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Hong Kong plans 14-day quarantine for air crew

Hong Kong plans to quarantine airline pilots and cabin crew for 14 days in a hotel if they stay in the city for two hours, threatening the nascent aviation recovery. The proposal, aimed at curbing the fourth wave of infections, is set to kill the airline industry, that was already reeling under severe stress from shutdowns and border closures. Cathay Pacific Airways is said to be pushing back hard against the proposal, but it is unclear what success it would have. Air crew are at greater risk of carrying the virus, despite wearing