Introduction
People who have been following news would know that Omicron has broke through Hong Kong's Covid-19 Defense. Previously known for its strict quarantine policy for foreign arrivals, Hong Kong has a 21 day quarantine period for foreign arrivals. While this has proved very effective, the breach in its Covid Defense came from reportedly 2 Cathay Flight Attendants who flouted isolation rules and was subsequently fired.
In Hong Kong, the fight against Covid has largely been a top-down approach. This is in the form of the government setting rules and measures to combat Covid. Unlike a couple of countries who has chosen to live with the virus, HK's approach is a Covid Zero approach as it aims to reopen its borders with China and possibly other countries when it has managed to achieve zero covid cases for a prolonged period of time.
Against the backdrop of the outbreak, HK government has initiated the following measures...