The measures come as new Omicron clusters emerge over the region. 9News
The two-week ban on passenger flights from Australia, the US, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Britain will take effect from Sunday and continue until January 21.
The measures came as new Omicron clusters have emerged over the past week, many linked to several Cathay Pacific crew members who broke isolation rules and dined at restaurants and bars in the city before testing positive. Authorities forced the Royal Caribbean's Spectrum of the Seas ship, which departed Sunday on a "cruise to nowhere," to return a day early on Wednesday, according to a government statement.
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