<span style="color: #222222;">In Hong Kong, the authorities today enforced a mandatory two-week quarantine for anyone arriving from mainland China. In a fresh effort to contain the deadly new coronavirus, authorities said, &nbsp;visitors must isolate themselves in hotel rooms or government-run centres and residents should stay inside their homes. It said anyone caught flouting the new rules will face a fine and a prison sentence.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''The new regulations have been enacted under a sweeping emergency law that allows the city's leaders to bypass the legislature during an outbreak of disease. Hong Kong has 26 confirmed cases so far, with one patient died earlier this week.<br />''<br />''There have been growing demand for the mainland border with China to be sealed entirely. But Hong Kong's pro-Beijing leadership has been reluctant to make such a move. They have however gradually shut all but two of the land borders while keeping the airport open.&nbsp;</span><br />''<span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span>
News On AIR | February 8, 2020 7:33 PM
Hong Kong enforces mandatory quarantine for anyone arriving from mainland China