Hong Kong slapped a two-week travel ban on people coming to the city from India, Pakistan, and the Philippines on Sunday, hours after officials confirmed a second local Covid-19 case involving a mutated strain of the virus.
Authorities ramped up warnings of a potential surge in infections amid an ongoing investigation into the source of the strain’s introduction into the community.
Meanwhile, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong expressed concern that Hong Kong’s stringent flight suspension rules would trigger a ban on routes from the Philippines and Indonesia, affecting thousands of employers and foreign domestic workers.
About 100 domestic workers arrive in the city every day. Suspending flight routes from the Philippines or Indonesia would not only delay newly hired helpers, but those who had returned to their home country for holidays or family visits might also be stranded, Law added.
(20210418 SCMP)
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