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Recovery Rank for 180 countries/regions

Country Rank

124


Hong Kong SAR, China

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

Recovery Index

(Out of 100)



(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

3

Recovery Index
48.60
(Out of 100)



(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

Severity Index

(Out of 100)



(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

2

Severity Index
44.96
(Out of 100)



(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

39.13

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)


Population
7,507,400

(Very High Density)


GNI per capita (US$)

50,300

(High income)
5 Countries who have made the most progress in
curtailing the spread of the pandemic and can be
used as examples of best practices (Relative Rating)

4
3
2 Countries who are struggling to cope with the crisis
and who may need to consider maintaining stringent
non-pharmaceutical measures (Relative Rating)
1
1 Countries who are coping with the crisis with a low percentage
of infections and resulting deaths per population
(Relative Rating)
2
3 Countries who may be overwhelmed by the crisis with a high
percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population
(Relative Rating)
4
5

Travel Advisory


1. Passengers are not allowed to enter. -This does not apply to: - passengers with a Hong Kong SAR, China passport; - passengers with a Hong Kong SAR, China "Document of Identity
for Visa Purposes"; - residents of Hong Kong SAR, China with a Permanent Identity Card; - residents of Hong Kong SAR, China with an Identity card with the asterisk, the code "A" or
the code "R"; - residents of Hong Kong SAR, China with an Identity card with the code "C", accompanied by a visa; - residents of Hong Kong SAR, China with an Identity card with the
code "U". They must have a prior approval from Hong Kong Immigration; - residents of Hong Kong SAR, China with an Identity card accompanied by a visa with "Permission to remain
extended until". They must enter within the validity of the permitted stay; - passengers with a residence or study visa issued by Hong Kong SAR, China; - passengers who in the past
14 days have only been in the Mainland of China, Chinese Taipei or Macao SAR, China; - passengers with a diplomatic, an official or a service passport traveling on duty; - spouses
and minor children younger than 18 years of Hong Kong SAR, China residents. They must present proof of their relationship; - deadheading crew; - merchant seamen; - passengers
between 12 and 17 years old who reside in Hong Kong (SAR China), with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they received one dose of Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) at least
14 days before arrival. The certificate must be in Chinese or English or accompanied by a written confirmation in Chinese or English issued by the health authority of the country
of vaccination; - passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival. The certificate must be in Chinese or
English or accompanied by a written confirmation in Chinese or English issued by the health authority of the country of vaccination. They must, in the past 21 days, not have been
in or transited through Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada,
Cayman Isl., Chile, Colombia, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Cook Isl., Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji,
Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland (Rep.), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,
Korea (Rep.), Kosovo (Rep.), Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique,
Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia (Rep.), Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Fed., Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Martin, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela, Zambia or Zimbabwe (Effective 31
December 2021, also including Brunei Darussalam and Paraguay). Details on accepted vaccines can be found at
https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/pdf/list_of_recognised_covid19_vaccines.pdf

2. Passengers who in the past 21 days have been in or transited through Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda,
Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Isl., Chile, Colombia, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Cook Isl., Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Rep.,
Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland
(Rep.), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea (Rep.), Kosovo (Rep.), Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia (Rep.), Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian
Territory, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Fed., Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Martin, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United
Kingdom, USA, Venezuela, Zambia or Zimbabwe (Effective 31 December 2021, also including Brunei Darussalam and Paraguay) are not allowed to enter. - This does not apply to: -
merchant seamen; - residents of Hong Kong SAR, China with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival, and their
accompanying children younger than 12 years. The certificate must be in Chinese or English or accompanied by a written confirmation in Chinese or English issued by the health
authority of the country of vaccination. Details on accepted vaccines can be found at https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/pdf/list_of_recognised_covid19_vaccines.pdf .

3. Passengers transiting through Hong Kong SAR, China must: - have a connecting flight booked on the same ticket, and - have all the boarding passes printed, and - have their
baggage checked through until the final destination.

4. Passengers are not allowed to transit through Hong Kong SAR, China to the Mainland of China. - This does not apply to passengers with a diplomatic passport.

5. Passengers entering or transiting through Hong Kong SAR, China must have: - a negative COVID-19 PCR or RT-PCR test taken at most 48 hours before departure of the last direct
flight to Hong Kong, SAR China. More information can be found at https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel-faq.html#FAQB5 The name in the test result must match the name on
the travel document, or a written confirmation issued by the laboratory with the name of the passenger must be presented; and - a document proving that the laboratory is: - ISO
15189 accredited; or - approved by the local government. All documents must be in Chinese or English. - This does not apply to passengers arriving from the Mainland of China or
Macao SAR, China.

6. Passengers arriving from the Mainland of China or Macao SAR, China must have a negative COVID-19 PCR or RT-PCR test taken at most 3 days before arrival. More information can be
found at https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel-faq.html#FAQB5

7. Passengers who in the past 21 days have been in or transited through Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, United
Kingdom, USA, Zambia or Zimbabwe must have a hotel reservation confirmation in Chinese or English for a minimum of 17 nights starting from the 5th day of arrival at Hong Kong SAR,
China. The hotel must be listed on https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/designated-hotel-list.html .

