HONG KONG: Hong Kong reported 44 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Aug 17) as the government announced an extension to social distancing measures ...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong reported 44 new COVID-19 cases on Monday as the government announced an extension to social distancing measures aimed at controlling further spreading of the coronavirus, which has seen a resurgence in the Asian financial hub since early July.
"In extending the social distancing measures, the government has balanced the oft competing factors of public health protection, economic impact and social acceptance," said a food and health bureau spokesperson. And in spite of border control and social distancing measures in place since mid-July, the current wave of cases is"declining slowly".
The government added that new and growing clusters among workers, such as in dormitories for foreign domestic helpers and a port workplace, suggest a"considerably high" risk of an explosive community outbreak and a rebound in cases.PREPARE FOR"4TH WAVE OR WINTER SURGE" Surveillance and testing have been ramped up significantly, with more than 700,000 tests conducted since early July, compared to about 350,000 tests from January to June.
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