Recovery Rank for 180 countries/regions
Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions
Recovery Index (Out of 100)
(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)
Recovery Index 48.60 (Out of 100)
Severity Index (Out of 100)
(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)
Severity Index 44.96 (Out of 100)
39.13
(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)
(Very High Density)
50,300
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 Identityfor 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" orthe 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 thecode "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 remainextended 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 past14 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; - spousesand minor children younger than 18 years of Hong Kong SAR, China residents. They must present proof of their relationship; - deadheading crew; - merchant seamen; - passengersbetween 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 least14 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 countryof 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 orEnglish 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 beenin 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 31December 2021, also including Brunei Darussalam and Paraguay). Details on accepted vaccines can be found athttps://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, PalestinianTerritory, 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, UnitedKingdom, 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 theiraccompanying 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 healthauthority 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 theirbaggage 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 directflight 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 onthe 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: - ISO15189 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 orMacao 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 befound 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, UnitedKingdom, 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 andTobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates or Venezuela (Effective 31 December 2021, also including Brunei Darussalam and Paraguay) must have a hotelreservation 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 canbe 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 inChinese 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 healthauthority 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 athttps://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 orMacao 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 inChinese 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 healthauthority 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 athttps://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 orMacao 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 passengerswith 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 certificatemust 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 athttps://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, PalestinianTerritory, 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, UnitedKingdom, 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 - aletter 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)
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.
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.
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