Coronavirus Hong Kong: Russian diplomat tests positive during home isolation, reigniting criticism of city’s quarantine exemptions

A Russian diplomat who was exempted from hotel quarantine after flying into Hong Kong has tested positive for Covid-19, triggering a lockdown of his residential building and reigniting public concerns over the self-isolation privileges granted to certain groups of people.The diplomatic status of the 55-year-old man, identified by a source as Russia’s deputy consul-general, allowed him to quarantine at home when he entered the city on October 5, but he was revealed on Friday to be a possible…

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