
Coronavirus: Hong Kong intensifies checks on travellers
From Saturday, all travellers crossing from the mainland to the city will be quarantined for 14 days.
A growing number of countries are closing their borders to travellers from China, as the death toll from coronavirus infection rises to 563.
Two cruise ships – one in Japan and the other in Hong Kong – are also in quarantine after passengers were found to be infected by the virus.
Al Jazeera’s Sarah Clarke reports from Hong Kong.
Published On 6 Feb 2020