Coronavirus: Hong Kong imposes two-week ban on Singapore Airlines route over breach of Covid-19 rules
- One passenger who arrived in Hong Kong on flight SQ882 was confirmed as infected on Wednesday, while three others failed to comply with requirements
- Local authorities did not specify what rules were breached by the passengers
Hong Kong has banned Singapore Airlines from operating flights from its home base to the city for 14 days, starting on Saturday, for breaching Covid-19 rules.
The ban was invoked after one passenger who arrived in Hong Kong via Singapore Airlines flight SQ882 on Wednesday was confirmed as infected, while three passengers failed to comply with requirements specified under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Regulation of Cross-boundary Conveyances and Travellers) Regulation, according to a press release issued by the Department of Health on Friday afternoon.
The department did not specify what requirements they had contravened.
Passenger flights from the city state to Hong Kong operated by Singapore Airlines will be banned from Saturday until April 16.
Hong Kong requires incoming passengers to provide information about their health and travel history, including whether they have visited any countries designated high risk by the government. They must also provide proof of a booking at a designated hotel for the full length of their quarantine.