HK imposes health checks for travelers

Travelers will face blanket health checks for flu-like symptoms and receive stern warnings about omissions on health declarations, as Hong Kong struggles with uncooperative South Korean health officials in tracing and containing MERS virus cases.

"We are concerned about a lack of transparency by Korean authorities. We still cannot obtain information about the healthcare institutions involved," Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health Ko Wing-man told reporters on Tuesday.

Based on recommendations from the Centre for Health Protection and the Hospital Authority at a meeting on Monday, the additional measures were adopted, Ko said.