong Kong need to accept an isolation order even if they enter Hong Kong through other places. (Profile picture)
Mr. Li's friends had to return to the Mainland directly, while Mr. Li criticized the government for not giving enough publicity on the concept of "14 days of departure", which would easily cause tourists to lose their budgets. Obey the rules, but you have to talk about the number of people who know the point. If you know the system, you must return to the office half a day later, and the family has got a lot of tourists' exposure to the sun! ".
The Department of Health responded to "Hong Kong 01" inquiries and stated that people who had arrived in the Mainland within 14 days before arriving in Hong Kong would need to accept an isolation order even if they entered the country through other places. In other words, if the person is still in the Mainland on January 31, the next 14 days will be counted, unless he is exempted from the Compulsory Quarantine Regulations for Certain Arrivals and the symptoms will be handed over to the Department of Health deal with. Under the relevant arrangements, if the visa of a person arriving in Hong Kong is less than 14 days, they will be refused entry.
From 00:00 on February 8th, all persons entering Hong Kong from the Mainland, or persons who have been to the Mainland in the past 14 days before entering Hong Kong, will be subject to compulsory quarantine and quarantine for 14 days after entering Hong Kong. Violations of the quarantine order can be punished with a maximum penalty of 25,000 Yuan and imprisonment for 6 months. After the implementation of the compulsory quarantine measures, the number of mainland visitors to Hong Kong dropped sharply, from 13,382 on February 1, to 995 on February 8.
Wuhan Pneumonia Immigration Department Health Department
