As the coronavirus pandemic enters its third year, traveling to Hong Kong is more complicated than ever, if you can get there at all.
next month. The outbreak in Hong Kong is expected to further delay plans to reopen its mainland border.
“I think omicron’s very much a blessing in disguise,” said Dr. Ivan Hung, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Hong Kong and a government adviser. As the time came to leave, and omicron sent U.S. case numbers soaring, I felt a rising anxiety, not just about the virus itself, but what catching it would mean for my return to Hong Kong.The quarantine process begins at Hong Kong International Airport, which was once one of the world’s busiest but these days is a ghost town. There were only about 60 people on my flight from Los Angeles on Cathay Pacific, whose passenger traffic is down 99 percent from pre-pandemic levels.
It’s a short ride to the government camp, Penny’s Bay, which is near the airport and next to Hong Kong Disneyland. In recent days, the quarantine facility has been overwhelmed with close contacts of local cases, leading Lam to apologize after some of those quarantined there complained about noise, undelivered meals and delayed releases.
Once I checked in, the only people I saw were the ones in full protective gear who showed up to test me daily until Day 7, then every other day after that. With the pre-departure test, a double test on Day 19 and a final one after quarantine ends for good measure, that’s a total of 16 nasal swabs in under a month for those of us coming from the “highest risk” countries.Hong Kong’s quarantine system has kept thousands of virus cases from reaching the community.
Some people say they enjoy quarantine as an escape from their usual responsibilities, but many others report struggling with claustrophobia, anxiety and panic attacks, said Paul Yip, a professor at the University of Hong Kong and the director of its Center for Suicide Research and Prevention.quarantine wellness guide
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