HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities are considering implementing a health code system in the city that would restrict the movements of those infected with the coronavirus and overseas arrivals, as infections rise again.
The system is similar to that of mainland China, in which a red code completely restricts a person’s movement, a yellow code is for partial restriction, while a green code means freedom of movement. The colours would appear on Hong Kong’s risk-exposure app LeaveHomeSafe.
Hong Kong’s health chief said Monday that if such a system is implemented, real-name registration would be required and those who test positive for Covid-19 would be given a red code “to identify those who have been infected” and prevent them from interacting with the community.
Authorities are also considering reducing the current seven-day hotel quarantine for incoming travelers, and moving part of it to home isolation and health monitoring.
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