Hong Kong is planning to allow eligible foreign domestic helpers to come to Hong Kong or need to stay in hotels for isolation

　　(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong is planning to allow eligible foreign domestic helpers to come to Hong Kong or need to stay in hotels for isolation

　　China News Service, Hong Kong, August 21st (Reporter Han Xingtong) Hong Kong added 3 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia on the 21st, all of which were imported cases.

At present, the Philippines and Indonesia are included in high-risk countries by Hong Kong. The Director of the Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chen Zhaoshi, revealed in a meeting with the media that he is discussing with the Philippines and Indonesia to allow qualified foreign domestic helpers to work in Hong Kong, but the Special Administrative Region government plans to arrange for the concentration of foreign domestic helpers. Quarantine in some hotels.

　　The 3 new confirmed cases involved 2 men and 1 woman, aged between 11 and 18 years old. They arrived in Hong Kong from Nigeria, Venezuela, and Kazakhstan. One of them had received two doses of the new crown vaccine.

So far, the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has increased to 12,052.

　　The Hong Kong Hospital Authority announced that as of 9 a.m. on the 21st, a total of 11,762 confirmed or suspected patients had recovered and discharged.

There are still 40 confirmed patients in hospital.

　　At present, both the Philippines and Indonesia are included by Hong Kong as high-risk countries. In response to requirements, visitors from these countries must have completed the COVID-19 vaccination and be quarantined in the hotel for 21 days.

Chen Zhaoshi said that the Labour and Welfare Bureau (Labour and Welfare Bureau) of the Special Administrative Region Government is currently discussing with the relevant authorities in the Philippines and Indonesia on how to confirm the authenticity of the local vaccination certificate, so as to allow qualified foreign domestic helpers to work in Hong Kong.

She revealed that the Bureau of Labor and Welfare is planning to centrally arrange quarantine in certain hotels for foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong in the future.

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