Hong Kong to Lift Flight Ban From 9 Countries, Including India, In April
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The United States, India, Britain, France and Australia were among the nine countries on the list.
Hong Kong will resume international flights from nine countries including the United States and Britain in April, city leader Carrie Lam said on Monday.
After the highly transmissible Omicron variant emerged in January, authorities quickly put in place flight bans from eight countries deemed high-risk -- including the United States, Britain, France and India -- and in February added a ninth, Nepal.
But infections climbed rapidly within the finance hub despite tightening social distancing measures, and in three months Hong Kong recorded more than a million cases and 5,600 deaths.
On Monday, Lam said starting April 1, Hong kong lift remove flight bans -- known as a "circuit breaker" -- for the nine countries.