8. Passengers who in the past 21 days have been in or transited through Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil,
Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Isl., Chile, Colombia, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Cook Isl., Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt,
Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland (Rep.), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kenya, Korea (Rep.), Kosovo (Rep.), Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal,
Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia (Rep.), Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Fed.,
Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Martin, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates or Venezuela (Effective 31 December 2021, also including Brunei Darussalam and Paraguay) must have a hotel
reservation confirmation in Chinese or English for a minimum of 21 nights. The hotel must be listed on https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/designated-hotel-list.html . Details can
be found at https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/pdf/list_of_recognised_covid19_vaccines.pdf .

9. Passengers without a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival must have a hotel reservation confirmation in
Chinese or English for a minimum of 21 nights. The certificate must be in Chinese or English or accompanied by a written confirmation in Chinese or English issued by the health
authority of the country of vaccination. The hotel must be listed on https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/designated-hotel-list.html . Details can be found at
https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/pdf/list_of_recognised_covid19_vaccines.pdf - This does not apply to: - passengers who in the past 14 days have only been in Mainland of China or
Macao SAR, China; - passengers who in the past 21 days have been in or transited through Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Isl., Chile, Colombia, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Cook Isl., Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark,
Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Ireland (Rep.), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea (Rep.), Kosovo (Rep.), Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia (Rep.), Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Palestinian Territory, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Fed., Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Slovakia,
Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Martin, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela, Zambia or Zimbabwe (Effective 31 December 2021, also including Brunei Darussalam and Paraguay).

10. Passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival must have a hotel reservation confirmation in
Chinese or English for a minimum of 14 nights. The certificate must be in Chinese or English or accompanied by a written confirmation in Chinese or English issued by the health
authority of the country of vaccination. The hotel must be listed on https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/designated-hotel-list.html . Details can be found at
https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/pdf/list_of_recognised_covid19_vaccines.pdf - This does not apply to: - passengers who in the past 14 days have only been in Mainland of China or
Macao SAR, China; - passengers who in the past 21 days have been in or transited through Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Isl., Chile, Colombia, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Cook Isl., Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark,
Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Ireland (Rep.), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea (Rep.), Kosovo (Rep.), Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia (Rep.), Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Palestinian Territory, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Fed., Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Slovakia,
Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Martin, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela, Zambia or Zimbabwe (Effective 31 December 2021, also including Brunei Darussalam and Paraguay).

11. Passengers who in the past 14 days have only been in Mainland of China, Macao SAR, China, are subject to home quarantine for 14 nights. - This does not apply to passengers
with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival. They are subject to home quarantine for 7 nights. The certificate
must be in Chinese or English or accompanied by a written confirmation in Chinese or English issued by the health authority of the country of vaccination.

12. Passengers and airline crew must complete a Health Declaration Form at https://www.chp.gov.hk/hdf/. This will generate a QR code which must be presented upon arrival.

13. Passengers and airline crew are subject to a COVID-19 test upon arrival. Details can be found at https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel.html

14. Passengers are subject to medical screening upon arrival and quarantine for up to 21 days. More details can be found at https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel.html

15. Airline crew must have a negative COVID-19 PCR or RT-PCR test taken at most 48 hours before departure. . More information can be found at
https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel-faq.html#FAQB5

16. Airline crew are subject to medical screening upon arrival and self-isolation in a hotel.

17. Airline crew who in the past 21 days have been in or transited through Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda,
Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Isl., Chile, Colombia, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Cook Isl., Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Rep.,
Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland
(Rep.), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea (Rep.), Kosovo (Rep.), Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia (Rep.), Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian
Territory, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Fed., Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Martin, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United
Kingdom, USA, Venezuela, Zambia or Zimbabwe (Effective 31 December 2021, also including Brunei Darussalam and Paraguay) are subject to quarantine for 21 days.

18. Merchant seamen must have: - a negative COVID-19 PCR or RT-PCR test taken at most 48 hours before departure, and - an approval letter from the Marine Department, and - a
letter of certification to Department of Health from Hong Kong. More information can be found at https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel-faq.html#FAQB5

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA. (Timatic COVID-19 Alerts Service has been discontinued on 1/1/2022, please refer this page for latest travel advisory)


Hong Kong SAR, China Infection Trend


How can you tell if a curve is really flattening?

The number of daily confirmed cases has been used as an estimation of how severe the COVID-19 situation is in a given country. However, we’ve found that focusing on the country’s cumulative number of active cases gives a clearer picture of whether the infection curve is flattening.


Countries with Similar Characteristics


This table is generated by a GCI-developed tool to match countries based on their similar characteristics such as population, population density, income and climate.

Hong Kong SAR, China 48.60 7,507,400 Very High Density High income 21-25 deg
Country Recovery Index Recovery Index Population Density GNI per capita Average Temperature
since First Case (Celsius)
Match%
Bahrain 67.18 73.45 1,641,172 Very High Density High income 26-30 deg 85%
Singapore 46.68 50.11 5,703,569 Very High Density High income 26-30 deg 85%

GCI Recovery Forecast


The GCI Recovery Forecasting methodology relies on a Monte Carlo simulation model as we recognise that the factors that contribute to an increase / decrease in confirmed COVID19 cases are highly variable and subject to various localised circumstances and interventions. The P10 / P50 / P90 are probabilities assigned to the forecasts, with P10 being highly optimistic, and P90 being very conservative on recovery and reduction in cases. The forecast model is updated daily based on the latest case data.

Forecast Results:

Situation Worsening. Infections are forecasted to continue to be on the rise. Interventions are required, if not already in place.




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