Shenzhen adjusts rules for entry from Hong Kong to battle COVID-19

Visitors from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to the Chinese mainland through ports in the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen must carry proof of negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test results within 72 hours and undergo 14 days of medical observation after their arrival, Shenzhen authorities said on Thursday.

These new measures, starting from 10:00 a.m. local time on Friday, were issued in response to a new wave of COVID-19 infections in HKSAR, Shenzhen's command center for prevention and control of COVID-19 said in a notice. It added that the new rules will not apply to some categories of people, including businessmen, drivers and students who had been exempted from entry quarantine.