Hong Kong upgrades risk status for 16 countries

Hong Kong's Government announced (16-Aug-2021) that the quarantine requirements for persons arriving from 16 overseas places will be tightened due to the latest developments of the COVID-19 situation, effective 20-Aug-2021. The following 15 will be upgraded from medium to high risk: Bangladesh, Cambodia, France, Greece, Iran, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, the UAE and the US. Australia will be upgraded from low to medium risk. [more - original PR]