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'Travel Bubble' Between Hong Kong And Singapore Is Delayed Amid COVID-19 Spike

The arrangement, originally slated to begin Sunday, would have provided some travelers the ability to bypass a 14-day quarantine period. But new cases in Hong Kong have put the plan on hold.

An arrangement to allow air travelers between Hong Kong and Singapore to forgo quarantine has been delayed after Hong Kong reported a spike in coronavirus cases.

Hong Kong a delay of at least two weeks to the air travel bubble as — including 13 cases that officials have not been able to trace.

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