Hong Kong scraps mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for foreign domestic workers
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Hong Kong scraps mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for foreign domestic workers
In this Saturday, May 1, 2021, file photo, domestic helpers from the Philippines line up at a temporary COVID-19 testing centre in Hong Kong. (File photo: AP/Kin Cheung)
11 May 2021 04:27PM
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11 May 2021 04:30PM)
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong on Tuesday (May 11) scrapped a plan to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for foreign domestic workers after the proposal sparked an outcry and a diplomatic tussle.
But authorities ordered all foreign helpers to undergo another round of mandatory testing, triggering renewed criticism from the Philippines.