Bloomberg: “Hong Kong ordered 120 school students into quarantine and recommended that an international school shut down after exposure to the family of a Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. pilot who tested positive for Covid-19.
“The aggressive action was taken after two Cathay pilots, part of a group that is exempt from the standard quarantine requirement that applies to most people entering the city, tested positive for the virus after returning from a trip abroad and reentering the community. The wife of one of the pilots is a teacher at Discovery Bay International School, and his two sons are students there. The potential exposure to the pilots and their close contacts could challenge Hong Kong’s month-long streak of infection-free days and comes just as the government is making headway in negotiations to reopen border with the mainland China.
“The government ordered 120 children who were the wife’s students or the sons’ classmates into quarantine for three days, the Centre for Health Protection officials said on Wednesday. Their quarantine will end if the family members test negative. Officials also recommended that the school suspend its operations while contact tracing is underway.”