HONG KONG - The Hong Kong government on Tuesday (Aug 25) extended the city's strict social distancing rules for another two days, before easing some restrictions from Friday, as local Covid-19 transmissions lower in the past few weeks.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG - The Hong Kong government on Tuesday extended the city's strict social distancing rules for another two days, before easing some restrictions from Friday, as local Covid-19 transmissions lower in the past few weeks.
The mandatory mask-wearing rule stays but people exercising in parks will be allowed exemptions, as well as those engaging in strenuous exercise in outdoor spaces. "However, under the new normal, it is almost impossible for us to wait until there are no more local cases before relaxing the social distancing measures. And unless there are drastic changes to the epidemic situation, we will issue new directions before Friday."
In recent days, some medical professionals raised doubts about the effectiveness of the free tests that would be carried out with the help of a medical team from the mainland. "Secondly, we are going to do an online booking system. So preferably we won't be seeing crowds or long queues in front of the swabbing stations to have the test done," she added.
The city has been struggling to contain community outbreaks for more than a month, with a daily single-digit rise in new cases last seen on July 3.
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