Hong Kong eases some Covid-19 testing requirements for inbound travel


Hong Kong will also drop requirements for transit passengers to have a pre-flight PCR nucleic acid test. - AFP

HONG KONG, May 29 (Bloomberg): Hong Kong will relax some Covid-19 testing requirements for incoming passengers as the city takes small steps toward easing travel restrictions.

While travelers still need a nucleic acid test withing 48 hours of the scheduled departure of their flight to the financial hub, they will no longer have to give documentary proof of the lab’s accreditation, the Hong Kong government said in a statement Sunday.

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