ADDED (20 June 2022): Occasional readers overseas tell me: “Germany and Portugal all like normal” and “London normal, no restrictions”. Now, we knew that. But I live here in Hong Kong which continues nonsensical policies, so hearing first hand of normality out there is both uplifting and frustrating.
ADDED: Jing was told she needed a PCR test, so a trip to Wanchai, testing, a day wait and result by pdf, which had to be printed out in colour with the Wanchai staff helpfully suggesting that if she didn’t have a colour printer she could come back to Wanchai to get a colour copy, a process that would be another half day back and forth. Luckily she has her own colour copier so the negative test was printed out, taken to the airport, last night, where … it was not needed(!). Not required, not demanded. Declined when offered. So, WTF?? There can’t be simple coordination between Airport and Wanchai? When the airport is operating at only 2% capacity? Prepandemic, we used to check in luggage downtown and it would end up on the plane. Magic! Could they, would they, can they even be bothered, to do something even simpler? It’s just yet another example of service falling short, with the excuse “oh, it’s Covid”.
