HK extends Covid-19 quarantine for overseas arrivals
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Hong Kong, Sept. 3, 2020 (Xinhua) Members of the mainland medical support team arrive at Metropark Hotel Kowloon in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 2, 2020. With another 89 members arriving in Hong Kong Wednesday, there are currently more than 300 m. Image Source: IANS News
Hong Kong, Dec 26 : Visitors who have been to places outside China in the past three weeks will be put in compulsory quarantine at designated hotels for 21 days upon arrival in Hong Kong, instead of 14 days as previously required.
In a statement on Friday, the city government said that those who have stayed in South Africa for more than two hours within 21 days will be banned from boarding flights to Hong Kong, Xinhua news agency reported.
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A study published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s (CDC s)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) highlights factors that may increase the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, among US poultry facility workers especially those who are foreign-born.
Higher risk of COVID-19 for those processing meat and poultry has been associated with physical proximity, shared equipment, and structural and social inequalities within the employee population.
Researchers with the Maryland Department of Health and the CDC administered a survey to 359 employees working in two Maryland poultry processing facilities over a 2-day period in May. Workers were queried about their activities and exposure risks for contracting SARS-CoV-2 during the week preceding the interview. Foreign-born workers, including immigrants and refugees, represented 37.8% of the overall total, 65.9% of whom were from Haiti.
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